Predicted

In the summer of [[3]2005] , a picture that [[0]people] have long been looking forward to started emerging with frequency in various major [[1]Hong Kong] media . With [[0]their] unique charm , [[0]these well - known cartoon images] once again caused [[1]Hong Kong] to be a focus of worldwide attention . [[6]The world 's fifth [[2]Disney] park] will soon open to the public here . The most important thing about [[2]Disney] is that [[2]it] is a global brand . Well , for several years , although [[2]it] was still under construction and , er , not yet open , it can be said that many people have viewed [[1]Hong Kong] with new respect . Then welcome to the official writing ceremony of [[1]Hong Kong Disneyland] . The construction of [[1]Hong Kong Disneyland] began two years ago , in [[3]2003] . In January of [[3]that year] , [[4]the Hong Kong government] turned over to Disney Corporation 200 hectares of land at the foot of [[5]Lantau Island] that was obtained following the largest land reclamation project in recent years . One . Since then , [[4]this area] has become a prohibited zone in [[1]Hong Kong] . As [[4]its] neighbor on [[5]Lantau Island] , Hong Kong International Airport had to change [[4]its] flight routes to make [[4]this area] a no - fly zone . Mickey Mouse 's new home , settling on Chinese land for the first time , has captured worldwide attention . There 's only one month left before the opening of [[1]Hong Kong Disneyland] on September 12 . The subway to [[2]Disney] has already been constructed . At subway stations , passengers will frequently press [[7]the station] for [[2]Disney] on ticket machines , trying to purchase tickets to enjoy [[6]the park] when [[6]it] first opens . Meanwhile , [[7]the [[2]Disney] subway station] is scheduled to open on the same day as [[6]the park] . For two years , [[2]Disney] has constantly maintained [[2]its] mystery . No media have been allowed to enter for photos . [[8]We] took [[9]a taxi] along the path of the highway that heads toward [[2]Disney] , trying to experience [[6]this mysterious park] from close by . However , before any of the [[2]Disney] symbols were in sight , the car was stopped by [[10]a security guard] at the intersection of the road towards [[2]Disney] . On [[8]our] way back , [[9]the taxi driver] gave [[8]us] an explanation after understanding [[8]our] intentions . Er , according to what [[10]the security guard] said , for the time before everything is officially , opened , , no cars can enter unless they have special permission . No one can enter otherwise . Video recording is especially forbidden . Ah , everything is top secret . If [[11]pictures] are taken without permission , %pw that is to say , it will at all times be pursued by legal action , a big hassle . Although [[2]Disney Corporation] chose Hong Kong as the venue for the Chinese Disney park , what [[11]they] are actually most excited about is the mainland China tourist market .

Gold

In the summer of 2005 , a picture that people have long been looking forward to started emerging with frequency in various major [[0]Hong Kong] media . With [[1]their] unique charm , [[1]these well - known cartoon images] once again caused [[0]Hong Kong] to be a focus of worldwide attention . [[2]The world 's fifth [[3]Disney] park] will soon open to the public here . The most important thing about [[3]Disney] is that [[3]it] is a global brand . Well , for several years , although [[2]it] was still under construction and , er , not yet open , it can be said that many people have viewed [[0]Hong Kong] with new respect . Then welcome to the official writing ceremony of [[2][[0]Hong Kong] Disneyland] . The construction of [[2][[0]Hong Kong] Disneyland] began two years ago , in [[4]2003] . In January of [[4]that year] , the [[0]Hong Kong] government turned over to [[3]Disney Corporation] [[5]200 hectares of land at the foot of [[6]Lantau Island] that was obtained following the largest land reclamation project in recent years] . One . Since then , [[5]this area] has become a prohibited zone in [[0]Hong Kong] . As [[5]its] neighbor on [[6]Lantau Island] , [[7]Hong Kong International Airport] had to change [[7]its] flight routes to make [[5]this area] a no - fly zone . [[2]Mickey Mouse 's new home] , settling on Chinese land for the first time , has captured worldwide attention . There 's only one month left before the opening of [[2][[0]Hong Kong] Disneyland] on [[8]September 12] . The subway to [[2]Disney] has already been constructed . At subway stations , passengers will frequently press the station for [[2]Disney] on ticket machines , trying to purchase tickets to enjoy [[2]the park] when [[2]it] first opens . Meanwhile , the [[2]Disney] subway station is scheduled to open on [[8]the same day as [[2]the park]] . For two years , [[2]Disney] has constantly maintained [[2]its] mystery . No media have been allowed to enter for photos . [[9]We] took [[10]a taxi] along the path of the highway that heads toward [[2]Disney] , trying to experience [[2]this mysterious park] from close by . However , before any of the [[3]Disney] symbols were in sight , [[10]the car] was stopped by [[11]a security guard] at the intersection of the road towards [[2]Disney] . On [[9]our] way back , the taxi driver gave [[9]us] an explanation after understanding [[9]our] intentions . Er , according to what [[11]the security guard] said , for the time before everything is officially , opened , , no cars can enter unless they have special permission . No one can enter otherwise . Video recording is especially forbidden . Ah , everything is top secret . If pictures are taken without permission , %pw that is to say , it will at all times be pursued by legal action , a big hassle . Although [[3]Disney Corporation] chose [[0]Hong Kong] as the venue for [[2]the Chinese Disney park] , what [[3]they] are actually most excited about is the mainland China tourist market .


Predicted

Since the implementation of the Individual Visit Scheme between [[0]Hong Kong] and the mainland , more and more mainland tourists are coming to visit [[0]Hong Kong] . From the beginning up till now , more than seven million individual tourists , have come to [[0]Hong Kong] . Well , we now , er , believe more will be coming . At this point , it has been about two years . Also , the current number of 34 cities will be increased . [[0]Hong Kong] was developed from a fishing harbor one hundred years ago to become today 's international metropolis . Here , eastern and western cultures have gathered , and the new and the old coexist . When in [[0]Hong Kong] , you can wander among skyscrapers , heartily enjoy shopping sprees in well - known stores and malls for goods from various countries , and taste delicious snacks from all over the world at tea shops or at street stands in Mong Kok . You can go to burn incense and make a vow at the Repulse Bay , where all deities gather . You can enjoy the most charming sun - filled sandy beaches in [[0]Hong Kong] . You can ascend [[1]Victoria Peak] to get a panoramic view of [[1]Victoria Harbor 's] beautiful scenery . Or hop onto a trolley with over a century of history , and feel the city 's blend of the old and the modern in slow motion .

Gold

Since the implementation of the Individual Visit Scheme between [[0]Hong Kong] and the mainland , more and more mainland tourists are coming to visit [[0]Hong Kong] . From the beginning up till now , more than seven million individual tourists , have come to [[0]Hong Kong] . Well , we now , er , believe more will be coming . At this point , it has been about two years . Also , the current number of 34 cities will be increased . [[0]Hong Kong] was developed from a fishing harbor one hundred years ago to become today 's international metropolis . Here , eastern and western cultures have gathered , and the new and the old coexist . When in [[0]Hong Kong] , you can wander among skyscrapers , heartily enjoy shopping sprees in well - known stores and malls for goods from various countries , and taste delicious snacks from all over the world at tea shops or at street stands in Mong Kok . You can go to burn incense and make a vow at the Repulse Bay , where all deities gather . You can enjoy the most charming sun - filled sandy beaches in [[0]Hong Kong] . You can ascend Victoria Peak to get a panoramic view of Victoria Harbor 's beautiful scenery . Or hop onto a trolley with over a century of history , and feel [[0]the city 's] blend of the old and the modern in slow motion .


Predicted

After dark , cruise Victoria Harbor at night to enjoy the enchanting evening view . Every corner of [[0]Hong Kong] is filled with fun . Meanwhile , as various new items are constantly being added , what other kinds of pleasant surprises will the [[0]Hong Kong] tourism industry bring us ? Over the past 28 years , [[1]the Ocean Park] has basically been a must - see destination for tourists coming to [[0]Hong Kong] . Watch spectacular performances by dolphins and sea lions at [[1]the Ocean Theater] , and experience passionate screaming and accelerating heart - beat adventures on amusement rides . Or ride the giant Ferris wheel to get a bird 's eye view from high above of the magnificent panorama of [[0]Hong Kong Island] and [[4]the South China Sea] . These items , which were the pride of [[1]the Ocean Park] , have made this place the most popular tourist attraction in [[0]Hong Kong] for some time . However , since [[2]Disney] entered Hong Kong , the Ocean Park , sharing the same city as [[2]Disney] , has felt the pressure of competition . To improve [[3]the park 's] brand , [[2]they] are planning to invest 5.5 billion in a renovation project starting in 2006 . It seems that for the future , we have [[6]a scheme , a major renovation plan] . That is , [[3]the entire park] will be divided into seven sections for renovation . Ah , additional , newer , ah , attractions will be available for tourists . It seems that those attractions like [[5]the North Pole and [[4]the Marine Life Center]] will also be renovated after several years . Are [[5]they] going to be different from what [[5]they] are now ? [[5]They] will be , in ten years . Ah , there will be more animals , and more animal species , different from what there is now . It looks like we will also bring in whales . Er , we will implement [[6]this plan] as soon as [[6]it] is approved by the government . Groundbreaking is expected to start next year . Yes .

Gold

After dark , cruise Victoria Harbor at night to enjoy the enchanting evening view . Every corner of [[0]Hong Kong] is filled with fun . Meanwhile , as various new items are constantly being added , what other kinds of pleasant surprises will the [[0]Hong Kong] tourism industry bring us ? Over the past 28 years , [[1]the Ocean Park] has basically been a must - see destination for tourists coming to [[0]Hong Kong] . Watch spectacular performances by dolphins and sea lions at the Ocean Theater , and experience passionate screaming and accelerating heart - beat adventures on amusement rides . Or ride the giant Ferris wheel to get a bird 's eye view from high above of the magnificent panorama of [[0]Hong Kong Island] and the South China Sea . These items , which were the pride of [[1]the Ocean Park] , have made [[1]this place] the most popular tourist attraction in [[0]Hong Kong] for some time . However , since [[2]Disney] entered [[0]Hong Kong] , [[1]the Ocean Park] , sharing the same city as [[2]Disney] , has felt the pressure of competition . To improve [[1]the park 's] brand , [[1]they] are planning to invest 5.5 billion in a renovation project starting in 2006 . It seems that for the future , [[1]we] have [[3]a scheme , a major renovation plan] . That is , [[1]the entire park] will be divided into seven sections for renovation . Ah , additional , newer , ah , attractions will be available for tourists . It seems that [[4]those attractions like the North Pole and the Marine Life Center] will also be renovated after several years . Are [[4]they] going to be different from what [[4]they] are now ? [[4]They] will be , in ten years . Ah , there will be more animals , and more animal species , different from what there is now . It looks like [[1]we] will also bring in whales . Er , [[1]we] will implement [[3]this plan] as soon as [[3]it] is approved by the government . Groundbreaking is expected to start next year . Yes .


Predicted

The area of Hong Kong is only one thousand - plus square kilometers . The population is dense . Natural resources are relatively scarce . However , [[0]the clever [[1]Hong Kong] people] will utilize all resources [[0]they] have created for developing the [[1]Hong Kong] tourism industry . Among [[0]these] is [[6]the Avenue of Stars] . Entering Hollywood of [[3]the East] , here , you can come up close with the stars in your mind . He is [[2]my] . She is [[2]my] Goddess , ah . Please stay with us on New World Travel . [[1]Hong Kong] has always worn the crown of Hollywood of [[3]the East] . Over the past 100 years of film history , [[1]Hong Kong] cinema has nurtured [[4]many internationally renowned directors , actors , and screenwriters] . [[4]They] have shortened the distance between [[1]Hong Kong] and [[5]the world] . [[1]Hong Kong] movies have even become a window for [[5]the world] to see Hong Kong , which have made the image of metropolitan [[1]Hong Kong] more prominent internationally . For this reason , in 2004 , on the Waterfront Promenade originally constructed for viewing only the scenery of [[1]Hong Kong Island] and Victoria Harbor , the Hong Kong Tourism Board also constructed [[6]the Avenue of Stars] , memorializing [[1]Hong Kong 's] 100 - year film history . Here , [[7]tourists] can learn about [[1]Hong Kong 's] film history , and can come up close with the stars in [[7]their] mind .

Gold

The area of [[0]Hong Kong] is only one thousand - plus square kilometers . The population is dense . Natural resources are relatively scarce . However , [[1]the clever [[0]Hong Kong] people] will utilize [[2]all resources [[1]they] have created] for developing the [[0]Hong Kong] tourism industry . Among [[2]these] is [[3]the Avenue of Stars] . Entering [[0]Hollywood of the East] , here , you can come up close with the stars in your mind . He is my . She is my Goddess , ah . Please stay with us on New World Travel . [[0]Hong Kong] has always worn the crown of Hollywood of the East . Over the past 100 years of film history , [[4][[0]Hong Kong] cinema] has nurtured many internationally renowned directors , actors , and screenwriters . [[4]They] have shortened the distance between [[0]Hong Kong] and the world . [[0]Hong Kong] movies have even become a window for the world to see [[0]Hong Kong] , which have made the image of metropolitan Hong Kong more prominent internationally . For this reason , in 2004 , on the Waterfront Promenade originally constructed for viewing only the scenery of Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbor , the Hong Kong Tourism Board also constructed [[3]the Avenue of Stars] , memorializing [[5][[0]Hong Kong 's] 100 - year film history] . Here , [[6]tourists] can learn about [[5][[0]Hong Kong 's] film history] , and can come up close with the stars in [[6]their] mind .


Predicted

[[0]Hong Kong] is a busy metropolis . Even at dusk , [[0]the city 's] pulse never stops beating . Across from the Avenue of Stars , a special performance is staged every weekend . %pw As [[3][[1]our] Victoria Harbor] is %pw very famous , and , er , [[2][[1]our] nightscape] is already very beautiful , by what means could we enhance the dynamic beauty of [[2]our nightscape] ? So , one idea was to transform [[3]Victoria Harbor] into a performance stage . Er , each key building is like a performer . It is based on this that music and lights are arranged to reflect each other and perform a unique , er , and fascinating multi-media world - class light show . Let me now introduce to you all the well - known skyscrapers participating in this large - scale light and music show . The PLA Hong Kong Garrison Plaza , Bank of China Tower , at 8:00 every Saturday night , HSBC Main Building . Their performances will be on schedule . Center of the East Central . [[4]Ten landmark buildings located on [[0]Hong Kong Island]] reveal [[4]themselves] one by one , participating in the show in full splendor , presenting a world - class light extravaganza to a musical rhythm . Whenever there is a major event or holiday , fireworks are also added to the light show . Some , er , cities have consulted with us . Uh-huh . [[4]Their] area of surprise was that those private , er , buildings , that is , the business community , ah , is willing to invest in our overall project . Yes . The answer is that this is a reward to the entire society , not an individual building 's reward . Er , of course , after SARS , we felt that all of Hong Kong hopes to be involved , so that the [[0]Hong Kong] tourism industry will recover , rebound together with other sectors .

Gold

[[0]Hong Kong] is a busy metropolis . Even at dusk , [[0]the city 's] pulse never stops beating . Across from the Avenue of Stars , a special performance is staged every weekend . %pw As [[1]our Victoria Harbor] is %pw very famous , and , er , our nightscape is already very beautiful , by what means could we enhance the dynamic beauty of our nightscape ? So , one idea was to transform [[1]Victoria Harbor] into a performance stage . Er , each key building is like a performer . It is based on this that music and lights are arranged to reflect each other and perform [[2]a unique , er , and fascinating multi-media world - class light show] . Let me now introduce to you [[3]all the well - known skyscrapers participating in [[2]this large - scale light and music show]] . The PLA Hong Kong Garrison Plaza , Bank of China Tower , at 8:00 every Saturday night , HSBC Main Building . [[3]Their] performances will be on schedule . Center of the East Central . [[4]Ten landmark buildings located on Hong Kong Island] reveal [[4]themselves] one by one , participating in [[2]the show] in full splendor , presenting a world - class light extravaganza to a musical rhythm . Whenever there is a major event or holiday , fireworks are also added to [[2]the light show] . [[5]Some , er , cities] have consulted with us . Uh-huh . [[5]Their] area of surprise was that [[3]those private , er , buildings] , that is , the business community , ah , is willing to invest in our overall project . Yes . The answer is that [[2]this] is a reward to the entire society , not an individual building 's reward . Er , of course , after SARS , we felt that [[0]all of Hong Kong] hopes to be involved , so that the [[0]Hong Kong] tourism industry will recover , rebound together with other sectors .


Predicted

[[0]Hong Kong] Wetland Park , which is currently under construction , is also one of the designated new projects of [[1]the Hong Kong SAR government] for advancing the [[0]Hong Kong] tourism industry . This is a park intimately connected with nature , being built by [[1]the [[0]Hong Kong] government] for [[1]its] people who live in a city of reinforced concrete . [[0]Hong Kong] Wetland Park covers an area of 61 hectares , including a 10,000 square meter visitor 's center and a 60 hectare outdoor wildlife habitat . In the indoor exhibition hall , [[2]tourists] can learn about types of wetlands in various parts of the world , and to gain knowledge about wetlands . Outdoors , [[2]they] can also personally experience wetland ecology . , er , from the highest point we can see two different ecological environments . Ha , on that side are many tall buildings , that is , towns with lots of people living there , but behind me is our Wetland Park . Ha , entirely different . Quite primitive , er , a fresh water swamp , er , the Wetland Park Exploration Center . Lastly , farthest away you can see Putian of [[3]Shenzhen] . Then , , on the bridge is [[0]Hong Kong] and outside is [[3]Shenzhen] . You can come into intimate contact with nature in the outdoor wetland environment . Children can get to know different animals and plants , and even some crops that are rarely seen in our daily life . Over here are paddy fields , which is rather unique . Ha , there are aquatic plants inside . Ah , the most special is rice , because [[4]%pw many [[0]Hong Kong] children] nowadays have never seen what rice looks like . Look over there . [[4]They] are going to be ripe soon . The long one over there . Oh . Yes . , with ears , ah . Where ? Ah , here . Perhaps there will be an introduction so that [[5]children] will know [[6]the names of the crops] when [[5]they] see [[6]them] . , let [[6]them] get some understanding .

Gold

[[1]Hong Kong Wetland Park , which is currently under construction] , is also one of the designated new projects of [[0]the Hong Kong SAR government] for advancing the [[0]Hong Kong] tourism industry . [[1]This] is a park intimately connected with nature , being built by [[0]the Hong Kong government] for [[0]its] people who live in a city of reinforced concrete . [[1]Hong Kong Wetland Park] covers an area of 61 hectares , including a 10,000 square meter visitor 's center and a 60 hectare outdoor wildlife habitat . In the indoor exhibition hall , [[2]tourists] can learn about types of wetlands in various parts of the world , and to gain knowledge about wetlands . Outdoors , [[2]they] can also personally experience wetland ecology . , er , from the highest point we can see two different ecological environments . Ha , on that side are many tall buildings , that is , towns with lots of people living there , but behind me is [[1]our Wetland Park] . Ha , entirely different . Quite primitive , er , a fresh water swamp , er , the Wetland Park Exploration Center . Lastly , farthest away you can see Putian of [[3]Shenzhen] . Then , , on the bridge is [[4]Hong Kong] and outside is [[3]Shenzhen] . You can come into intimate contact with nature in the outdoor wetland environment . Children can get to know different animals and plants , and even some crops that are rarely seen in our daily life . Over here are paddy fields , which is rather unique . Ha , there are aquatic plants inside . Ah , the most special is rice , because %pw many [[4]Hong Kong] children nowadays have never seen what rice looks like . Look over there . They are going to be ripe soon . The long one over there . Oh . Yes . , with ears , ah . Where ? Ah , here . Perhaps there will be an introduction so that [[6]children] will know the names of [[5]the crops] when [[6]they] see [[5]them] . , let [[6]them] get some understanding .


Predicted

Mai Po Marshes adjacent to Wetland Park is a major wildlife habitat within Asia . Each year , over 50,000 migratory birds fly over [[2]Hong Kong 's] skyscrapers and choose to roost for winter here . As a result , [[0]three different types of aviaries] were built in [[4]Hong Kong Wetland Park] . [[0]These] have become the best spots to observe birds . Among common birds , [[1]a rather special one] is the black - faced spoonbill . [[1]It] is an endangered bird species throughout the world . Uh-huh . Ah , there are only about 1,500 in the world . Wow . Um , however , each year , about two to three hundred of [[3]them] come to [[2]Hong Kong] to spend the winter . Some of [[3]them] , er , have stayed in [[4][[2]Hong Kong] Wetland Park] . Uh-huh . So , our park 's logo is unique , featuring this black - faced spoonbill , which hopefully can draw people 's attention . Uh-huh .

Gold

Mai Po Marshes adjacent to [[0]Wetland Park] is a major wildlife habitat within Asia . Each year , over 50,000 migratory birds fly over [[1]Hong Kong 's] skyscrapers and choose to roost for winter here . As a result , [[2]three different types of aviaries] were built in [[0]Hong Kong Wetland Park] . [[2]These] have become the best spots to observe birds . Among common birds , [[3]a rather special one] is the black - faced spoonbill . [[3]It] is an endangered bird species throughout [[4]the world] . Uh-huh . Ah , there are [[5]only about 1,500 in [[4]the world]] . Wow . Um , however , each year , [[6]about two to three hundred of [[5]them]] come to [[1]Hong Kong] to spend the winter . Some of [[6]them] , er , have stayed in [[0]Hong Kong Wetland Park] . Uh-huh . So , [[0]our park 's] logo is unique , featuring this black - faced spoonbill , which hopefully can draw people 's attention . Uh-huh .


Predicted

[[0]Wetland Park workers] are now in the middle of intensive work . [[0]They] will complete the park 's entire construction by the beginning of [[1]2006] , to be able to participate in the [[1]2006] [[2]Discover Hong Kong Year] campaign . Ah , [[4]we] have [[3]established] [[8][[7]the year 2006] as [[2]Discover Hong Kong Year]] . Why is [[3]that] ? Because , as everyone knows , [[4]our] Disneyland will open in September of this year . In addition , [[4]we] will have Ngong Ping 360 , that is , the cable car , er , to [[11]the Giant Buddha] . They add to what [[4]we] already have , like the Avenue of Stars , which is also very famous . Moreover , er , [[5]we] are including [[6][[5]our] software] . [[9][[6]Hong Kong 's] software] is very well known . Like what 's used in our Symphony of Lights . We hope to use , er , a variety of hardware and software to package [[8][[7]this entire [[1]2006]] Discover Hong Kong Year] . Without planning it in advance , they chose to settle here . A dream that has been anticipated for more than twenty years will soon come true here . Because your line connects us with two -- In recent years , [[9]Hong Kong 's] tourist attractions have gradually moved from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon and [[10]the New Territory] . Two out of the four new attractions participating in [[8]the [[1]2006] Discover Hong Kong Year] are located on Lantau Island of [[10]the New Territory] . For this reason , [[15]Lantau Island] has become a new [[9]Hong Kong] tourism popular spot . The earliest to settle here was [[16]this world 's] largest outdoor seated bronze Buddha . In Chinese Buddhism , there are five directions - east , west , south , north , and center - and five Buddhas . Therefore , [[9]Hong Kong 's] Tian Tan Giant Buddha at the most southern tip of [[12]China] , together with [[11]Lingshan Giant Buddha] in the east , Leshan Giant Buddha in the west , Yungang Giant Buddha in the north , and Longmen Giant Buddha in the Central Plains , exist as the representative Buddhas for each of the five directions of [[12]China] . As a result , [[13]this place] has become holy land in the hearts of male and female devotees . However , to common [[14]tourists] , more of what [[13]this place] brings [[14]them] is wonder and awe . Since this giant bronze Buddha settled on [[15]Lantau Island] , [[16]the world] renowned Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok and Disneyland have also been constructed here in succession . The important status of [[15]Lantau Island] is increasingly apparent .

Gold

[[1][[0]Wetland Park] workers] are now in the middle of intensive work . [[0]They] will complete [[1]the park 's] entire construction by the beginning of [[2]2006] , to be able to participate in [[3]the [[2]2006] Discover Hong Kong Year campaign] . Ah , we have [[4]established] [[2]the year 2006] as Discover Hong Kong Year . Why is [[4]that] ? Because , as everyone knows , [[5]our Disneyland] will open in September of [[2]this year] . In addition , we will have Ngong Ping 360 , that is , the cable car , er , to the Giant Buddha . They add to what we already have , like the Avenue of Stars , which is also very famous . Moreover , er , we are including [[6]our software] . [[7][[6]Hong Kong 's] software] is very well known . Like what 's used in our Symphony of Lights . We hope to use , er , a variety of hardware and software to package [[3]this entire 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year] . Without planning [[8]it] in advance , they [[8]chose] to settle here . A dream that has been anticipated for more than twenty years will soon come true here . Because your line connects us with two -- In recent years , [[7]Hong Kong 's] tourist attractions have gradually moved from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon and [[9]the New Territory] . Two out of the four new attractions participating in [[3]the 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year] are located on [[10]Lantau Island of [[9]the New Territory]] . For this reason , [[10]Lantau Island] has become a new [[7]Hong Kong] tourism popular spot . The earliest to settle here was [[11]this world 's largest outdoor seated bronze Buddha] . In Chinese Buddhism , there are five directions - east , west , south , north , and center - and five Buddhas . Therefore , [[11][[7]Hong Kong 's] Tian Tan Giant Buddha] at the most southern tip of [[12]China] , together with Lingshan Giant Buddha in the east , Leshan Giant Buddha in the west , Yungang Giant Buddha in the north , and Longmen Giant Buddha in the Central Plains , exist as the representative Buddhas for each of the five directions of [[12]China] . As a result , [[10]this place] has become holy land in the hearts of male and female devotees . However , to common tourists , more of what [[10]this place] brings them is wonder and awe . Since [[11]this giant bronze Buddha] settled on [[10]Lantau Island] , the world renowned Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok and [[5]Disneyland] have also been constructed here in succession . The important status of [[10]Lantau Island] is increasingly apparent .


Predicted

No , it was totally inaccessible in the past . In the near future , construction will also begin on a cross-sea bridge connecting [[1]Hong Kong] , [[2]Zhuhai] , and [[0]Macao] . In 1992 -- Could n't go in summer -- So , after their return , [[0]Macao] , and [[1]Hong Kong] , the two special administrative regions , are basically still using ships and helicopters to stay connected . It 's extremely troublesome to get there via land . One has to go up to Shenzhen , Dongguan , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to [[2]Zhuhai] , then pass through [[2]Zhuhai] to get to [[0]Macao] . For a [[1]Hong Kong] person choosing to go there via land , it 's extremely inconvenient . A full twenty years ago , Hopewell Holdings Group Chairman Wu Ying - sheung , a well - known construction tycoon , boldly made [[3]a cross-sea bridge proposal] . With [[3]this bridge] , the distance would be very small , only a little over one kilometer . However , due to various reasons , bridge construction was put off . This is what we have seen since 1999 . Anticipated for 20 years , today this dream is finally coming true . Well , originally the construction of the new -- With this new Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao bridge that basically leads to all three places , [[1]Hong Kong] , [[0]Macao] , and [[2]Zhuhai] , basically , at the start of [[5]the bridge] , you can get on the separate road to the place you want to go . [[0]Macao] is this way , and [[2]Zhuhai] is this way . From the perspective of either [[1]Hong Kong] , [[0]Macao] , or Zhuhai , our concept is a tourism zone . Er , %pw Zhuhai for sightseeing tours , [[0]Macao] for entertainment , and we have [[7]Disneyland] and , other attractions in [[1]Hong Kong] . [[4]Each place] has different attractions of [[4]its] own . So , with [[5]this bridge] , when some old friends , [[6]friends from mainland China or from foreign countries] come to our place , it seems [[6]they] can basically enjoy a complete tour with great convenience in several days , before , ha , going home . Once [[5]the Zhuhai - Hong Kong - Macao bridge] is built , [[5]it] will no longer be a dream of tourists to enjoy gourmet food in [[0]Macao] before having fun at [[7]Disneyland] just an hour later .

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No , it was totally inaccessible in the past . In the near future , construction will also begin on [[0]a cross-sea bridge connecting [[4][[3]Hong Kong] , [[1]Zhuhai] , and [[2]Macao]]] . In 1992 -- Could n't go in summer -- So , after [[5]their] return , [[5][[2]Macao] , and [[3]Hong Kong] , the two special administrative regions] , are basically still using ships and helicopters to stay connected . It 's extremely troublesome to get there via land . One has to go up to Shenzhen , Dongguan , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to [[1]Zhuhai] , then pass through [[1]Zhuhai] to get to [[2]Macao] . For a [[3]Hong Kong] person choosing to go there via land , it 's extremely inconvenient . A full twenty years ago , Hopewell Holdings Group Chairman Wu Ying - sheung , a well - known construction tycoon , boldly made a cross-sea bridge proposal . With [[0]this bridge] , the distance would be very small , only a little over one kilometer . However , due to various reasons , bridge construction was put off . This is what we have seen since 1999 . Anticipated for 20 years , today this dream is finally coming true . Well , originally the construction of the new -- With [[0]this new [[4][[3]Hong Kong] - [[1]Zhuhai] - [[2]Macao]] bridge that basically leads to [[4]all three places , [[3]Hong Kong] , [[2]Macao] , and [[1]Zhuhai]]] , basically , at the start of [[0]the bridge] , you can get on the separate road to the place you want to go . [[2]Macao] is this way , and [[1]Zhuhai] is this way . From the perspective of either [[3]Hong Kong] , [[2]Macao] , or [[1]Zhuhai] , our concept is a tourism zone . Er , %pw [[1]Zhuhai] for sightseeing tours , [[2]Macao] for entertainment , and we have [[6]Disneyland] and , other attractions in [[3]Hong Kong] . [[7]Each place] has different attractions of [[7]its] own . So , with [[0]this bridge] , when [[9][[8]some old friends] , [[9]friends from mainland China or from foreign countries]] come to our place , it seems [[8]they] can basically enjoy a complete tour with great convenience in several days , before , ha , going home . Once [[0]the [[4][[1]Zhuhai] - [[3]Hong Kong] - [[2]Macao]] bridge] is built , it will no longer be a dream of tourists to enjoy gourmet food in [[2]Macao] before having fun at [[6]Disneyland] just an hour later .


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[[0]Promotion of [[4]Hong Kong Disneyland]] has long since begun . However , even though [[0]it] has entered the last countdown period before [[0]its] final opening , [[0]this wonderland] is still unwilling to take off [[0]its] mysterious veil . Ah , currently [[0]it] has been decided that Disney will open on September 12 . There 's also what we call soft opening . Ah , [[0]they] are now rehearsing . Ah , , ah , [[1]some groups] , [[1]they] are rehearsing [[2][[1]their] service] , well , hoping that [[1]they] will become used to [[2]the service] , be familiar with [[2]it] , when [[3]our tourists] come in September . Well , I am very confident , that when [[3]our tourists] come to [[6]Disneyland] , [[3]they] will certainly return home very satisfied . The Wonder Tour will start from [[4]Hong Kong] . [[5]This dynamic metropolis] never ceases [[5]its] movement . [[5]It] continues to explore ; [[5]it] continues to open new worlds . Each day , there is always something new for people to experience and to love about [[6]this city] . [[4]Hong Kong] is a world famous shopping paradise . What determined the position of [[4]Hong Kong] as a shopping paradise ? Is [[7]it] because of abundant merchandise or high quality at low prices ? Is [[7]it] a paradise for the rich or the general public ? After all , what are the joyful memories from inside paradise ? We respectfully invite you to watch [[4]Hong Kong] : a Shopping Paradise in this edition of Across China .

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Promotion of [[1][[0]Hong Kong] Disneyland] has long since begun . However , even though [[1]it] has entered the last countdown period before [[1]its] final opening , [[1]this wonderland] is still unwilling to take off [[1]its] mysterious veil . Ah , currently it has been decided that [[1]Disney] will open on September 12 . There 's also what we call soft opening . Ah , [[2]they] are now rehearsing . Ah , , ah , [[2]some groups] , [[2]they] are rehearsing [[3][[2]their] service] , well , hoping that [[2]they] will become used to [[3]the service] , be familiar with [[3]it] , when our tourists come in September . Well , I am very confident , that when [[4]our tourists] come to [[1]Disneyland] , [[4]they] will certainly return home very satisfied . The Wonder Tour will start from [[0]Hong Kong] . [[0]This dynamic metropolis] never ceases [[0]its] movement . [[0]It] continues to explore ; [[0]it] continues to open new worlds . Each day , there is always something new for people to experience and to love about [[0]this city] . [[0]Hong Kong] is a world famous shopping paradise . What determined the position of [[0]Hong Kong] as a shopping paradise ? Is it because of abundant merchandise or high quality at low prices ? Is [[0]it] a paradise for the rich or the general public ? After all , what are the joyful memories from inside paradise ? We respectfully invite you to watch Hong Kong : a Shopping Paradise in this edition of Across China .


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Hello , everyone . This is [[0]the Cross Strait program on CCTV International Channel] . Welcome to [[0]our program] . First let 's focus on the main contents of [[0]today 's program] . [[1]Wang Jin - pyng] says that [[1]he] has decided not to continue serving as KMT vice chairman . Candidates for the giant pandas to be presented to [[2]Taiwan] as gifts from the mainland may increase . [[2]Taiwan 's] military uses Taipei Aerospace Exhibition as an opportunity for pressing arms procurement . Recently , the 2005 Ningxia Investment and Trade Fair and Ningxia - Taiwan Economic and Trade Cooperation Seminar were held in the city of Yinchuan . [[3]More than three hundred Taiwanese businesspeople] gathered in this land known as " lush southern - type fields north of the Great Wall , " beginning [[3]their] tour and inspection journey . Well , what is the unique charm in Ningxia of the western region that has attracted the attention of so many Taiwanese businesspeople ? Please watch this edition of Hot Topic Analysis for a detailed report .

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Hello , everyone . [[0]This] is the Cross Strait program on CCTV International Channel . Welcome to [[0]our program] . First let 's focus on the main contents of today 's program . [[1]Wang Jin - pyng] says that [[1]he] has decided not to continue serving as KMT vice chairman . Candidates for the giant pandas to be presented to [[2]Taiwan] as gifts from the mainland may increase . [[2]Taiwan 's] military uses Taipei Aerospace Exhibition as an opportunity for pressing arms procurement . Recently , the 2005 Ningxia Investment and Trade Fair and Ningxia - Taiwan Economic and Trade Cooperation Seminar were held in the city of Yinchuan . [[3]More than three hundred Taiwanese businesspeople] gathered in this land known as " lush southern - type fields north of the Great Wall , " beginning [[3]their] tour and inspection journey . Well , what is the unique charm in Ningxia of the western region that has attracted the attention of so many Taiwanese businesspeople ? Please watch this edition of Hot Topic Analysis for a detailed report .


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[[2]The [[1]KMT] vice chairman] arrived at party headquarters to meet with [[3]KMT Chairman Lien Chan] on the afternoon of %pw . After a long talk of over an hour , [[0]Wang Jin - pyng] expressed [[0]his] wish not to renew [[0]his] term as [[2][[1]KMT] vice chairman] . [[0]He] said that [[0]he] will follow [[3]Lien Chan] as a lifelong volunteer . %pw

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[[2]The [[0]KMT] vice chairman] arrived at party headquarters to meet with [[1][[0]KMT] Chairman Lien Chan] on the afternoon of %pw . After a long talk of over an hour , [[2]Wang Jin - pyng] expressed [[2]his] wish not to renew [[2]his] term as [[0]KMT] vice chairman . [[2]He] said that [[2]he] will follow [[1]Lien Chan] as a lifelong volunteer . %pw


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A much better looking [[2]News Night] [[3]I] might add as Paula Zahn sits in for Anderson and [[4]Aaron] . They 're both off /- Look at [[0]that] . Is [[0]that] a replacement ? Paula Paula . Thank [[1]you] for [[1]your] faith [[1]Larry] and thank [[1]you] for [[1]your] graciousness . And we 're going to get started here . Good evening everybody . Welcome to [[2]News Night] . As uh [[1]Larry] just told [[1]you] [[3]I] 'm Paula Zahn filling in for the two men Anderson Cooper and [[4]Aaron Brown] . [[1]He] lost [[1]his] life long ago . but there 's still something modern science can give [[1]him] back [[1]his] identity . The mystery of the frozen airman continues . Next stop the lab . And anger in the hood over a sign of the times . If [[5]Fifty Cent] does n't have good sense then [[5]he] needs to stop doing what [[5]he] 's doing . [[6]The rap star 's new movie] is one thing . but the billboards for [[6]it] are another . [[7]Residents of Los Angeles] want [[7]them] and [[7]their] message moved . and the studio is caving . Also tonight the rise and fall and rise and fall and rise and fall of Martha Stewart . How many ups and downs can one woman have ? This is [[2]News Night] .

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[[3]A much better looking News Night] [[2]I] might add as [[0]Paula Zahn] sits in for [[5][[4]Anderson] and [[1]Aaron]] . [[5]They] 're both off /- Look at [[0]that] . Is [[0]that] a replacement ? [[0]Paula] [[0]Paula] . Thank [[2]you] for [[2]your] faith [[2]Larry] and thank [[2]you] for [[2]your] graciousness . And we 're going to get started here . Good evening everybody . Welcome to [[3]News Night] . As uh [[2]Larry] just told you [[0]I] 'm Paula Zahn filling in for [[5]the two men [[4]Anderson Cooper] and [[1]Aaron Brown]] . [[6]He] lost [[6]his] life long ago . but there 's still something modern science can give [[6]him] back [[6]his] identity . The mystery of [[6]the frozen airman] continues . Next stop the lab . And anger in the hood over a sign of the times . If [[7]Fifty Cent] does n't have good sense then [[7]he] needs to stop doing what [[7]he] 's doing . [[8][[7]The rap star 's] new movie] is one thing . but [[9]the billboards for [[8]it]] are another . Residents of Los Angeles want [[9]them] and [[9]their] message moved . and the studio is caving . Also tonight the rise and fall and rise and fall and rise and fall of Martha Stewart . How many ups and downs can one woman have ? [[3]This] is News Night .


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First of all here 's a quick track of some of the stories we 're following tonight . [[0]President Bush] unveiled a seven point one billion dollar plan to help protect Americans against the threat from bird flu . It includes stockpiling enough vaccine to protect twenty million people . [[0]The president] says there is no immediate threat but there is cause for concern . In Washington tensions are high after an unsual Senate session . Democrats used a little used rule to force a special closed session . [[1]Democrats] say it was to force Republican leaders to complete a long promised investigation into how [[0]Bush] administration officials handled [[2]pre-war intelligence] on [[3]Iraq] . Republicans for [[1]their] part are calling [[2]it] a political stunt . And [[4]Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld] says [[5]more American troops] could soon be heading to [[3]Iraq] . [[4]He] says [[5]they] will be needed temporarily to prevent an expected increase in insurgent attacks ahead of [[3]Iraq 's] parliamentary election in December .

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First of all here 's a quick track of some of the stories we 're following tonight . [[0]President Bush] unveiled [[1]a seven point one billion dollar plan to help protect Americans against the threat from bird flu] . [[1]It] includes stockpiling enough vaccine to protect twenty million people . [[0]The president] says there is no immediate threat but there is cause for concern . In Washington tensions are high after an unsual Senate session . Democrats [[2]used] a little used rule to force a special closed session . Democrats say [[2]it] was to force Republican leaders to complete a long promised investigation into how [[0]Bush] administration officials handled pre-war intelligence on [[3]Iraq] . [[4]Republicans] for [[4]their] part are calling [[2]it] a political stunt . And [[5]Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld] says [[6]more American troops] could soon be heading to [[3]Iraq] . [[5]He] says [[6]they] will be needed temporarily to prevent an expected increase in insurgent attacks ahead of [[3]Iraq 's] parliamentary election in December .


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But we begin tonight with [[1]an ongoing mystery] . Who is [[0]that lone man] discovered last month frozen in California 's Sierra Nevada mountains with just a few tantalizing clues to [[0]his] identity ? This we do know at this hour . [[0]The man] died more than sixty years ago . [[0]He] was in the military apparently [[4]a [[5]World War Two] airman] . And while it looks like [[0]his] plane crashed in the mountains so did twenty - five other planes around the same time . Thelma Gutierrez went inside the forensic laboratory where scientists are trying to solve [[1]this mystery] . An address book a plastic comb a vintage penny . You 're looking at the last things [[2]a young airman] put into [[2]his] pockets on the day [[2]he] died clues to a World War Two cold case that you 're about to see for the very first time . It is a mystery that begins high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at the bottom of a glacier . Two weeks ago climbers discovered [[3]a frozen man] face down in the snow still in [[3]his] army air force uniform and an unopened silk parachute . After six decades [[4]the airman] is exhumed from [[4]his] icy tomb and thawed out . but [[4]he] 's wearing no military dog tags or ID . Did [[4]this [[5]World War Two] pilot] perish when [[4]his] training flight crashed in the mountains like twenty - five other ill fated flights more than sixty years ago ? The search for clues takes [[8]us] to Honolulu Hawaii to the joint powmia accounting command or [[6]jpac] . The mystery of [[4]the frozen airman] is just one of more than a thousand different unsolved cases that scientists here at [[6]jpac] are trying to solve . In this laboratory alone I 'm surrounded by the remains of at least twenty different service members who are in the process of being identified so that they too can go home . The investigation begins with a team of forensic specialists who probe and study [[4]the airman 's] bones teeth and [[4]his] belongings to piece together who [[4]he] is . And almost immediately clues begin to surface . [[7]Dr. Robert Mann a forensic anthropologist] has determined that [[4]the airman] was Caucasian and had fair hair . Next though [[7]I] 'm going to have to look at [[7]his] clavicles . [[4]The airman 's] collar bones and pelvic bones prove that [[4]he] was in [[4]his] twenties and died in an airplane crash . [[4]This] is a person who likely died on impact versus perhaps freezing to death up in the mountains . [[7]I] think that uh the injuries were so substantial um and severe that [[4]he] would n't have felt anything . [[4]He] would have died immediately . One two /- Another important clue . [[4]He] has a significant number of uh fillings . Like the bones xrays of [[4]his] wisdom teeth also tell [[8]us] something about [[4]his] age . [[9]Root tips] are closed . [[9]they] 're sealed up which is more indicative of someone who would be at least twenty - one years old . And [[7]Dr. Andy Henry] notices something else . The airmen have straight teeth . so [[7]he] had a nice smile good teeth . Yes [[7]I] would have to say that yes . Then there are the material clues the things [[7]he] had on [[4]him] when [[7]he] [[10]died] that offer a snapshot into who [[7]he] could have been . If there 's a badge or anything else [[10]that] /- We know [[7]he] was wearing a World War Two army air force uniform . Remnants of [[7]his] sweater undergarments and socks are still intact . And more clues emerge from [[7]his] tattered uniform a corroded nameplate this pin on [[7]his] collar and this army aircorps insignia . When [[7]I] found [[11]these insignia] [[7]I] was happy to see [[11]them] . And [[16]our young white - haired airman] also carried this black comb and some pocket change forty - five cents worth . Some of these dimes are in ranging from nineteen thirty - six to [[17]nineteen forty - two] . In [[7]his] uniform breast pocket [[7]Dr. Paul Emanovsky] found this vintage Schafer pen and three small leatherbound address books . [[12]The pages] have been decomposing . but could [[12]they] contain names of friends and loved ones ? And we 're going to put it in a spectral comparator . At first nothing . then like magic clues begin to emerge . Uh you can see [[13]all these letters from the calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday] up at the top one nine four and two . Nineteen forty - two . Yeah . After hours of meticulous examination of each address book [[13]they] yield no personal information clues that could have faded with time . And so while we still do not know who our twenty - something fair - haired airman is enormous progress has been made . Out of the thousands of unidentified World War Two service members Dr. Mann says they 've narrowed [[14]it] down to just ten . So what was [[14]it] like to grow up there ? In Pleasant Grove [[18]we] recently met [[15]these three sisters] all in [[15]their] eighties who have high hopes that [[16]the frozen airman] proves to be [[15]their] big brother Glen Munn whose plane went missing in the Sierra back in [[17]nineteen forty - two] . Oh [[7]I] just wanted you know to know that [[16]he] was found and that [[18]we] can have [[16]him] brought home here for burial and /- [[18]We] do n't know [[19]that] though . [[18]We] do n't . but [[19]that] 's [[7]my] wishes . And until [[20]they] learn otherwise [[20]they] say [[20]they] will keep that hope alive . And in the weeks and months ahead [[21]scientists] are convinced [[21]they] will identify [[16]this airman] and return [[16]him] home to [[22][[16]his] family] wherever [[22]they] might be . Thelma Gutierrez CNN Honolulu Hawaii .

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But we begin tonight with [[0]an ongoing mystery] . Who is [[2]that lone man discovered last month frozen in [[1]California 's Sierra Nevada mountains] with just a few tantalizing clues to [[2]his] identity] ? This we do know at this hour . [[2]The man] died more than sixty years ago . [[2]He] was in the military apparently a [[3]World War Two] airman . And while it looks like [[2]his] plane crashed in [[1]the mountains] so did [[4]twenty - five other planes] around the same time . [[5]Thelma Gutierrez] went inside the forensic laboratory where scientists are trying to solve [[0]this mystery] . [[6]An address book [[7]a plastic comb] a vintage penny .] You 're looking at [[6]the last things [[2]a young airman] put into his pockets on the day [[2]he] died clues to [[0]a [[3]World War Two] cold case that you 're about to see for the very first time]] . [[0]It] is a mystery that begins high in [[1]the Sierra Nevada Mountains] at the bottom of a glacier . Two weeks ago climbers discovered [[2]a frozen man face down in the snow still in [[8]his army air force uniform] and an unopened silk parachute] . After six decades [[2]the airman] is exhumed from [[2]his] icy tomb and thawed out . but [[2]he] 's wearing no military dog tags or ID . Did [[2]this [[3]World War Two] pilot] perish when [[2]his] training flight crashed in [[1]the mountains] like [[4]twenty - five other ill fated flights] more than sixty years ago ? The search for clues takes us to [[10]Honolulu [[9]Hawaii]] to the joint powmia accounting command or jpac . [[0]The mystery of [[2]the frozen airman]] is just one of more than a thousand different unsolved cases that scientists here at jpac are trying to solve . In this laboratory alone [[5]I] 'm surrounded by the remains of [[11]at least twenty different service members who are in the process of being identified so that [[11]they] too can go home] . The investigation begins with a team of forensic specialists who probe and study [[2]the airman 's] bones teeth and [[2]his] belongings to piece together who [[2]he] is . And almost immediately clues begin to surface . [[12]Dr. Robert Mann a forensic anthropologist] has determined that [[2]the airman] was Caucasian and had fair hair . Next though [[12]I] 'm going to have to look at [[13][[2]his] clavicles] . [[14][[13][[2]The airman 's] collar bones] and pelvic bones] prove that [[2]he] was in [[2]his] twenties and died in an airplane crash . [[2]This] is a person who likely died on impact versus perhaps freezing to death up in [[1]the mountains] . [[12]I] think that uh the injuries were so substantial um and severe that [[2]he] would n't have felt anything . [[2]He] would have died immediately . One two /- Another important clue . [[2]He] has a significant number of uh fillings . Like [[14]the bones] xrays of [[2]his] wisdom teeth also tell us something about [[2]his] age . [[15]Root tips] are closed . [[15]they] 're sealed up which is more indicative of someone who would be at least twenty - one years old . And [[16]Dr. Andy Henry] notices something else . [[2]The airmen] have straight teeth . so [[2]he] [[17]had] a nice smile good teeth . Yes [[16]I] would have to say [[17]that] yes . Then there are the material clues the things [[2]he] had on [[2]him] when [[2]he] died that offer a snapshot into who [[2]he] could have been . If there 's a badge or anything else that /- We know [[2]he] was wearing [[8]a [[3]World War Two] army air force uniform] . Remnants of [[2]his] sweater undergarments and socks are still intact . And [[18]more clues] emerge from [[8][[2]his] tattered uniform] [[18]a corroded nameplate this pin on [[2]his] collar and [[19]this army aircorps insignia]] . When [[12]I] found [[19]these insignia] [[12]I] was happy to see [[19]them] . And [[2]our young white - haired airman] also carried [[7]this black comb] and some pocket change forty - five cents worth . Some of these dimes are in ranging from nineteen thirty - six to [[20]nineteen forty - two] . In [[2]his] uniform breast pocket Dr. Paul Emanovsky found this vintage Schafer pen and [[21]three small leatherbound address books] . The pages have been decomposing . but could [[21]they] contain names of friends and loved ones ? And we 're going to put it in a spectral comparator . At first nothing . then like magic clues begin to emerge . Uh you can see all these letters from the calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday up at the top one nine four and two . [[20]Nineteen forty - two .] Yeah . After hours of meticulous examination of each address book [[21]they] yield no personal information clues that could have faded with time . And so while we still do not know who [[2]our twenty - something fair - haired airman] is enormous progress has been made . Out of the thousands of unidentified [[3]World War Two] service members [[12]Dr. Mann] says they 've narrowed it down to just ten . So what was it like to grow up there ? In Pleasant Grove we recently met [[23]these three sisters all in [[23]their] eighties who have high hopes that [[2]the frozen airman] proves to be [[24][[23][[22]their] big brother] [[22]Glen Munn] whose plane went missing in [[1]the Sierra] back in [[20]nineteen forty - two]]] . Oh [[26]I] just wanted you know to know that [[24]he] was [[25]found] and that [[23]we] can have [[24]him] brought home here for burial and /- [[23]We] do n't know [[25]that] though . [[23]We] do n't . but that 's [[26]my] wishes . And until [[23]they] learn otherwise [[23]they] say [[23]they] will keep that hope alive . And in the weeks and months ahead [[27]scientists] are convinced [[27]they] will identify [[2]this airman] and return [[2]him] home to [[28][[2]his] family] wherever [[28]they] might be . [[5]Thelma Gutierrez] CNN [[10]Honolulu [[9]Hawaii]] .


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And there are some new developments to talk about [[1]tonight] . Scientists may be even closer to solving the mystery . For an update [[0]we] 're joined by Dr. Robert Mann one of the senior scientists [[2]you] just saw working on [[5]this cold case] . Thanks for [[3]spending] time with [[0]us] [[1]tonight] doctor . [[0]We] understand since Thelma left [[2]your] laboratories [[2]you] 've now wittled this down to perhaps four airmen . is that true ? Well hi Paula . yes [[0]we] have . Uh when the remains came in a little over a week ago [[0]our] analysts and [[4]historians] got to work on [[3]that] . and [[4]they] were able to wittle [[3]it] down the number of missing aircraft uh to a few . and at this point [[4]they] 've wittled [[3]it] down to one aircraft and a missing crew of four individuals . So we 've gone from several possible aircraft to one aircraft and from several missing airmen to four . So how much easier will that make it for [[6]you] to unlock [[5]this case] , do [[6]you] think ? Well [[6]I] think it 'll help quite a bit . Um any time [[6]you] 've got a body uh or remains like this that has come in and they 're in pretty good condition such as [[7]this one] is , [[7]it] 's mummified remains . [[8]We] have some soft tissue [[8]we] can deal with . so [[8]we] can look at the color of the hair . [[8]we] can tell right away the race and the sex of the individual . but then there are other things that are hidden beneath the soft tissue that are revealed only in the skeleton . and that 's where [[8]we] 're going to now . So in the interest of full disclosure what [[6]I] know about forensics is basically what [[6]I] 've learned on CSI . and one would think that because you 've got it now narrowed down to four potential airmen that perhaps you could go to four families get strands of hair and try to do a potential DNA match with what you 've found in the ice . Is it not that simple ? Well no no it 's not that simple . Um one thing we always caution people about is the pool of aircraft and missing airmen could be larger than what we 're looking at . And what [[9]we] want to do is [[9]we] do n't want to just look at the material evidence that [[9]we] have and immediately um jump to a conclusion that this is a certain individual . What [[9]we] want to do is have [[10]the evidence] speak for [[10]itself] . and when [[9]we] look at [[11]this individual] as [[9]we] 've done the biological profile looking at [[11]his] remains [[11]his] bones [[11]his] teeth and the material evidence . and what [[9]we] 're able to tell from [[11]this individual] is that [[11]he] died in [[11]his] twenties [[11]he] stood somewhere between five foot nine and six foot two inches tall um [[11]he] sustained massive trauma to [[11]his] body on impact . And [[11]he] 's Caucasoid male . and so [[12]we] know much more now just one week later than what [[12]we] did when [[11]he] came in about eight days ago . So the most important question is when do [[13]you] think [[13]you] 're going to know exactly who [[11]he] is ? Well that 's the most commonly asked question that [[14]we] have . and you know the reality is nobody can give you the answer . Nobody knows for sure exactly when [[14]we] 'll identify [[11]him] . What it depends on is that all the lines of evidence come together for successful identification . If [[13]I] were to give [[13]my] best opinion in this it would be a few weeks to a few months . Well [[15]we] 'll be keeping [[15]our] fingers crossed for you . Know how hard you all are working in the lab there Dr. Mann . Thank [[13]you] for spending some time with [[15]us] tonight . [[15]Our] pleasure . Thank [[16]you] [[16]Paula] . thank [[16]you] .

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And there are some new developments to talk about [[0]tonight] . [[1]Scientists] may be even closer to solving the mystery . For an update [[2]we] 're joined by [[4]Dr. Robert Mann one of the senior scientists you just saw working on [[3]this cold case]] . Thanks for spending time with [[2]us] [[0]tonight] [[4]doctor] . [[2]We] understand since Thelma left [[1]your] laboratories [[1]you] 've now [[6]wittled] [[5]this] down to perhaps four airmen . is [[6]that] true ? Well hi [[7]Paula] . yes [[1]we] have . Uh when [[8]the remains] came in a little over a week ago [[9][[1]our] analysts and historians] got to work on that . and [[9]they] were able to wittle [[10]it] down [[10]the number of missing aircraft] uh to a few . and at this point [[9]they] 've [[11]wittled] [[10]it] down to [[13]one aircraft] and [[12]a missing crew of four individuals] . So we 've gone from several possible aircraft to [[13]one aircraft] and from several missing airmen to [[12]four] . So how much easier will [[11]that] make it for [[1]you] to unlock [[3]this case] , do [[4]you] think ? Well [[4]I] think [[11]it] 'll help quite a bit . Um any time you 've got [[14]a body uh or remains like [[8]this] that has come in] and [[14]they] 're in pretty good condition such as [[8]this one] is , [[8]it] 's mummified remains . [[1]We] have some soft tissue [[1]we] can deal with . so [[1]we] can look at the color of the hair . [[1]we] can tell right away the race and the sex of [[15]the individual] . but then there are other things that are hidden beneath the soft tissue that are revealed only in [[16]the skeleton] . and [[16]that] 's where [[1]we] 're going to now . So in the interest of full disclosure what [[7]I] know about forensics is basically what [[7]I] 've learned on CSI . and one would think that because [[1]you] 've got [[5]it] now narrowed down to [[12]four potential airmen] that perhaps [[1]you] could go to four families get strands of hair and try to do a potential DNA match with what [[1]you] 've found in the ice . Is [[17]it] not that simple ? Well no no [[17]it] 's not that simple . Um one thing [[1]we] always caution people about is the pool of aircraft and missing airmen could be larger than what [[1]we] 're looking at . And what [[1]we] want to do is [[1]we] do n't want to just look at the material evidence that [[1]we] have and immediately um jump to a conclusion that [[15]this] is a certain individual . What [[1]we] want to do is have [[18]the evidence] speak for [[18]itself] . and when [[1]we] look at [[15]this individual] as [[1]we] 've done the biological profile looking at [[15]his] remains [[15]his] bones [[15]his] teeth and the material evidence . and what [[1]we] 're able to tell from [[15]this individual] is that [[15]he] died in [[15]his] twenties [[15]he] stood somewhere between five foot nine and six foot two inches tall um [[15]he] sustained massive trauma to [[15]his] body on impact . And [[15]he] 's Caucasoid male . and so [[1]we] know much more now just one week later than what [[1]we] did when [[15]he] came in about eight days ago . So the most important question is when do [[1]you] think [[1]you] 're going to know exactly who [[15]he] is ? Well that 's the most commonly asked question that we have . and you know the reality is nobody can give you the answer . Nobody knows for sure exactly when [[1]we] 'll [[19]identify] [[15]him] . What [[19]it] depends on is that all the lines of evidence come together for successful identification . If [[4]I] were to give [[4]my] best opinion in this it would be a few weeks to a few months . Well [[2]we] 'll be keeping [[2]our] fingers crossed for [[1]you] . Know how hard [[1]you all] are working in the lab there [[4]Dr. Mann] . Thank [[4]you] for spending some time with [[2]us] [[0]tonight] . [[2]Our] pleasure . Thank [[7]you] [[7]Paula] . thank [[7]you] .


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[[0]We] 're going to turn now to some of the other stories in [[0]our] world tonight . Here 's [[1]Erica Hill] from Headline News . Hi [[1]Erica] . Hi Paula . [[0]we] start off with [[2]a tragic dispute] after a traffic . a tragic death has now been settled in court . Now [[2]the dispute] came between [[3]divorced parents] over where to bury [[3]their] son who was killed in Iraq . [[6]A California judge] has now ruled [[4]army staff sergeant Jason Hendrix] to remain buried next to [[4]his] grandfather that is in Oklahoma where [[4]his] father lives . [[5][[4]His] mother] claimed [[5][[4]her] son] wanted to be buried in California where [[5]she] lived . but [[6]the judge] says [[5]her] testimony was quote forced and contrived . [[7]Austin Texas Republican Congressman Tom DeLay] gets [[7]his] way . [[6]The judge] scheduled to preside over [[6]his] trial was removed from the case [[10]today] . [[8][[7]DeLay 's] attorneys] heads off the recusal because [[8]they] questioned [[6]the judge 's] impartiality since [[7]he] had contributed to Democratic causes . [[7]DeLay] is charged with money laundering and conspiracy . [[7]He] has pleaded not guilty . In Washington [[9]the federal reserve] once again raising a key short term interest rate by a quarter percent . It is the twelfth such hike since June of last year . More could be on the way . In [[7]its] statement [[9]the fed] dismissed concerns that the economy has slowed down because of Hurricane Katrina . And in case [[12]you] missed it the Royals are here . [[10]Today] [[11]Britain 's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla] laid flowers at the World Trade Center site in [[13]New York] and then dedicated a nearby memorial to British victims of the nine eleven attack . It is the first stop on [[11]their] eight day trip across the United States Paula . and [[12]I] 'm sure [[12]I] 'll be hearing a little bit more about it all week . Yeah Erica [[12]I] actually um bumped into [[11]them] along with three hundred of [[11]their] closest friends earlier tonight on [[11]their] last stop of the day here in [[13]New York] . and [[11]they] were uh uh uh amazingly casual and accessible . We were all quite surprised . That 's good to hear . Thanks [[12]Erica] . see [[12]you] a little bit later on .

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We 're going to turn now to some of the other stories in our world tonight . Here 's [[0]Erica Hill from Headline News] . Hi [[0]Erica] . Hi [[1]Paula] . we start off with [[2]a tragic dispute after a traffic] . [[3]a tragic death] has now been settled in court . Now [[2]the dispute] came between [[4]divorced parents] over where to bury [[5][[4]their] son who was [[3]killed] in Iraq] . [[6]A California judge] has now ruled [[5]army staff sergeant Jason Hendrix] to remain buried next to [[5]his] grandfather that is in Oklahoma where [[5]his] father lives . [[7][[5]His] mother] claimed [[7][[5]her] son] wanted to be buried in California where [[7]she] lived . but [[6]the judge] says [[7]her] testimony was quote forced and contrived . Austin Texas [[8]Republican Congressman Tom DeLay] gets [[8]his] way . [[10]The judge scheduled to preside over [[8]his] trial] was [[9]removed] from the case today . [[11][[8]DeLay 's] attorneys] heads off [[9]the recusal] because [[11]they] questioned [[10]the judge 's] impartiality since [[10]he] had contributed to Democratic causes . [[8]DeLay] is charged with money laundering and conspiracy . [[8]He] has pleaded not guilty . In Washington [[13]the federal reserve] once again [[12]raising] a key short term interest rate by a quarter percent . [[12]It] is the twelfth such hike since June of last year . More could be on the way . In [[13]its] statement [[13]the fed] dismissed concerns that the economy has slowed down because of Hurricane Katrina . And in case you missed it [[14]the Royals] are here . Today [[16][[14]Britain 's Prince Charles] and [[16]his] wife Camilla] laid flowers at [[15]the World Trade Center site in [[17]New York]] and then dedicated a nearby memorial to British victims of the nine eleven attack . [[15]It] is the first stop on [[18][[14]their] eight day trip across the United States] [[1]Paula] . and [[0]I] 'm sure [[0]I] 'll be hearing a little bit more about [[18]it] all week . Yeah [[0]Erica] [[1]I] actually um bumped into [[14]them] along with three hundred of [[14]their] closest friends earlier tonight on [[14]their] last stop of the day here in [[17]New York] . and [[14]they] [[19]were] uh uh uh amazingly casual and accessible . We were all quite surprised . [[19]That] 's good to hear . Thanks [[0]Erica] . see [[0]you] a little bit later on .


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And still to come on [[1]News Night] tonight the saddest post-Katrina stories were those of the eldery who died in hospitals and nursing homes . Now there are thirteen investigations into why and how such tragedies happened . And supermodels are n't the only ones to whom weight matters . Jockies also may go too far to stay thin much too far . When at [[0]my] worst [[0]I] was heaving three or five to six seven times a day . Starving to stay thin that and more still to come on [[1]News Night] .

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And still to come on [[1]News Night] tonight the saddest post-Katrina stories were those of the eldery who [[0]died] in hospitals and nursing homes . Now there are thirteen investigations into why and how [[0]such tragedies] happened . And supermodels are n't the only ones to whom weight matters . Jockies also may go too far to stay thin much too far . When at [[2]my] worst [[2]I] was heaving three or five to six seven times a day . Starving to stay thin that and more still to come on [[1]News Night] .


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They happen to be the most vulnerable of hurricane victims [[0]the elderly many desperately ill living in nursing] homes [[0]their] fate in the hands of others . Dozens died . There are at least thirteen investigations now underway . And at some nursing homes the failure to evacuate cost lives . In other cases it was the evacuation itself that proved fatal . Here 's Keith Oppenheim . [[1]My mother] was Thelma Wahl . [[1]She] was ninety years old . [[1]She] was a very good mother . [[1]She] was at Huntingdon because [[1]she] needed care . [[2]Priscilla Scott] is mourning . [[2][[1]Her] ninety year old mother Thelma Wahl] was a resident of the Huntingdon Place Nursing Home in Chalmette outside New Orleans . [[2]Priscilla] says [[2]Thelma Wahl] had serious osteoperosis fractures in [[1]her] vertebrae but says [[2]Thelma] was not on the verge of death . On Sunday August twenty - eighth the day before [[8]Hurricane Katrina] struck the nursing home [[4]decided] to evacuate [[3]patients] . [[3]They] waited too late to make [[4]the decision] . [[2]Priscilla] says [[2][[1]her] mother] should have been transported by ambulance . Instead [[2]she] says [[2][[1]her] mother] sat on [[5]a school bus] for twelve hours to [[6]Lafayette Louisiana] normally a three hour trip . [[2]She] says police told [[2]her] there was no air conditioning . Police declined comment . [[2]The owner of the nursing home [[2]Thelma Wahl]] was being taken to tells [[7]us] by the time [[5]the bus] arrived [[2]Thelma Wahl] was dead . I feel that uh [[5]the bus] is what did [[5]it] to [[2]her] . [[2]She] was alive when [[2]she] left that nursing home . but [[2]she] was not alive when [[2]she] got to the [[6]Lafayette] area . [[7]CNN] made repeated attempts to contact administrators or representatives of Huntingdon Place . but either [[7]we] could not make contact or [[7]our] calls were not returned . But staff for the Louisiana Attorney General 's office did speak to [[7]us] by phone and confirmed that the matter of just what happened to [[2]Thelma Wahl] when [[2]she] was transported from this facility is under investigation . After dozens of patients died in the wake of [[8]Hurricane Katrina] nursing homes have been under scrutiny . [[9]Thirty - four patients] were left behind at [[11]Saint Rita 's] nursing home in New Orleans when [[8]Katrina] hit . [[9]They all] died in the flood . [[9]The owners] were charged with negligent homicide . [[10]The county coroner] says [[10]he] urged [[11]Saint Rita 's] to move [[11]its] patients . [[9]They] insisted several patients were too fragile to move . Before Hurricane Rita a busload of nursing home residents were being evacuated from Houston . but during the ride a fire from a back wheel accelerated because of oxygen canisters patients on board were using . Twenty - three people died . Federal officials are investigating . No charges have been filed . [[15]Joe Dodges executive director of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association] says when it comes to [[12]evacuations elder care facilities] are damned if [[12]they] do and damned if [[12]they] do n't . Walk a mile in our shoes that 's all [[16]I] have to say because [[13]anybody who works in a nursing home] will very quickly learn that [[13]these] are very fragile patients . [[14]We] did the very best [[14]we] could in these situations . [[14]We] 've got /- [[15]Dodges] says the reality is [[17]old sick patients] are always in jeopardy when a hurricane strikes a dilemma made worse by massive traffic jams during pre-storm evacuations . [[16]I] mean if [[17]they] 're on a bus for nine or twelve hours there 's a good chance someone 's going to die unfortunately . Certainly it 's a very very difficult question to answer should I evacuate ? [[18]Jeff Meitrod and Steve Riddyah] write for [[22]the Times Picayune New Orleans '] daily newspaper . [[18]They] say nursing homes had to make tough calls . But last spring in a series of stories called State of Neglect [[18]they] reported that Louisiana 's nursing homes are often poorly run and poorly regulated . Nursing homes that kill residents nursing homes that um seriously injure patients um because of [[19]bad care] . uh and the state does n't really do very much about [[19]it] . and so nursing home owners know that in a lot of cases it 's less expensive to break the rules and to hurt people than it is to provide the level of care that /- [[23]Huntington Place] was criticized in the articles and has had several law suits brought against [[19]it] . but [[19]it] had a good inspection record . [[20]Priscilla Scott] says [[20]she] is trying to contact [[21]the nursing home owners] but has n't been able to find [[21]them] . [[20]She] feels even if [[21]they] had to make a tough call [[21]they] owe [[20]her] a better explanation as to why [[20][[20]her] mother] died . Keith Oppenheim CNN [[22]New Orleans] . It still is n't clear why [[23]Huntington] evacuated Thelma Wahl by bus rather than by ambulance . but officials have said there were not enough ambulances to take care of everyone in the region .

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[[0]They] happen to be the most vulnerable of hurricane victims [[0]the elderly] [[1]many] desperately ill living in nursing homes [[1]their] fate in the hands of others . Dozens died . There are at least thirteen investigations now underway . And at some nursing homes the failure to evacuate cost lives . In other cases it was [[2]the evacuation [[2]itself]] that proved fatal . Here 's [[3]Keith Oppenheim] . [[5][[4]My] mother] was Thelma Wahl . [[4]She] was ninety years old . [[4]She] was a very good mother . [[4]She] was at [[6]Huntingdon] because [[4]she] needed care . [[5]Priscilla Scott] is mourning . [[5][[4]Her] ninety year old mother Thelma Wahl] was a resident of [[6]the Huntingdon Place Nursing Home in Chalmette outside [[7]New Orleans]] . [[5]Priscilla] says [[4]Thelma Wahl] had serious osteoperosis fractures in [[4]her] vertebrae but says [[4]Thelma] was not on the verge of death . On Sunday August twenty - eighth the day before [[9]Hurricane Katrina] struck [[6]the nursing home] [[8]decided] to evacuate patients . [[6]They] waited too late to make [[8]the decision] . [[5]Priscilla] says [[5][[4]her] mother] should have been transported by ambulance . Instead [[5]she] says [[5][[4]her] mother] sat on [[10]a school bus] for twelve hours to [[11]Lafayette [[12]Louisiana]] normally a three hour trip . [[5]She] says police told [[5]her] there was no air conditioning . Police declined comment . The owner of the nursing home [[4]Thelma Wahl] was being taken to tells [[13]us] by the time [[10]the bus] arrived [[4]Thelma Wahl] was dead . [[5]I] feel that uh [[10]the bus] is what did it to [[4]her] . [[4]She] was alive when [[4]she] left [[6]that nursing home] . but [[4]she] was not alive when [[4]she] got to the [[11]Lafayette] area . [[13]CNN] made repeated attempts to contact administrators or representatives of [[6]Huntingdon Place] . but either [[13]we] could not make contact or [[13]our] calls were not returned . But staff for the Louisiana Attorney General 's office did speak to [[13]us] by phone and confirmed that the matter of just what happened to [[4]Thelma Wahl] when [[4]she] was transported from [[6]this facility] is under investigation . After dozens of patients died in the wake of [[9]Hurricane Katrina] nursing homes have been under scrutiny . [[14]Thirty - four patients] were left behind at [[15]Saint Rita 's nursing home in [[7]New Orleans]] when [[9]Katrina] hit . [[14]They all] died in the flood . The owners were charged with negligent homicide . [[16]The county coroner] says [[16]he] urged [[15]Saint Rita 's] to move [[15]its] patients . [[15]They] insisted several patients were too fragile to move . Before Hurricane Rita a busload of nursing home residents were being evacuated from Houston . but during the ride a fire from a back wheel accelerated because of oxygen canisters patients on board were using . Twenty - three people died . Federal officials are investigating . No charges have been filed . [[17]Joe Dodges executive director of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association] says when it comes to evacuations [[18]elder care facilities] are damned if [[18]they] do and damned if [[18]they] do n't . Walk a mile in [[19]our] shoes that 's all [[17]I] have to say because anybody who works in a nursing home will very quickly learn that these are very fragile patients . [[19]We] did the very best [[19]we] could in these situations . [[19]We] 've got /- [[17]Dodges] says the reality is [[20]old sick patients] are always in jeopardy when a hurricane strikes a dilemma made worse by massive traffic jams during pre-storm evacuations . [[17]I] mean if [[20]they] 're on a bus for nine or twelve hours there 's a good chance someone 's going to die unfortunately . Certainly it 's a very very difficult question to answer should I evacuate ? [[21]Jeff Meitrod and Steve Riddyah] write for the Times Picayune [[7]New Orleans '] daily newspaper . [[21]They] say nursing homes had to make tough calls . But last spring in [[22]a series of stories called State of Neglect] [[21]they] reported that [[12]Louisiana 's] nursing homes are often poorly run and poorly regulated . Nursing homes that kill residents nursing homes that um seriously injure patients um because of bad care . uh and [[12]the state] does n't really do very much about it . and so nursing home owners know that in a lot of cases it 's less expensive to break the rules and to hurt people than it is to provide the level of care that /- [[6]Huntington Place] was criticized in [[22]the articles] and has had several law suits brought against [[6]it] . but [[6]it] had a good inspection record . [[5]Priscilla Scott] says [[5]she] is trying to contact [[23]the nursing home owners] but has n't been able to find [[23]them] . [[5]She] feels even if [[23]they] had to make a tough call [[23]they] owe [[5]her] a better explanation as to why [[5][[4]her] mother] died . [[3]Keith Oppenheim] [[13]CNN] [[7]New Orleans] . It still is n't clear why [[6]Huntington] evacuated [[4]Thelma Wahl] by bus rather than by ambulance . but officials have said there were not enough ambulances to take care of everyone in the region .


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Tomorrow night [[0]I] will have a special report on a struggle that affects more than ten million Americans including one million men [[1]the struggle with eating disorders anorexia and bulimia] . As [[0]I] just said it 's not just women and girls who are affected . Men too struggle with [[1]these disorders] . and [[0]I] interviewed [[2]one of the nation 's top jockies Shane Sellers] about the battle [[2]he] waged everyday to control [[2]his] weight . In the morning [[0]I] 'd get up and take a diet pill um drink a cup of coffee um and then head out to [[4]the race track] and /- With no food in your stomach . No food in [[0]my] stomach no . And um you know you go and see the trainers and work your horses in the morning that you have to work . Um by ten o'clock [[3]you] 're finished uh /- Were [[0]you] hungry at this point ? Oh [[3]I] 'm starving you know . [[3]I] mean [[3]I] went to bed with nothing in [[3]my] stomach either . Maybe you know just a piece of ham or s- /- You know just grab something to put in [[3]my] stomach before [[3]I] went to bed and head to [[4]the track] and maybe lay down for an hour and then uh head to [[5]the hotbox] for a couple hours four or five pounds of water . [[5]The hotbox] is a sauna a fixture in almost every jockey locker room . The hotbox sweatbox . [[7]Sellers] would often spend two hours inside pooling or sweating off extra pounds . And are you miserable the whole time you 're in there ? Oh it 's horrible . You have to be very weak . Weak . Ca n't have nothing . Yeah [[0]you] 're already dehydrated you know ? So for more than twenty years [[0]you] went through this process of basically not eating anything during the day sitting in the sauna a couple hours a day sweating two or three pounds off getting back on your horses training and maybe maybe having a piece of ham . and that 's all you had to sustain you . If [[3]I] did eat anything sometime , when at [[3]my] worst three or five to six seven times a day [[3]I] was heaving . Jockies call [[6]it] heaving or flipping . doctors would call [[6]it] bulimia . Overcome by hunger pains [[7]Sellers] would eat [[8]massive amounts of food] and then throw [[8]it] up to make weight . [[7]He] says [[9]a tour of a jockey locker room] shows you just how easy and accepted [[9]it] was . [[10]These] are regular toilets . and [[11]this] is what [[10]they] call a heaving . [[11]this] is where [[10]they] heave . You know [[11]it] 's a much different type of commode . [[3]I] do n't know if it was especially made for [[12]that purpose] . but [[12]it] 's sure not the same as the other . and that 's what we used [[11]it] for . Is it true that some of you got so efficient at flipping that you could actually do [[11]it] without putting your finger down your throat . [[3]I] was one . Jockey Shane Sellers just one of the many people you 'll meet tomorrow night in Walking the Thin Line . It is a special edition of Paula Zahn Now that gets underway at eight pm eastern .

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Tomorrow night [[0]I] will have [[1]a special report on a struggle that affects more than ten million Americans including one million men the struggle with [[2]eating disorders anorexia and bulimia]] . As [[0]I] just said it 's not just women and girls who are affected . Men too struggle with [[2]these disorders] . and [[0]I] interviewed [[3]one of the nation 's top jockies Shane Sellers] about the battle [[3]he] waged everyday to control [[3]his] weight . In the morning [[3]I] 'd get up and take a diet pill um drink a cup of coffee um and then head out to [[4]the race track] and /- With no food in [[5][[3]your] stomach] . No food in [[5][[3]my] stomach] no . And um you know you go and see the trainers and work your horses in the morning that you have to work . Um by [[6]ten o'clock] you 're finished uh /- Were [[3]you] hungry at [[6]this point] ? Oh [[3]I] 'm starving you know . [[3]I] mean [[3]I] went to bed with nothing in [[5][[3]my] stomach] either . Maybe you know just a piece of ham or s- /- You know just grab something to put in [[5][[3]my] stomach] before [[3]I] went to bed and head to [[4]the track] and maybe lay down for an hour and then uh head to [[7]the hotbox] for a couple hours four or five pounds of water . [[7]The hotbox] is a sauna a fixture in almost every jockey locker room . [[7]The hotbox sweatbox .] [[3]Sellers] would often spend two hours inside pooling or sweating off extra pounds . And are you miserable the whole time you [[8]'re] in there ? Oh [[8]it] 's horrible . You have to be very weak . Weak . Ca n't have nothing . Yeah you 're already dehydrated you know ? So for more than twenty years [[3]you] went through this process of basically not eating anything during the day sitting in [[7]the sauna] a couple hours a day sweating two or three pounds off getting back on [[3]your] horses training and maybe maybe having [[9]a piece of ham] . and [[9]that] 's all [[3]you] had to sustain [[3]you] . If [[3]I] did eat anything sometime , when at [[3]my] worst three or five to six seven times a day [[3]I] was heaving . [[10]Jockies] call [[11]it] heaving or flipping . doctors would call [[11]it] bulimia . Overcome by hunger pains [[3]Sellers] would eat [[12]massive amounts of food] and then throw [[12]it] up to make weight . [[3]He] says a tour of a jockey locker room shows you just how easy and accepted [[11]it] was . These are regular toilets . and [[13]this] is what they call a heaving . [[13]this] is where [[10]they] [[14]heave] . You know [[13]it] 's a much different type of commode . [[3]I] do n't know if [[13]it] was especially made for [[14]that purpose] . but [[13]it] 's sure not the same as the other . and [[14]that] 's what [[15]we] used [[13]it] for . Is it true that [[16]some of [[15]you]] got so efficient at [[17]flipping] that [[16]you] could actually do [[17]it] without putting [[16]your] finger down [[16]your] throat . [[3]I] was one . [[3]Jockey Shane Sellers just one of the many people you 'll meet tomorrow night in [[1]Walking the Thin Line] .] [[1]It] is a special edition of Paula Zahn Now that gets underway at eight pm eastern .


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Still to come on News Night [[1]tonight] the Senate shuts down the doors clears the gallery . [[0]Was today 's rare closed session] needed to gaurd national secrets . or was [[0]it] a political forum . And the president wants billions to help fight a possible bird flu pandemic . Sounds like a lot of money . but will [[0]it] actually be enough ? Also [[1]tonight] rap star Fifty Cent may be at the top of the charts . but one LA neighborhood is n't buying [[0]it] .

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Still to come on News Night [[0]tonight] the Senate shuts down the doors clears the gallery . Was [[1]today 's rare closed session] needed to gaurd national secrets . or was [[1]it] a political forum . And the president wants [[2]billions] to help fight a possible bird flu pandemic . Sounds like a lot of money . but will [[2]it] actually be enough ? Also [[0]tonight] rap star Fifty Cent may be at the top of the charts . but one LA neighborhood is n't buying it .


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[[1]We] ca n't say how those who will be voting on [[0]Samuel Alito 's] nomination to Supreme Court feel about [[0]him] . but [[1]we] can say something about how you feel tonight . Here are the results of the CNN USA [[3]Today] Gallup poll released just minutes ago of those asked about [[2]the president 's] choice Judge Alito to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor . Seventeen percent said [[2]he] 's an excellent choice . twenty - six percent called [[2]him] a good choice . twenty - two percent rated [[2]him] only fair . seventeen percent thought [[2]he] was a poor choice . Questions about the facts or what were presented as facts that led the United States into the war in [[5]Iraq] spilled into open warfare [[3]today] on the [[4]Senate] floor . Democrats forced [[4]the Senate] into a rare closed door session . [[8]Republican leader Bill Frist] said [[4]the Senate] was hijacked . CNN 's Ed Henry was there . A Democratic sneak attack that sent shock waves through [[4]the Senate] . [[2]Mr. President] enough time has gone by . [[2]I] demand on behalf of [[12]the American people] that [[1]we] understand why these investigations are n't being conducted . [[6]Democratic leader Harry Reed] [[7]accused] Republicans of failing to [[10]probe] allegations [[9]the White House manipulated intelligence] to justify the war in [[5]Iraq] . And in accordance with rule twenty - one [[6]I] now move that [[4]Senate] go into closed session . President [[6]I] second [[7]the motion] . An easy but rare maneuver with extraordinary consequences . [[4]The [[4]Senate] chamber] was locked down , television cameras shut off , so law makers could go into secret session to debate . [[8]Republican leader Bill Frist] was enraged . Not with the previous Democratic leader or the current Democratic leader have ever [[8]I] been slapped in [[11]the face] with such an affront to the leadership of [[4]this grand institution] . There has been at least consideration for the other side of the aisle before a stunt . and this is a pure stunt . [[6]Reed] refused to back down demanding [[17]the Republican led intelligence committee] finish a long awaited report on whether [[14][[9]the [[15]Bush] administration] twisted intelligence] . [[10]This investigation] has been stymied stopped , obstructions thrown up every step of the way . That 's the real slap in [[11]the face] . that 's the slap in [[11]the face] . And today [[12]the American people] are going to see a little bit of light . What 's really going on is [[13]Democrats] feel emboldened by the indictment of Vice President Cheney 's former chief of staff believing this is [[13]their] chance to issue a broader indictment of [[14]the [[15]Bush] administration] . [[16]We] have lost over two thousand of [[16]our] best and bravest . over fifteen thousand have been seriously wounded . [[16]We] are spending more than six million dollars a month with no end in sight . and [[17]this Republican led [[4]Senate] intelligence committee] refuses to even ask the hard questions about the misinformation /- [[18]Republicans] insist [[18]they] 're completing [[10]the investigation] . and [[19]this] is just a distraction . [[19]This] is purely political . [[19]This] is settling an old political score . [[20]Democrats] say [[20]they] also want to signal [[20]they] 're ready to stand up to the Republican majority and may even filibuster [[15]the president 's] latest Supreme Court pick Samuel Alito a move that would make [[20]these events] seem like the opening fireworks in a much nastier battle . Ed Henry CNN Capitol Hill . So do you think we just saw the outlines to what the midterm election battlelines might look like ? A debate that 's likely to rage on for many many months to come .

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[[0]We] ca n't say how those who will be voting on [[1]Samuel Alito 's] nomination to Supreme Court feel about [[1]him] . but [[0]we] can say something about how you feel tonight . Here are the results of the [[3]CNN] USA Today Gallup poll released just minutes ago of those asked about [[2][[1]the president 's] choice Judge Alito to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor] . Seventeen percent said [[1]he] 's an excellent choice . twenty - six percent called [[1]him] a good choice . twenty - two percent rated [[1]him] only fair . seventeen percent thought [[1]he] was a poor choice . Questions about the facts or what were [[4]presented] as facts that led the United States into [[5]the war in [[8]Iraq]] spilled into open warfare [[7]today] on the [[6]Senate] floor . Democrats [[9]forced] [[6]the Senate] into a rare closed door session . [[10]Republican leader Bill Frist] said [[6]the Senate] was [[9]hijacked] . [[11][[3]CNN 's] Ed Henry] was there . [[9]A Democratic sneak attack that sent shock waves through [[6]the Senate] .] [[12]Mr. President] enough time has gone by . [[15]I] demand on behalf of [[14]the American people] that we understand why [[13]these investigations] are n't being conducted . [[15]Democratic leader Harry Reed] accused Republicans of failing to probe allegations [[16]the White House] manipulated intelligence to justify [[5]the war in [[8]Iraq]] . And in accordance with rule twenty - one [[15]I] now [[17]move] that [[6]Senate] go into closed session . [[12]President] I second [[17]the motion] . [[9]An easy but rare maneuver with extraordinary consequences .] The [[6]Senate] chamber was locked down , television cameras shut off , so law makers could go into secret session to debate . [[10]Republican leader Bill Frist] was enraged . Not with the previous Democratic leader or [[15]the current Democratic leader] have ever [[10]I] been slapped in the face with such an affront to the leadership of [[6]this grand institution] . There has been at least consideration for the other side of the aisle before a stunt . and [[9]this] is a pure stunt . [[15]Reed] refused to back down demanding [[18]the Republican led intelligence committee] finish a long awaited report on whether [[16]the [[2]Bush] administration] twisted intelligence . [[13]This investigation] has been stymied stopped , obstructions thrown up every step of the way . [[19]That] 's the real slap in the face . [[19]that] 's the slap in the face . And [[7]today] [[14]the American people] are going to see a little bit of light . What 's really going on is [[20]Democrats] feel emboldened by the indictment of Vice President Cheney 's former chief of staff believing this is [[20]their] chance to issue a broader indictment of [[16]the [[2]Bush] administration] . [[21]We] have lost over two thousand of [[21]our] best and bravest . over fifteen thousand have been seriously wounded . [[21]We] are spending more than six million dollars a month with no end in sight . and [[18]this Republican led [[6]Senate] intelligence committee] refuses to even ask the hard questions about [[4]the misinformation] /- [[22]Republicans] insist [[22]they] 're completing [[13]the investigation] . and [[9]this] is just a distraction . [[9]This] is purely political . [[9]This] is settling an old political score . [[24]Democrats] say [[24]they] also want to signal [[24]they] 're ready to stand up to the Republican majority and may even [[23]filibuster] [[2][[1]the president 's] latest Supreme Court pick Samuel Alito] [[23]a move that would make these events seem like the opening fireworks in a much nastier battle] . [[11]Ed Henry] [[3]CNN] Capitol Hill . So do you think we just saw the outlines to what the midterm election battlelines might look like ? A debate that 's likely to rage on for many many months to come .


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Turning our attention now to something that has a lot of folks concerned . You 've been hearing an awful lot about avian or bird flu . The most common and deadly form has already spread in birds from [[1]South Asia] to Europe . And now there is real concern that the virus could mutate and become devastating to humans . In fact some health experts say it 's just a matter of time . [[5]Today] [[4]President Bush] unveiled [[0]a seven point one billion dollar] plan to prepare for a possible flu pandemic . Now much of [[0]that money] would go toward stockpiling enough vaccine to protect twenty million healthcare workers and other first responders speeding up production of vaccines and buying the anti-viral drugs Tamoflu and Rolenzo which in some cases prevent flu infection . And we now turn to senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupto who has just gotten back from [[1]South Asia] where [[2]bird flu] has in the past two years killed at least sixty - two people about half of those who were struck with it . Hundreds of millions of birds around the world have been destroyed to try to contain [[2]the disease] . And Dr. Gupto now just joins us from the Emory University hospital in Atlanta . Always good to see [[3]you] doctor . So /- Thanks . [[3]I] know [[3]you] 've had a chance to study the plan [[4]the president] put forth [[5]today] . Does it go far enough in [[3]your] estimation ? You know what 's sort of interesting [[3]Paula] . on one hand it is remarkable that [[4]the president] is devoting as much time and as much money uh all towards a disease that does n't exist yet . Pandemic flu does n't exist yet . But a lot of people are talking about it . and [[3]I] think that 's remarkable to a lot of people eh who are citizens and a lot of people in the public health community as well . On the other hand to be able to outline and do the thing that were talked about [[5]today] to basically completely revamp the public health system so that local officials can talk to state officials that can talk to federal officials to be able to pinpoint exactly when a cluster of bird flu happens that takes probably a lot more money and really a complete revamping of our public health systems . [[6]The other thing [[3]Paula]] really important is that [[6]they] talk a lot about the fact that [[7]we] 're a lot better at taking care of patients now than [[7]we] were in nineteen eighteen , we have a lot of ICUs a lot of ICUs in the hospital behind me that can take care of critically ill patients . The problem though at any given time eighty to ninety percent of those ICU rooms are full so we just do n't [[8]have] the surge capacity and [[8]that] 's going to cost lots and lots of money to create a health system where we can take care not only of the ill now but the ill that might come in with a pandemic Paula . Uh let 's talk about the other problem of the plan where the president wants to spend a billion dollars to stockpile [[9]antiviral medicine like [[11][[10]Tamaflu] and [[12]Rolenza]]] . Do we even know if [[9]these two medications] are going to be effective against a strain that has n't even presented itself ? here 's the important thing about that . We do n't know for sure . A lot of people focusing a lot of energy on [[11][[10]Tamaflu] and [[12]Rolenza]] . [[11]These] are antiviral drugs . [[11]they] are not vaccines . [[11]They] are antiviral drugs uh designed to basically shorten uh how bad [[13]the flu] might effect you uh try to lessen [[13]its] impact . But we only know that [[13]it] might work because of laboratory studies and animal studies uh uh in particular . The way to really study it would be to knowingly expose people to bird flu . and nobody will actually ever do that study for obvious reasons . So it 's just theoretical really for the most part that those will work [[14]Paula] . Dr. Sanjay Gupto thanks for the update . By the way are [[14]you] catching a cold ? A a little bit . You know [[14]I] just got back . and the ninteen hour plane ride . Not bird flu though . I can assure [[14]you] that [[14]Paula] . Chicken soup . That 's right . Just what the doctor ordered . Works all the time . Yeah right . [[14]I] made a free house call for you doctor .

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Turning our attention now to [[0]something that has a lot of folks concerned] . You 've been hearing an awful lot about [[0]avian or bird flu] . [[1]The most common and deadly form] has already spread in birds from [[2]South Asia] to Europe . And now there is real concern that [[1]the virus] could mutate and become devastating to humans . In fact some health experts say it 's just a matter of time . [[4]Today] [[6]President Bush] unveiled [[5]a [[3]seven point one billion dollar] plan to prepare for a possible flu pandemic] . Now much of [[3]that money] would go toward stockpiling enough vaccine to protect twenty million healthcare workers and other first responders speeding up production of vaccines and buying [[7]the anti-viral drugs Tamoflu and Rolenzo which in some cases prevent flu infection] . And we now turn to [[9]senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupto who has just gotten back from [[2]South Asia where [[8]bird flu] has in the past two years killed at least sixty - two people about half of those who were struck] with [[8]it]] . Hundreds of millions of birds around the world have been destroyed to try to contain [[8]the disease] . And [[9]Dr. Gupto] now just joins us from [[10]the Emory University hospital in Atlanta] . Always good to see [[9]you] [[9]doctor] . So /- Thanks . [[11]I] know [[9]you] 've had a chance to study [[5]the plan [[6]the president] put forth [[4]today]] . Does [[5]it] go far enough in [[9]your] estimation ? You know what 's sort of interesting [[11]Paula] . on one hand it is remarkable that [[6]the president] is devoting as much time and as much money uh all towards [[12]a disease that does n't exist yet] . [[12]Pandemic flu] does n't exist yet . But a lot of people are [[13]talking] about [[12]it] . and [[9]I] think [[13]that] 's remarkable to a lot of people eh who are citizens and a lot of people in the public health community as well . On the other hand to be able to outline and do the thing that were talked about [[4]today] to basically completely [[14]revamp] the public health system so that local officials can talk to state officials that can talk to federal officials to be able to pinpoint exactly when a cluster of bird flu happens [[14]that] takes probably a lot more money and really a complete revamping of our public health systems . The other thing [[11]Paula] really important is that they talk a lot about the fact that [[15]we] 're a lot better at taking care of patients now than [[15]we] were in nineteen eighteen , [[15]we] have a lot of ICUs a lot of ICUs in [[10]the hospital behind [[9]me]] that can take care of critically ill patients . The problem though at any given time eighty to ninety percent of those ICU rooms are full so [[15]we] just do n't have the surge capacity and [[16]that] 's going to cost lots and lots of money to [[16]create] a health system where [[15]we] can take care not only of the ill now but the ill that might come in with a pandemic [[11]Paula] . Uh let 's talk about the other problem of [[5]the plan] where [[6]the president] wants to spend a billion dollars to stockpile antiviral medicine like Tamaflu [[7]and] Rolenza . Do we even [[18]know] if [[7]these two medications] are going to be effective against [[17]a strain that has n't even presented [[17]itself]] ? here 's the important thing about [[18]that] . We do n't know for sure . A lot of people focusing a lot of energy on Tamaflu [[7]and] Rolenza . [[7]These] are antiviral drugs . [[7]they] are not vaccines . [[7]They] are antiviral drugs uh designed to basically shorten uh how bad [[19]the flu] might effect you uh try to lessen [[19]its] impact . But we only know that [[20]it] might work because of laboratory studies and animal studies uh uh in particular . The way to really [[21]study] [[20]it] would be to knowingly expose people to bird flu . and nobody will actually ever do [[21]that study] for obvious reasons . So it 's just theoretical really for the most part that [[7]those] will work [[11]Paula] . [[9]Dr. Sanjay Gupto] thanks for the update . By the way are [[9]you] catching a cold ? A a little bit . You know [[9]I] just got back . and the ninteen hour plane ride . [[22]Not bird flu] though . [[9]I] can assure [[11]you] [[22]that] [[11]Paula] . Chicken soup . That 's right . Just what the doctor ordered . Works all the time . Yeah right . [[11]I] made a free house call for [[9]you] [[9]doctor] .


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Coming up on News Night Tonight , cooking a turkey is fine . appearing in one is n't . Will [[0]her] Nielson do to Martha Stewart what [[0]her] prison time did n't ?

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Coming up on News Night Tonight , cooking a turkey is fine . appearing in one is n't . Will [[0]her] Nielson do to [[0]Martha Stewart] what [[0]her] prison time did n't ?


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Rapper Fifty Cents or [[1]Fitty Cent] as some of you say sells millions of records . but [[0]one neighborhood] does n't like the sales pitch . [[0]They] call [[0]him] [[1]Fitty Cent] . but [[0]he] is worth millions . [[2][[0]His] music] like the gold single PIMP may come straight from violent inner city streets . but suburban kids from coast to coast love the heavy base beat . [[2]The music] sells . but not everyone is buying the message . Savela Vargas reports . [[3][[1]Fitty Cent 's] film Get Rich or Die Trying] has n't even hit theaters yet . but [[3]its] marketing has already enraged people in [[4]South Central Los Angeles] . Since two thousand there have been eight hundred homicides in [[4]this community] . Now who wants to uphold that standard ? Who wants to keep perpetrating that madness ? The movie 's billboard shows the rapper in a crucifixion - like pose brandishing a microphone in one hand and a gun in the other . [[5]Paramount] [[5]you] are doing damage to [[6][[4]our] community] . [[5]you] are doing an injustice to [[6][[4]our] community] . and you committing violence in [[6][[4]our] community] . and [[7]that] includes [[1]Fifty Cent] too . [[7]It] must go . And go it did . A day after about twenty five people rallied in Hyde Park Paramount pulled one sign down and since has pulled about half a dozen others near LA area schools . [[11]I] think what happens oftentimes people are so overwhelmed in communities particularly African American communities by say an image in [[4]this case Hollywood] . It just seems so big . it just seems so overwhelming . it 's almost like can [[8]we] really fight City Hall ? Whatever [[8]we] 're going to do no matter how much outrage and anger that [[8]we] express it 's not going to [[9]change] anything . But in this case that was shown that [[9]that] 's not the case . A [[10]Paramount] spokesman says [[10]the company] is reviewing billboards in other locations . Now similar complaints are coming from Brooklyn New York . Back in LA the image hits too close to home . Not too long ago [[10]we] was over here . and a guy just pulled out a gun and was shooting right in front of [[12][[11]my] daughter] . We did n't come back for a week cause [[11]I] was scared and [[12]she] was . So [[11]I] mean that right there it enraged [[11]me] . Not a good message . No it 's already enough gang violence out here . We do n't need that . Cynthia Levas director of Golden Day preschool thinks the billboard touched a nerve because [[13]many children here] are [[1]Fitty Cent] fans . When it comes to ABC [[13]they] be like A B . and you have to wait for the other letters . but [[1]Fitty Cent] song they can sing that word for word . [[14]Rapper Fitty Cent whose real name is Curtis Jackson] says it was ludicrous to single out [[14]his] poster . You got to look at how often we put out action films and other films that utilize weapons as a marketing tool . [[15]We] 'll find guns or weapons on the cover of films probably more often than [[15]we] 'll find people 's faces . [[14]He] thinks the controversy will lead the film to greater box office success . but to the members of this community the victory is knowing that [[16]somebody] listened . Man [[16]they] heard [[17]us] . [[16]They] heard [[17]our] voice . and [[11]I] 'm glad . [[11]I] mean [[11]I] mean usually in this area nobody really cares . so for [[16]them] to care about how [[17]we] feel and how you know [[17]we] raising [[17]our] kids that meant a lot to [[17]all of [[17]us]] . so [[11]I] 'm happy . Savela Vargas CNN Los Angeles .

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[[0]Rapper Fifty Cents or Fitty Cent as some of you say] sells millions of records . but [[1]one neighborhood] does n't like [[2]the sales pitch] . They call [[0]him] Fitty Cent . but [[0]he] is worth millions . [[3][[0]His] music like the gold single PIMP] may come straight from violent inner city streets . but suburban kids from coast to coast love the heavy base beat . [[3]The music] sells . but not everyone is buying the message . Savela Vargas reports . [[4][[0]Fitty Cent 's] film Get Rich or Die Trying] has n't even hit theaters yet . but [[4][[2]its] marketing] has already enraged people in [[1]South Central Los Angeles] . Since two thousand there have been [[5]eight hundred homicides in [[1]this community]] . Now who wants to uphold [[5]that standard] ? Who wants to keep perpetrating [[5]that madness] ? [[6][[4]The movie 's] billboard] shows [[0]the rapper] in a crucifixion - like pose brandishing a microphone in one hand and a gun in the other . [[7]Paramount] [[7]you] are doing damage to [[8][[1]our] community] . [[7]you] are doing an injustice to [[8][[1]our] community] . and [[7]you] committing violence in [[8][[1]our] community] . and that includes [[0]Fifty Cent] too . [[6]It] must go . And go [[6]it] did . A day after about twenty five people rallied in Hyde Park [[7]Paramount] pulled one sign down and since has pulled about half a dozen others near [[9]LA] area schools . I think what happens oftentimes people are so overwhelmed in communities particularly African American communities by say an image in this case Hollywood . It just seems so big . it just seems so overwhelming . it 's almost like can [[10]we] really fight City Hall ? Whatever [[10]we] 're going to do no matter how much outrage and anger that [[10]we] express it 's not going to [[11]change] anything . But in this case that was shown that [[11]that] 's not the case . A [[7]Paramount] spokesman says [[7]the company] is reviewing billboards in other locations . Now similar complaints are coming from Brooklyn New York . Back in [[9]LA] [[6]the image] hits too close to home . Not too long ago [[12]we] was over here . and a guy just pulled out a gun and was shooting right in front of [[14][[13]my] daughter] . [[12]We] did n't come back for a week cause [[13]I] was scared and [[14]she] was . So [[13]I] mean [[6]that right there] [[6]it] enraged [[13]me] . Not a good message . No it 's already enough gang violence out here . We do n't need [[6]that] . Cynthia Levas director of Golden Day preschool thinks [[6]the billboard] touched a nerve because [[15]many children here] are [[0]Fitty Cent] fans . When it comes to ABC [[15]they] be like A B . and you have to wait for the other letters . but [[16][[0]Fitty Cent] song] [[15]they] can sing [[16]that] word for word . [[0]Rapper Fitty Cent whose real name is Curtis Jackson] says it was ludicrous to single out [[6][[0]his] poster] . You got to look at how often we put out action films and other films that utilize weapons as a marketing tool . We 'll find guns or weapons on the cover of films probably more often than we 'll find people 's faces . [[0]He] thinks the controversy will lead [[4]the film] to greater box office success . but to [[8]the members of [[1]this community]] the victory is knowing that [[17]somebody] listened . Man [[17]they] heard [[8]us] . [[17]They] heard [[8]our] voice . and [[13]I] 'm glad . [[13]I] mean [[13]I] mean usually in [[1]this area] nobody really cares . so for [[17]them] to [[18]care] about how [[8]we] feel and how you know [[8]we] raising [[8]our] kids [[18]that] meant a lot to [[8]all of us] . so [[13]I] 'm happy . Savela Vargas CNN [[9]Los Angeles] .


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And still ahead on News Night . [[0]I] carry this little packet [[0]my] kid gave [[0]me] . See what [[0]my] daughter /- Daddy [[0]I] love [[0]you] . [[0]I] miss [[0]you] . be safe . come home ASAP . Danger on [[1]the ground in Iraq] and under [[1]it] . [[2]IED Improvised Explosive Devices] take a terrible toll . And prison barely dented [[2]her] popularity . but can [[3]Martha Stewart] survive [[3]her] primetime ratings ? Everyday in [[4]Iraq US soldiers] work very hard to reassure local civilians train the Iraqi army and stay alive . but with the increasing power of [[2]Improvised Explosive Devices IEDs] staying alive takes a lot of training and time . [[5]Eddie Shrahmin] is imbedded with American soldiers in northern Bavil province . As the uh informants /- Come here Strovell . listen up please . Like [[4]the soldiers] [[5]he] commands Lieutenant Colonel Ross Brown suits up daily trying to rid [[5]his] area of roadside bombs . Whenever you roll out of the gate and you 're out there operating you never know if you 're going to hit one of these or not . The first stop today is Route Tampa some of the worst stretch of highway in what is called the Triangle of Death . Salaam Alakum . where these stall owners [[7]Brown] told are aware of impending attacks . Did you know in advance that the IED was going to go off here ? . Tell [[5]him] to look [[0]me] in the eye . . tell [[0]me] that again . . It is a fine line to walk routing out information without creating new enemies battling an insurgency that kills at will , that turns civilians into accomplices . [[0]I] think [[6]they] 're scared to death . [[0]I] think [[6]they] see us as temporary and [[6]they] got to live with [[6]those people] forever . Finding friends locally seems the toughest part of [[7]Brown 's] strategy . but [[7]his] next task proves just as difficult . Here [[9]the Lieutenant Colonel] has stopped at one of [[7]the firm] bases one of the areas that [[8]Iraqis] are manning [[8]their] own position . The commander on duty emerges out of uniform . and [[9]the Lieutenant colonel] struggles to find progress . [[9]they] did n't do too much work yesterday . [[9]They] did n't do too much work the day before . [[9]They] have n't done too much work since [[9]they] 've been here . . [[7]Brown] is unsure if this unit can survive an insurgent attack uncertainties shared by the US forces as well each soldier with [[7]his] own way to cope . [[10]Hey Morales] [[10]you] carry anything special with you on missions to help [[10]you] out ? Well [[10]I] carry [[10]my] wedding ring a bracelet [[11][[10]my] wife] sent [[10]me] /- [[10]I] carry a Bible Psalms ninety - one . A picture of an angel an archangel . [[10]I] carry this little packet [[10]my] kid gave [[10]me] . See what [[11][[10]my] daughter] /- Daddy [[10]I] love [[10]you] . [[10]I] miss [[10]you] . be safe . come home ASAP ? Is n't that cool ? All right let 's go . Overhead helicopters are responding to an IED attack that moments ago killed Colonel William Wood the highest ranking US officer to die in combat in Iraq a personal friend of [[7]Brown 's] an added personal reason why tomorrow [[7]he] 'll be suiting up again . Eddie Shrahmin CNN northern Bavil Province .

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And still ahead on News Night . [[1]I] carry [[2]this little packet [[1][[0]my] kid] gave [[1]me]] . See what [[1][[0]my] daughter] /- [[1]Daddy] [[0]I] love [[1]you] . [[0]I] miss [[1]you] . be safe . come home ASAP . Danger on [[4]the ground in [[3]Iraq]] and under [[4]it] . IED Improvised Explosive Devices take a terrible toll . And prison barely dented [[5]her] popularity . but can [[5]Martha Stewart] survive [[5]her] primetime ratings ? Everyday in [[3]Iraq] US soldiers work very hard to reassure local civilians train the Iraqi army and stay alive . but with the increasing power of Improvised Explosive Devices IEDs staying alive takes a lot of training and time . Eddie Shrahmin is imbedded with American soldiers in [[6]northern Bavil province] . As the uh informants /- Come here Strovell . listen up please . Like the soldiers [[7]he] commands [[7]Lieutenant Colonel Ross Brown] suits up daily trying to rid [[7]his] area of [[8]roadside bombs] . Whenever you roll out of the gate and you 're out there operating you never know if you 're going to hit one of [[8]these] or not . The first stop today is Route Tampa some of the worst stretch of highway in what is called the Triangle of Death . Salaam Alakum . where these stall owners [[7]Brown] told are aware of impending attacks . Did [[9]you] know in advance that the IED was going to go off here ? . Tell [[9]him] to look [[10]me] in the eye . . tell [[10]me] that again . . It is a fine line to walk routing out information without creating new enemies battling [[12]an insurgency that kills at will , that turns [[11]civilians] into accomplices] . [[13]I] think [[11]they] 're scared to death . [[13]I] think [[11]they] see us as temporary and [[11]they] got to live with [[12]those people] forever . Finding friends locally seems the toughest part of [[7]Brown 's] strategy . but [[7]his] next task proves just as difficult . Here [[7]the Lieutenant Colonel] has stopped at one of [[15]the firm bases] one of [[15]the areas that [[14]Iraqis] are manning [[14]their] own position] . The commander on duty emerges out of uniform . and [[7]the Lieutenant colonel] struggles to find progress . [[16]they] did n't do too much work yesterday . [[16]They] did n't do too much work the day before . [[16]They] have n't done too much work since [[16]they] 've been here . . [[7]Brown] is unsure if [[16]this unit] can survive an insurgent attack uncertainties shared by the US forces as well [[17]each soldier with [[17]his] own way to cope] . Hey [[18]Morales] [[18]you] carry anything special with [[18]you] on missions to help [[18]you] out ? Well [[18]I] carry [[18]my] wedding ring a bracelet [[18]my] wife sent [[18]me] /- I carry a Bible Psalms ninety - one . A picture of an angel an archangel . [[1]I] carry [[2]this little packet [[1][[0]my] kid] gave [[1]me]] . See what [[1][[0]my] daughter] /- [[1]Daddy] [[0]I] love [[1]you] . [[0]I] miss [[1]you] . be safe . come home ASAP ? Is n't [[2]that] cool ? All right let 's go . Overhead helicopters are responding to an IED attack that moments ago [[19]killed] Colonel William Wood the highest ranking US officer to die in combat in [[3]Iraq] a personal friend of [[7]Brown 's] [[19]an added personal reason why tomorrow [[7]he] 'll be suiting up again] . Eddie Shrahmin CNN [[6]northern Bavil Province] .


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And [[0]we] turn [[0]our] attention now to London where a memorial service was held today for the fifty - two victims of [[1]the bomb attacks in the city 's public transport systems] back in [[4]July] . Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair attended as did relatives to those who died and emergency workers who responded to [[1]the terrorist attacks] . [[5]Andrew Carey] has the story of three firefighters who were first on the scene at one of [[1]the bombings] . A major incident in central London /- Four explosions ripping through the subway s- /- Chaos on services with some passengers trapped underground . It began as any other day you know just uh doing eh normal checks . At nine o'clock [[2]we] started [[2]our] shift . And so the bells went . It was about a minute past nine when we got the shout for uh smoke issuing in [[7][[3]Allgate] tube station] . The explosion at [[3]Allgate] was the first of [[1]the four bombs] to go off on [[4]July] the seventh at eight fifty in the morning . But Paul Kelly Steve Sodbury and Mel Anderson of Shadwell Firestation 's blue watch had no idea what had happened as they got into the fire engine to answer the call . On the arrival at [[3]Allgate] we saw dozens of casualties outside the front sitting down . and it looked so serious that for one second [[5]I] thought this must be like a training exercise . [[6]These people] had flesh injuries . but [[6]they] also had psychological injuries . [[6]They] just needed reassurance . [[6]They] just needed reassurance because a lot of [[6]them] were scared . It always happens to someone else on the television a terrorist incident . As medical teams arrived at the scene Steve Paul and [[11]two other firefighters] went into [[7]the station] . This scene of walking down the platform and down the tracks with lines of injured people walking past you out the other way is /- [[5]I] 'll remember it forever [[5]I] think . By the time [[8]they] reached the second carriage [[8]they] knew [[8]they] were dealing with a bomb explosion . Carnage . [[9]A man] sitting down next door [[9]he] had half [[9]his] leg . um a person lying down . there was like a half a torso in front of the carriage as you go in . It sounds very harsh to say now . but when you 're down there and you 're dealing with it it kind of just happens . You go into autopilot . and you look . and you think [[5]I] ca n't help that person . let 's move on to the next one . Eight people including the bomber died at Allgate . [[10]one hundred and twenty] were injured . At the end of the day back home with [[10]their] loved ones a time for [[11]the firefighters] to reflect and some mixed emotions . To [[11]them] it was [[10]their] happiness to see [[5]me] walking through the door . but [[5]I] knew that somewhere [[12]someone 's daughter] was n't coming home , [[12]their] father was n't coming home . Watching it on the news is completely different to looking in the eyes of a wounded person . As a fire brigade you 're there to rescue [[12]them] . so it 'll always be a sense of regret as [[13]we] did as much as [[13]we] could but there was still [[14]a human cost] and there 's nothing that [[13]we] 'll ever be able to do about [[14]it] . Andrew Carey CNN London . A producer from our London Bureau .

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And we turn our attention now to [[1]London where a memorial service was held today for [[0]the fifty - two victims of [[3]the bomb attacks in [[2][[1]the city 's] public transport systems] back in July]]] . Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair attended as did relatives to [[0]those who died] and emergency workers who responded to [[3]the terrorist attacks] . [[5]Andrew Carey] has the story of [[4]three firefighters who were first on the scene at one of [[3]the bombings]] . [[3]A major incident] in central London /- [[3]Four explosions] ripping through [[2]the subway] s- /- Chaos on services with some passengers trapped underground . [[6]It] began as any other day you know just uh doing eh normal checks . At [[8]nine o'clock] [[7]we] started [[7]our] shift . And so the bells went . It was about a minute past [[8]nine] when [[7]we] got [[10]the shout for uh smoke issuing in [[9]Allgate tube station]] . The explosion at [[9]Allgate] was the first of [[3]the four bombs to go off on [[6]July the seventh]] at eight fifty in the morning . But [[12][[4]Paul Kelly] [[11]Steve Sodbury] and Mel Anderson of Shadwell Firestation 's blue watch] had no idea what had happened as [[4]they] got into the fire engine to answer [[10]the call] . On the arrival at [[9]Allgate] we saw [[13]dozens of casualties] outside the front sitting down . and it looked so serious that for one second I thought this must be like a training exercise . [[13]These people] had flesh injuries . but [[13]they] also had psychological injuries . [[13]They] just needed reassurance . [[13]They] just needed reassurance because a lot of [[13]them] were scared . [[14]It] always happens to someone else on the television [[14]a terrorist incident] . As medical teams arrived at the scene [[15][[11]Steve] [[12]Paul] and two other firefighters] went into [[9]the station] . [[16]This scene of walking down the platform and down the tracks with lines of injured people walking past you out the other way] is /- [[17]I] 'll remember [[16]it] forever [[17]I] think . By the time [[15]they] reached [[18]the second carriage] [[15]they] knew [[15]they] were dealing with a bomb explosion . Carnage . A man sitting down next door [[19]he] had half [[19]his] leg . um a person lying down . there was like a half a torso in front of [[18]the carriage] as you go in . It sounds very harsh to say now . but when you 're down there and you 're dealing with it it kind of just happens . You go into autopilot . and you look . and you think I ca n't help that person . let 's move on to the next one . Eight people including the bomber died at [[9]Allgate] . one hundred and twenty were injured . At the end of [[6]the day] back home with [[4]their] loved ones a time for [[4]the firefighters] to reflect and some mixed emotions . To [[20]them] it was [[20]their] happiness to see [[21]me] walking through the door . but [[21]I] knew that somewhere [[22]someone 's] daughter was n't coming home , [[22]their] father was n't coming home . Watching it on the news is completely different to looking in the eyes of [[23]a wounded person] . As a fire brigade you 're there to rescue [[23]them] . so it 'll always be a sense of regret as [[25]we] did as much as [[25]we] could but there was still [[24]a human cost] and there 's nothing that [[25]we] 'll ever be able to do about [[24]it] . [[5]Andrew Carey] [[26]CNN] [[1]London] . [[5]A producer from [[26]our] [[1]London] Bureau .]


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Still to come the ups and downs of Martha Stewart and [[0]the British] are coming ! [[0]The British] are coming ! No wait . are n't [[0]they] already here ? But does anyone really care ?

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Still to come the ups and downs of Martha Stewart and [[0]the British] are coming ! [[0]The British] are coming ! No wait . are n't [[0]they] already here ? But does anyone really care ?


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And now we 're going to take a look at the trials and tribulations of [[0]Martha Stewart] . You might have thought serving time in prison was tough . As it turns out , being on the outside might be even tougher . It seems like just yesterday [[0]Martha Stewart] was sprung from prison and poised for [[2][[0]her] comeback] . [[0]This] is a country where [[1]we] believe in second acts , [[1]we] believe in redemption , [[1]we] believe in confessional stories , [[1]we] believe in [[2]the comeback] , [[1]we] 've /- Five months behind bars had n't dimmed [[3][[0]Martha 's] image] . If anything [[3]it] was soaring . Along with [[4][[0]her] company] stock [[4]it] doubled during that time . [[0]Martha] once again took the helm of [[4][[0]her] company] and [[0]her] magazine . [[0]She] also landed a starring role in the spinoff of one of TV 's hottest reality shows The Apprentice . Martha the woman everyone loves to hate was loved . It 's really wonderful to be back . [[6]I] 've missed you as you can imagine . But what [[5]a difference a TV show] makes especialy when [[5]that show] is a flop . [[6]I] 'm looking for the apprentice . The Apprentice Martha Stewart debuted in September . [[0]Her] ratings tanked . and [[0]her] stock followed suit plunging about forty - seven percent since [[0]her] release from prison in March . Once again [[0]Martha Stewart] is persona non grata . [[8]Even [[7][[0]her] friend and fellow Apprentice star Donald Trump]] made it clear that [[5][[0]her] show] was not a good thing . [[7]He] had this to say in a recent radio interview . [[6]I] think there was [[9]confusion between [[0]Martha 's] Apprentice and [[6]mine]] . and [[6]mine] continues to do well . and the other has struggled very severely . [[8]I] think [[9]it] probably hurt [[6]mine] . and [[8]I] sort of predicted that [[9]it] would . [[8]You] 're fired . Ouch smackdown from [[10]the Donald] . Donald ? [[0]Martha Stewart] punched back in a recent Fortune magazine interview saying [[0]she] was actually told that [[0]she] would be firing [[10]the Donald] . Is [[0]the old Martha] back again ? [[0]She] has a track record of being associated unfortunately with the B word and not a little B but a capital B . Can the comeback queen come back again ? [[8]I] think [[0]she] can be saved . Anybody can be saved . Any organization can be saved . but it takes a lot of hard work . Is n't that one of the reasons for our infatuation with [[0]Martha] ? [[0]She] 's the perennial story of celebrity redemption . [[0]She] said this to Fortune magazine [[0]I] have learned that [[0]I] really can not be destroyed . [[0]Apparently Martha Stewart] is betting on [[0]her] own comeback as well . We 'll see .

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And now we 're going to take a look at the trials and tribulations of [[0]Martha Stewart] . You might have thought serving time in prison was tough . As it turns out , being on the outside might be even tougher . It seems like just yesterday [[0]Martha Stewart] was [[1]sprung] from prison and poised for [[0]her] comeback . This is a country where we believe in second acts , we believe in redemption , we believe in confessional stories , we believe in the comeback , we 've /- [[3]Five months behind bars] had n't dimmed [[2][[0]Martha 's] image] . If anything [[2]it] was soaring . Along with [[4][[0]her] company stock] [[4]it] doubled during [[3]that time] . [[0]Martha] once again took the helm of [[0]her] company and [[0]her] magazine . [[0]She] also landed a starring role in [[6]the spinoff of [[5]one of TV 's hottest reality shows The Apprentice]] . [[0]Martha the woman everyone loves to hate] was loved . It 's really wonderful to be back . [[0]I] 've missed you as you can imagine . But what a difference [[7]a TV show] makes especialy when [[7]that show] is a flop . [[0]I] 'm looking for the apprentice . [[6]The Apprentice Martha Stewart] debuted in September . [[0]Her] ratings tanked . and [[4][[0]her] stock] followed suit plunging about forty - seven percent since [[1][[0]her] release from prison in March] . Once again [[0]Martha Stewart] is persona non grata . [[8]Even [[0]her] friend and fellow [[5]Apprentice] star Donald Trump] made it clear that [[6][[0]her] show] was not a good thing . [[8]He] had this to say in a recent radio interview . [[8]I] think there was confusion between [[6][[0]Martha 's] Apprentice] and [[8]mine] . and [[8]mine] continues to do well . and [[6]the other] has struggled very severely . [[8]I] think [[6]it] probably hurt [[8]mine] . and [[8]I] sort of predicted that [[6]it] would . [[0]You] 're fired . Ouch smackdown from [[8]the Donald] . [[8]Donald ?] [[0]Martha Stewart] punched back in a recent [[9]Fortune magazine] interview saying [[0]she] was actually told that [[0]she] would be firing [[8]the Donald] . Is [[0]the old Martha] back again ? [[0]She] has a track record of being associated unfortunately with the B word and not a little B but a capital B . Can [[0]the comeback queen] come back again ? I think [[0]she] can be saved . Anybody can be saved . Any organization can be saved . but it takes a lot of hard work . Is n't [[10]that] one of the reasons for our infatuation with [[0]Martha] ? [[0]She] [[10]'s] the perennial story of celebrity redemption . [[0]She] said this to [[9]Fortune magazine] [[0]I] have learned that [[0]I] really can not be destroyed . Apparently [[0]Martha Stewart] is betting on [[0]her] own comeback as well . We 'll see .


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Still to come on News Night [[1][[0]the prince] and [[5][[0]his] brand new wife]] making [[1]their] first trip to [[3]the US] since [[1]their] marriage . This time it 's not exactly a fairy tale . This week Americans are getting a rare chance to treat royalty well like royalty . [[4][[2]Prince Charles] and [[8][[2]his] new wife Camilla]] have jumped across the pond and are touring [[3]the United States] making [[4]their] first stop today in New York . It 's Charles ' first opportunity to showcase [[5][[2]his] new wife] . but few Americans seem to care . Here 's Jeanie Mowth . What a difference two decades make . [[13]Charles and [[9]Diana]] [[12]visited] a JC Penney 's on [[0]the prince 's] last official US tour . Twenty years later here 's [[0]the prince] with [[5][[0]his] new wife] attending a party at the Museum of Modern Art along with Yoko Ono Diane Sawyer Henry Kissinger Donald Trump Joan Collins and even Sting . But it still stings some Diana fans to see those old shots of [[15]glamorous Princess Di] dancing with John Travolta at the White House . But when it comes to Camilla gossip columnists can get pretty catty . We 're all welcoming [[0]the prince] and the duchess or mistress of whatever [[0]she] is this week . [[6]A lone protestor] parked [[6]herself] outside the UN where [[2]Charles] would later visit . Camilla [[14]you] are no princess said [[6]her] sign with [[7]a horse] on it . [[7]The horse] is basically [[8]Camilla] . We all know that [[6]she] 's a horse . [[6]She] does n't belong here . and [[6]she] 'll never be able to take [[9]Diana 's] place ever . But at least the horse is pretty . [[10]The royals] flew in amid headlines declaring [[10]their] visit a royal bore . [[11]Only ninteen per cent of Americans] polled said [[11]they] were interested in [[12]the visit] . eighty - one per cent said [[11]they] were not . [[13]Prince Charles and [[8]Camilla]] are in town . Do [[14]you] care ? Not a wit . Royal watching is not for [[14]you] ? [[14]I] have n't watched it yet . [[14]I] loved [[15]Princess Diana] . [[14]I] do n't care for [[16]this new chick] in town . Sorry . [[17][[16]The new chick] and [[15][[0]her] prince]] started the day with a visit to Ground Zero . [[17]They] then unveiled a memorial to British victims of Nine Eleven . Everywhere [[17]they] went there were curtsies and /-

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Still to come on News Night [[2][[1]the prince] and [[4][[2]his] brand new wife]] making [[1][[0]their] first trip to [[3]the US] since [[1]their] marriage] . This time it 's not exactly a fairy tale . [[5]This week] Americans are getting a rare chance to treat royalty well like royalty . [[2][[1]Prince Charles] and [[4]his new wife Camilla]] have jumped across the pond and are touring [[3]the United States] making [[1]their] first stop [[6]today] in New York . [[0]It] 's [[2]Charles '] first opportunity to showcase [[4][[2]his] new wife] . but few Americans seem to care . Here 's Jeanie Mowth . What a difference two decades make . [[2]Charles] and [[7]Diana] visited a JC Penney 's on [[2]the prince 's] last official US tour . Twenty years later here 's [[2][[1]the prince] with [[4][[2]his] new wife]] attending a party at the Museum of Modern Art along with Yoko Ono Diane Sawyer Henry Kissinger Donald Trump Joan Collins and even Sting . But it still stings some [[7]Diana] fans to see those old shots of [[7]glamorous Princess Di] dancing with John Travolta at the White House . But when it comes to [[4]Camilla] gossip columnists can get pretty catty . We 're all welcoming [[2][[1]the prince] and [[4]the duchess or mistress of whatever [[4]she] is]] [[5]this week] . [[8]A lone protestor] parked [[8]herself] outside the UN where [[2]Charles] would later visit . [[4]Camilla] [[4]you] are no princess said [[10][[8]her] sign with [[9]a horse] on [[10]it]] . [[9]The horse] is basically [[4]Camilla] . We all know that [[4]she] 's a horse . [[4]She] does n't belong here . and [[4]she] 'll never be able to take [[7]Diana 's] place ever . But at least [[9]the horse] is pretty . [[1]The royals] flew in amid headlines declaring [[1][[0]their] visit] a royal bore . [[11]Only ninteen per cent of Americans polled] said [[11]they] were interested in [[0]the visit] . [[12]eighty - one per cent] said [[12]they] were not . [[2][[1]Prince Charles] and [[4]Camilla]] are in town . Do you care ? Not a wit . Royal watching is not for you ? I have n't watched it yet . [[13]I] loved [[7]Princess Diana] . [[13]I] do n't care for [[4]this new chick in town] . Sorry . [[4][[1]The new chick] and [[4][[2]her] prince]] started [[6]the day] with a visit to Ground Zero . [[1]They] then unveiled a memorial to British victims of Nine Eleven . Everywhere [[1]they] went there were curtsies and /-


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Hi everyone . first up on the docket tonight [[5]we] got an interview with the witness who led investigators to [[2]a landfill] in the search for [[1]Natalee Holloway] . [[0]He] 's telling [[3]NBC] news what and who [[0]he] saw just days after [[1]Natalee 's] May thirtieth disappearance . Also Natalee 's mother met with the lead prosecutor in the investigation today . And while [[2]the landfill] continues to be searched and lead suspect Joran Van Der Sloot is interrogated for the fourth straight day by a team of behavioral specialists [[3]NBC 's] Michelle Kosinski remains in Aruba . So Michelle [[4]the authorities] really believe that uh [[6]this witness] with regard to [[2][[2]the landfill 's] credible] , do n't [[4]they] ? Well [[4]the authorities] including [[7]the FBI] [[5]we] found out had checked [[6]this witness] out early on just days after [[1]Natalee] disappeared . And [[5]we] just found out about [[6]this witness] a couple weeks ago . [[6]That] 's when [[0]his] existence became widely known through private investigators and other sources . And it has been reported that [[0]he] was afraid to come forward . Well it turns out [[0]he] was just afraid for [[0]his] identity to be known . but [[5]we] learned that [[0]he] came forward very quickly after [[0]he] says [[0]he] saw what happened in [[2]the landfill] that day just days after it happened . [[0]He] talked to police . [[0]He] talked to [[7]the FBI] . [[7]The FBI] actually went out to [[2]that landfill] with [[8]dogs] looked around that area even before [[7]it] became piled up with garbage . and [[8]they] did n't find anything . It 's the EquuSearch volunteers who really said hey we believe [[9]this guy] . [[9]His] story does n't change . [[9]He] seems to pan out . [[9]He] seems to be a lucid guy . [[9]He] seems to also be insistent that [[9]he] saw something . So [[9]he] says [[9]he] saw [[10]some men] drive up in a white pickup truck men that [[9]he] says [[9]he] later recognized to be the three suspects in this case . [[9]He] says [[10]they] took what looked like a body out of the back of [[11]the pickup truck] . [[11]It] was wrapped up in a bag . But when [[14]the wind] blew [[9]he] says [[9]he] saw the upper part of [[13][[12]a woman 's] body blonde hair] . and then [[9]he] says [[10]they] buried [[12]this body] there in [[2]the landfill] . Well over a period of weeks some ten feet of garbage has piled up . EquuSearch will tell you too that when [[10]they] bring out dogs it 's very difficult for a dog to catch a scent in [[2]that landfill] when [[10]they] 're coming across things like medical waste . but [[10]they] 're determined to keep going . [[9]He] saw uh [[15][[13]the woman 's] body] and inside a bag . [[13][[12]Her] hair] was blowing out with [[14]the wind] . And uh [[9]he] did n't say this now . but [[9]he] told that the back kind of came off and [[9]he] saw half of [[15][[13]the woman 's] body] . One of the most compelling reasons [[16]searchers] say [[16]they] believe [[9]this guy] very much is that [[16]they] say [[9]he] gave [[16]them] some clues as to things [[16]they] would find buried deep within that garbage around that same area where [[9]he] claims [[9]he] saw a body things like a plastic pool . [[9]He] said that there was a dirt road buried under all that garbage . Well [[17]they] found those things and a couple of other items that [[9]he] said would be there . The problem is [[17]they] just have n't found any sign at all of Natalee Holloway . but [[17]they] want to clear [[18]that place] out and just feel satisfied that [[17]they] looked as best [[17]they] could because [[18]it] 's disturbing . [[19]I] mean [[20][[9]his] story] has panned out in some ways . so [[17]they] do n't want to give this up . Well that 's the question [[19]I] have for [[19]you] [[19]Michelle] . So are [[19]you] saying that [[21]the authorities] uh looked into [[20][[9]this guy 's] story] early on and [[21]they] kind of pooh - poohed [[20]it] and then [[25]EquuSearch] came in a couple weeks later and said wait a sec , wait a sec , let 's give [[9]this guy] a shot here and [[21]they] followed up on [[20]it] ? Yeah pretty much . Uh [[22]the witness] told [[22]us] directly that in the beginning [[9]he] felt like nobody was believing [[20][[9]his] story] . But [[22]we] talked to [[23]a high level source] in law enforcement . and [[23]it] turns out [[24]they] did check [[23]it] out . Hm . [[24]They] sent the FBI out there with a dog . But [[25]EquuSearch] says hey maybe [[22]we] can do something more thoroughly here . [[22]We] can bring out [[26]teams of dogs] . But here 's [[27]the thing] . [[26]They] still have n't found one sign of her . but uh [[26]they] are determined to keep [[27]it] up through the weekend at least . Alright Michelle Kosinski as always thanks a lot .

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Hi everyone . first up on the docket tonight we got an interview with [[0]the witness who led investigators to [[1]a landfill] in the search for [[2]Natalee Holloway]] . [[0]He] 's telling [[3]NBC news] what and who [[0]he] saw just days after [[4][[2]Natalee 's] May thirtieth disappearance] . Also [[2]Natalee 's] mother met with the lead prosecutor in the investigation today . And while [[1]the landfill] continues to be searched and lead suspect Joran Van Der Sloot is interrogated for the fourth straight day by a team of behavioral specialists [[5][[3]NBC 's] Michelle Kosinski] remains in Aruba . So [[5]Michelle] [[6]the authorities] really believe that uh [[0]this witness] with regard to [[1]the landfill] 's credible , do n't [[6]they] ? Well the authorities including [[7]the FBI] [[8]we] found out had checked [[0]this witness] out early on just days after [[2]Natalee] [[4]disappeared] . And [[8]we] just found out about [[0]this witness] a couple weeks ago . That 's when [[0]his] existence became widely known through private investigators and other sources . And it has been reported that [[0]he] was afraid to come forward . Well it turns out [[0]he] was just afraid for [[0]his] identity to be known . but [[8]we] learned that [[0]he] came forward very quickly after [[0]he] says [[0]he] saw what happened in [[1]the landfill] that day just days after it happened . [[0]He] talked to police . [[0]He] talked to [[7]the FBI] . [[7]The FBI] actually went out to [[1]that landfill] with dogs looked around [[9]that area] even before [[9]it] became piled up with garbage . and [[7]they] did n't find anything . It 's [[10]the [[11]EquuSearch] volunteers] who really said hey [[10]we] believe [[0]this guy] . [[12][[0]His] story] does n't change . [[0]He] seems to pan out . [[0]He] seems to be a lucid guy . [[0]He] seems to also be insistent that [[0]he] saw something . So [[0]he] says [[0]he] saw [[14]some men] drive up in [[13]a white pickup truck] [[14]men that [[0]he] says [[0]he] later recognized to be the three suspects in this case] . [[0]He] says [[14]they] took what looked like a body out of the back of [[13]the pickup truck] . It was wrapped up in [[15]a bag] . But when the wind blew [[0]he] says [[0]he] saw the upper part of [[17][[16]a woman 's] body] [[18]blonde hair] . and then [[0]he] says [[14]they] buried [[16]this body] there in [[1]the landfill] . Well over a period of weeks [[19]some ten feet of garbage] has piled up . [[11]EquuSearch] will tell you too that when [[11]they] bring out dogs it 's very difficult for [[20]a dog] to catch a scent in [[1]that landfill] when [[20]they] 're coming across things like medical waste . but [[11]they] 're determined to keep going . [[0]He] saw uh [[17][[16]the woman 's] body] and inside [[15]a bag] . [[18][[17]Her] hair] was blowing out with the wind . And uh [[0]he] did n't say this now . but [[0]he] told that the back kind of came off and [[0]he] saw half of [[17][[16]the woman 's] body] . One of the most compelling reasons [[22]searchers] say [[22]they] believe [[0]this guy] very much is that [[22]they] say [[0]he] gave [[22]them] some clues as to [[21]things [[22]they] would find buried deep within [[19]that garbage around [[9]that same area where [[0]he] claims [[0]he] saw a body]] things like a plastic pool] . [[0]He] said that there was a dirt road buried under [[19]all that garbage] . Well [[22]they] found [[21]those things] and a couple of other items that [[0]he] said would be there . The problem is [[22]they] just have n't found any sign at all of [[2]Natalee Holloway] . but [[22]they] want to clear [[9]that place] out and just feel satisfied that [[22]they] looked as best [[22]they] could because it 's disturbing . [[5]I] mean [[12][[0]his] story] has panned out in some ways . so [[22]they] do n't want to give this up . Well that 's the question I have for [[5]you] [[5]Michelle] . So are [[5]you] saying that [[23]the authorities] uh looked into [[12][[0]this guy 's] story] early on and [[23]they] kind of pooh - poohed [[12]it] and then [[11]EquuSearch] came in a couple weeks later and said wait a sec , wait a sec , let [[11]'s] give [[0]this guy] a shot here and [[11]they] followed up on [[12]it] ? Yeah pretty much . Uh [[0]the witness] told [[8]us] directly that in the beginning [[0]he] felt like nobody was believing [[12][[0]his] story] . But [[8]we] talked to a high level source in [[24]law enforcement] . and it turns out [[24]they] did check [[12]it] out . Hm . [[24]They] sent [[7]the FBI] out there with a dog . But [[11]EquuSearch] says hey maybe [[11]we] can do something more thoroughly here . [[11]We] can bring out teams of dogs . But here 's the thing . [[11]They] still have n't found one sign of [[2]her] . but uh [[11]they] are determined to keep it up through the weekend at least . Alright [[5]Michelle Kosinski] as always thanks a lot .


Predicted

And as Michelle reported [[0]Natalee 's mother Beth Holloway Twitty] met with the lead prosecutor in the investigation this afternoon [[1]Karin Janssen] where [[0]she] told [[1]Janssen] about a girl came forward said [[0]she] had an encounter with [[3]Joran Van Der Sloot] the chief suspect . And on our program last night [[0]Beth] told [[4]me] the story . A beautiful eighteen year old blonde - headed girl from New Jersey um you know was able to recount an encounter that [[0]she] had with [[8]Joran Van Der Sloot Deepak Kalpoe and [[9]Satish Kalpoe]] during the month of April oh five . And what did [[0]she] say happened ? you know [[2]it] 's a pretty long scenario . We have a lot of details . Um you know the main thing to to sum [[2]it] up as you know [[3]Joran] how [[3]he] entered [[5]this establishment] . [[4]I] believe that you know if you enter on the right side you have to have a valid ID . You enter [[7]Carlos N' Charlie 's] on [[6]the left side] you must have some type of [[4]I] do n't know if it 's a VIP pass or what to enter . but [[3]Joran] enters [[5]the establishment] on [[6]the left side] +approaches these group of tourist . Um you know it 's interesting how [[3]he] is able to um try to work [[3]his] way in and connect establish [[3]himself] in uh [[7]Carlos N' Charlie 's] . Was walking [[0]her] around and [[10]these other tourists] and was able to point out [[14][[8]Satish] and [[9]Deepak Kalpoe]] . [[10]They] 're sitting ironically in the same corner the same stools that [[10]they] were seated at in the picture that 's been all over international media . So that must be [[10]their] spot where [[10]they] wait while [[3]Joran] is working . And um you know it was so interesting how everyone in the casino knew [[3]Joran] . you know [[3]he] knew everyone was greeting all the guys with this grip handshake . [[11]All the girls] approach [[3]him] with a kiss on the cheek . It was interesting how um you know [[3]he] was able to order [[11]these group of girls] by just merely leaning over the bar and ordering three shots of one fifty - one one for [[3]himself] and three for the tourists with no money . So [[3]he] 's got an open uh tab at [[7][[7]Carlos N' Charlie] 's] . able to [[12]run] a tab . And you know then you notice [[12]that] in a evening 's proceeding [[3]he] 's even approaching [[11]these girls] getting close to closing time . Did . So that 's another unique pattern that [[3]he] has . did [[13]she] say uh anything about uh violence ? No [[13]she] did n't say anything about violence . but what [[13]I] was looking for was a history is a predatory type behavior which [[13]I] think [[3]Joran] and Deepak and [[14]Satish] have and how tightly connected the three are .

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And as Michelle reported [[2]Natalee 's mother Beth Holloway Twitty] met with [[3]the lead prosecutor in the investigation] this afternoon [[3]Karin Janssen] where [[2]she] told [[3]Janssen] about [[4]a girl came forward said [[4]she] had [[1]an encounter with [[0]Joran Van Der Sloot the chief suspect]]] . And on our program last night [[2]Beth] told me the story . [[4]A beautiful eighteen year old blonde - headed girl from New Jersey] um you know was able to recount [[1]an encounter that [[4]she] had with [[5][[0]Joran Van Der Sloot] [[6]Deepak Kalpoe] and [[7]Satish Kalpoe]] during the month of April oh five] . And what did [[4]she] say happened ? you know it 's a pretty long scenario . We have a lot of details . Um you know the main thing to to sum it up as you know [[0]Joran] how [[0]he] entered [[8]this establishment] . [[2]I] believe that you know if you enter on the right side you have to have a valid ID . You enter [[8]Carlos N' Charlie 's] on the left side you must have some type of [[2]I] do n't know if it 's a VIP pass or what to enter . but [[0]Joran] enters [[8]the establishment] on the left side +approaches [[9]these group of tourist] . Um you know it 's interesting how [[0]he] is able to um try to work [[0]his] way in and connect establish [[0]himself] in uh [[8]Carlos N' Charlie 's] . Was walking [[4]her] around and these other tourists and was able to point out [[10][[7]Satish] and [[6]Deepak Kalpoe]] . [[10]They] 're sitting ironically in [[11]the same corner the same stools that [[10]they] were seated at in the picture that 's been all over international media] . So [[11]that] must be [[10]their] spot where [[10]they] wait while [[0]Joran] is working . And um you know it was so interesting how [[12]everyone in [[8]the casino]] knew [[0]Joran] . you know [[0]he] knew [[12]everyone] was greeting all the guys with this grip handshake . All the girls approach [[0]him] with a kiss on the cheek . It was interesting how um you know [[0]he] was able to order [[9]these group of girls] by just merely leaning over the bar and ordering three shots of one fifty - one one for [[0]himself] and three for [[9]the tourists] with no money . So [[0]he] 's got an open uh tab at [[8]Carlos N' Charlie 's] . able to run a tab . And you know then you notice that in a evening 's proceeding [[0]he] 's even [[13]approaching] [[9]these girls] getting close to closing time . Did . So [[13]that] 's another unique pattern that [[0]he] has . did [[4]she] say uh anything about uh violence ? No [[4]she] did n't say anything about violence . but what [[2]I] was looking for was a history is a predatory type behavior which [[2]I] think [[5][[0]Joran] and [[6]Deepak] and [[7]Satish]] have and how tightly connected [[5]the three] are .


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Now i- . Joining [[2]me] now is the private investigator who has been uh working with [[0]Natalee 's] family TJ Ward and [[0]his] associate Harold Phipps . Gentlemen thanks very much uh for coming on [[1]the program] . +Appreciate [[1]it] . Thank [[2]you] . TJ let [[2]me] start with [[2]you] on this issue of [[2]this woman uh who came up uh to [[3]Beth]] . Have [[2]you] been able to follow up on that . and how relevant do [[2]you] think it is ? Uh [[5]we] have n't followed up with [[4]it] . Um [[3]Beth] and [[2]I] have talked about [[4]it] . and [[5]we] will be following up on [[4]it] uh here shortly . is [[4]it] relevant ? [[2]I] mean a lot of [[2]my] viewers wrote in saying alright so what . [[2]this guy] 's a pickup artist . how does [[6]that] really impact the case ? Well [[6]it] just shows [[6]it] 's a pattern of um what [[2]his] activity is when [[2]he] hangs out at Carlos N' Charlie 's . [[2]I] mean and trying to pick [[7]women] up and take [[7]them] from the bar and whatever [[2]he] 's doing with [[7]them] after [[8]that] . But if there 's no violence associated with [[8]that] does that help [[2]you] in the investigation ? Well again [[9]we] do n't think there was a violent issue with [[2]him] with [[0]Natalee] . [[9]We] think probably +something has happened to [[0]Natalee] . and [[10]they] panicked and then went forth and did what [[10]they] were supposed to do . [[2]I] mean there 's issues that 's come up . Um um well [[9]we] feel something happened when [[0]Natalee] was with [[10]them] . What do [[2]you] mean by that ? Either [[0]she] either passed out regurgitated . um something had happened . And on top of that now there 's a statement that 's come up from [[11]Joran Van Der Sloot] that [[11]he] 's given to the police uh one of twenty - two statements [[11]he] 's given by the way that um Deepak had uh raped [[0]her] and killed [[0]her] on the beach . So at this point what the police have you know again [[12]we] 're unaware because [[12]we] 're not getting any information from law enforcement . so [[12]we] have to go on the course of information that [[12]we] 're gathering on behalf of the family .

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Now i- . Joining [[4]me] now is [[2][[1]the private investigator who has been uh working with [[3][[0]Natalee 's] family] TJ Ward] and [[2]his] associate Harold Phipps] . [[1]Gentlemen] thanks very much uh for [[5]coming] on the program . +Appreciate [[5]it] . Thank [[4]you] . [[2]TJ] let [[4]me] start with [[2]you] on [[6]this issue of this woman uh who came up uh to [[7]Beth]] . Have [[1]you] been able to follow up on [[6]that] . and how relevant do [[1]you] think [[6]it] is ? Uh [[1]we] have n't followed up with [[6]it] . Um [[7]Beth] and [[2]I] have talked about [[6]it] . and [[1]we] will be following up on [[6]it] uh here shortly . is [[6]it] relevant ? [[4]I] mean a lot of [[4]my] viewers wrote in saying alright so what . [[9]this guy] [[8]'s] a pickup artist . how does [[8]that] really impact the case ? Well [[8]it] just shows [[11]it] 's a pattern of um what [[9]his] activity is when [[9]he] hangs out at [[10]Carlos N' Charlie 's] . [[2]I] mean and trying to pick [[12]women] up and [[13]take] [[12]them] from [[10]the bar] and whatever [[9]he] 's doing with [[12]them] after [[13]that] . But if there 's no violence associated with [[11]that] does [[8]that] help [[1]you] in the investigation ? Well again [[1]we] do n't think there was a violent issue with [[9]him] with [[0]Natalee] . [[1]We] think probably +something has happened to [[0]Natalee] . and [[14]they] panicked and then went forth and did what [[14]they] were supposed to do . [[2]I] mean there 's issues that 's come up . Um um well [[1]we] [[15]feel] something happened when [[0]Natalee] was with [[14]them] . What do [[2]you] mean by [[15]that] ? Either [[0]she] either passed out regurgitated . um something had happened . And on top of [[15]that] now there 's a statement that 's come up from [[9]Joran Van Der Sloot] that [[9]he] 's given to the police uh one of twenty - two statements [[9]he] 's given by the way that um Deepak had uh raped [[0]her] and killed [[0]her] on the beach . So at this point what the police have you know again [[1]we] 're unaware because [[1]we] 're not getting any information from law enforcement . so [[1]we] have to go on the course of information that [[1]we] 're gathering on behalf of [[3]the family] .


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Well let [[0]me] ask Harold how do [[1]you all] know that ? [[0]I] mean [[2]that information] for example about that particular statement that [[4]TJ] was just mentioning . How do [[1]we] know [[2]that] ? Yeah how do [[1]you] know that [[2]that statement] was actually made by [[3]Joran Van Der Sloot] ? Oh [[1]we] do n't . [[2]This] is the statements that were being attributed to [[1]us] on those . Uh since [[1]we] have n't interviewed [[3]Joran] [[1]we] do n't know exactly what [[3]he] has said . but some of [[2]that statement] has been let out . and uh through a chain of different individuals uh uh they have told [[1]us] uh what [[2]the statement] was . TJ just so [[1]I] 'm clear where are [[3]you] getting that from that [[2]that statement] was made by [[3]Joran] about Deepak ? [[3]I] have seen a copy of the statement from one of the local newspapers here um Diario . Um Jossy Mansur produced and showed [[3]me] a copy of that statement that uh [[3]Joran Van Der Sloot] made um the last time that [[3]I] was here in Aruba . and uh [[3]he] conveyed it from Dutch into English and uh showed [[3]me] [[2]the statement] . Uh [[4]TJ] are [[4]you] in any trouble there ? [[4]I] mean there 's been a lot of discussions about [[6]the authorities] getting uh annoyed about [[4]you] [[5]knocking] on doors and things like [[5]that] . Well it 's not that . Um there was some . [[6]the Aruban authorities] /- and we 've had conversations about this . This is squared away . It 's been straightened out . Um there was uh some evidence that leaked out to the fact that had an arrest warrant for [[3]my] arrest on [[7]Wednesday] and that [[3]I] was working without a work permit and [[3]I] was going to be deported by [[8]law enforcement] and [[7]Wednesday] night [[8]the law enforcement] was looking for [[3]me] to [[9]arrest] [[3]me] . Uh all that is untrue . and [[3]I] want to make [[9]that] perfectly clear . Uh this was brought up by another media station here on the island that uh made claim to that . but [[3]I] can to assure . Alright . It 's not true .

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Well let [[1]me] ask Harold how do [[2]you all] know [[0]that] ? [[1]I] mean [[0]that information for example about [[4]that particular statement that [[3]TJ] was just mentioning]] . How do [[2]we] know [[0]that] ? Yeah how do [[2]you] know that [[4]that statement] was actually made by [[5]Joran Van Der Sloot] ? Oh [[2]we] do n't . This is the statements that were being attributed to [[2]us] on those . Uh since [[2]we] have n't interviewed [[5]Joran] [[2]we] do n't know exactly what [[5]he] has said . but some of [[4]that statement] has been let out . and uh through [[6]a chain of different individuals] uh uh [[6]they] have told [[2]us] uh what [[4]the statement] was . [[3]TJ] just so [[1]I] 'm clear where are [[2]you] getting [[7]that] from that [[4]that statement] was [[7]made] by [[5]Joran] about Deepak ? [[3]I] have seen [[8]a copy of [[4]the statement] from one of the local newspapers here um Diario] . Um [[10]Jossy Mansur] produced and showed [[3]me] [[8]a copy of [[4]that statement that uh [[5]Joran Van Der Sloot] made]] um the last time that [[3]I] was here in [[9]Aruba] . and uh [[10]he] conveyed [[4]it] from Dutch into English and uh showed [[3]me] [[8]the statement] . Uh [[3]TJ] are [[3]you] in any trouble there ? [[1]I] mean there 's been a lot of discussions about the authorities getting uh annoyed about [[3]you] knocking on doors and things like that . Well it 's not that . Um there was some . the Aruban authorities /- and we 've had conversations about [[11]this] . [[11]This] is squared away . [[11]It] 's been straightened out . Um there was uh some evidence that leaked out to the fact that had an arrest warrant for [[3]my] arrest on Wednesday and that [[3]I] was working without a work permit and [[3]I] was going to be deported by law enforcement and Wednesday night the law enforcement was looking for [[3]me] to arrest [[3]me] . Uh [[13]all that] [[12]is] untrue . and [[3]I] want to make [[12]that] perfectly clear . Uh [[13]this] was brought up by another media station here on [[9]the island] that uh made claim to that . but [[3]I] can to assure . Alright . [[13]It] 's not true .


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We 'll move on . Alright . Yes . Alright . Um uh [[4]Harold] finally this landfill . Uh are [[0]you] hopeful uh that [[1]EquuSearch] is going to find something ? How credible do [[0]you] think that witness is who says that [[1]he] saw three men dumping what looked like a blonde body ? Well uh as [[2]a retired FBI agent] [[0]I] 'm always hopeful for an outcome . Uh we interviewed the individual at length . and having experienced hundreds if not thousands of interviews during [[0]my] thirty - one years uh [[2]this guy] was very uh online . [[2]He] did n't go mm ah . [[0]I] mean [[2]he] was like telling a story . and it did n't appear to [[0]me] at all like [[2]he] was coached or practiced . Mhm . [[2]He] just told a story uh from the beginning to the end . and [[0]I] believe [[2]him] . [[0]I] think there was something there . if there is [[3]the body] , whether it 's still there is another story . Mhm . There has been uh a period of time since then . and [[3]it] could have been removed again . But uh [[2]his] story [[0]I] think is credible . We also had a /- TJ . Sorry go ahead . finish up [[4]Harold] . No go ahead . [[0]I] was just going to a- /- [[0]I] 'm out of time . [[0]I] was going to ask [[5]TJ] bottom line do [[5]you] think that [[5]you] 're going to be able to crack the case in the next uh couple weeks ? Well it depends . [[5]I] believe that [[6]law enforcement] uh since the FBI 's been here has been working very credibly . Mhm . And uh [[5]I] believe that [[6]they] have something um that 's probably solid enough and hopeful uh come September fourth that [[7]Joran Van Sloot] will stay where [[7]he] 's positioned right now . Mhm . and that there 'll be additional arrests in this matter from uh parties and individuals that waited we already know that are possibly involved in this disappearance . Alright . TJ Ward and [[4]Harold Phipps] thanks a lot guys for taking the time . Really appreciate it .

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We 'll move on . Alright . Yes . Alright . Um uh [[0]Harold] finally this landfill . Uh are [[0]you] hopeful uh that EquuSearch is going to find something ? How credible do [[0]you] think [[1]that witness] is who says that [[1]he] saw three men dumping what looked like [[2]a blonde body] ? Well uh as a retired [[3]FBI] agent [[0]I] 'm always hopeful for an outcome . Uh we interviewed [[1]the individual] at length . and having experienced hundreds if not thousands of interviews during [[0]my] thirty - one years uh [[1]this guy] was very uh online . [[1]He] did n't go mm ah . [[0]I] mean [[1]he] was like telling a story . and it did n't appear to [[0]me] at all like [[1]he] was coached or practiced . Mhm . [[1]He] just told [[4]a story] uh from the beginning to the end . and [[0]I] believe [[1]him] . [[0]I] think there was something there . if there is [[2]the body] , whether [[2]it] 's still there is another story . Mhm . There has been uh a period of time since then . and [[2]it] could have been removed again . But uh [[4][[1]his] story] [[0]I] think is credible . We also had a /- [[5]TJ .] Sorry go ahead . finish up [[0]Harold] . No go ahead . [[6]I] was just going to a- /- [[6]I] 'm out of time . [[6]I] was going to ask [[5]TJ] bottom line do [[5]you] think that [[5]you] 're going to be able to crack the case in the next uh couple weeks ? Well it depends . [[5]I] believe that law enforcement uh since [[3]the FBI] 's been here has been working very credibly . Mhm . And uh [[5]I] believe that [[3]they] have something um that 's probably solid enough and hopeful uh come September fourth that [[7]Joran Van Sloot] will stay where [[7]he] 's positioned right now . Mhm . and that there 'll be additional arrests in this matter from uh parties and individuals that waited we already know that are possibly involved in this disappearance . Alright . [[9][[5]TJ Ward] and [[0]Harold Phipps]] thanks a lot [[9]guys] for [[8]taking] the time . Really appreciate [[8]it] .


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Coming up two former jurors in the [[0]Michael Jackson] case writing tell - all books about the case . [[1]They] now apparently say [[0]Jackson] is guilty . and [[1]they] 're apparently saying that [[1]they] broke all kinds of rules in the jury room sneaking in tapes of news reports . An insider on the new books joins me next . And it 's been a month since [[0]this man] went missing on a honeymoon on a Mediterranean cruise . Police now looking into three men who might 've had something to do with [[0]his] disappearance . maybe foul play . And [[2]our] weeklong series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose wraps up tonight . [[2]We] 're trying to get [[3]these guys] before [[3]they] strike again . [[2]We] 'll check in with Erin Runnion five year old daughter Samantha raped and killed by a sex offender . Your email abrams report at MSNBC dot com . Please include your name where you 're writing from . I respond at the end of the show .

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Coming up [[2]two former jurors in [[0]the [[3]Michael Jackson] case] writing [[1]tell - all books about [[0]the case]]] . [[2]They] now apparently say [[3]Jackson] is guilty . and [[2]they] 're apparently saying that [[2]they] broke all kinds of rules in the jury room sneaking in tapes of news reports . An insider on [[1]the new books] joins [[4]me] next . And it 's been a month since [[6]this man] [[5]went] missing on a honeymoon on a Mediterranean cruise . Police now looking into three men who might 've had something to do with [[6][[5]his] disappearance] . maybe foul play . And [[7]our] weeklong series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose wraps up tonight . [[7]We] 're trying to get [[8]these guys] before [[8]they] strike again . [[7]We] 'll check in with Erin Runnion five year old daughter Samantha raped and killed by a sex offender . Your email abrams report at MSNBC dot com . Please include your name where you 're writing from . [[4]I] respond at the end of the show .


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[[3]New York Daily News] today reports that jurors are saying there were all sorts of shannanigans going on in the jury room at the [[0]Michael Jackson] case , that [[1]a juror] wanted to convict [[0]Jackson] smuggled in a medical dictionary to prove [[0]Jackson] fits the definition of a pedophile . [[1]She] was later [[1]she] says intimidated into changing [[1]her] vote to not guilty . [[2]Same juror] we told [[2]you] about yesterday Eleanor Cook who 's reportedly writing a tell - all book titled Guilty as Sin Free as a Bird . [[3]News] also reports another allegation that quote another juror sneaked a forbidden video of Court TV broadcast featuring the prosecution friendly Dianne Dimond and Nancy Grace to the jury room but a faulty VCR prevented a sneak peak . And then a quote gang of [[4]three female jurors] were such rabid Jackson fans that [[4]they] cooed not my Michael when the panel discussed the felony charges against the pop idol . Yikes .

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[[2]New York Daily News] today reports that jurors are saying there were all sorts of shannanigans going on in [[3]the jury room] at the [[0]Michael Jackson] case , that [[1]a juror] wanted to convict [[0]Jackson] smuggled in a medical dictionary to prove [[0]Jackson] fits the definition of a pedophile . [[1]She] was later [[1]she] says intimidated into changing [[1]her] vote to not guilty . [[1]Same juror we told you about yesterday Eleanor Cook who 's reportedly writing a tell - all book titled Guilty as Sin Free as a Bird .] [[2]News] also reports another allegation that quote another juror sneaked a forbidden video of Court TV broadcast featuring the prosecution friendly Dianne Dimond and Nancy Grace to [[3]the jury room] but a faulty VCR prevented a sneak peak . And then [[4]a quote gang of three female jurors] were such rabid [[0]Jackson] fans that [[4]they] cooed not my Michael when the panel discussed the felony charges against [[0]the pop idol] . Yikes .


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Stacy Brown MSNBC analyst author of Michael Jackson the Man Behind the Mask and a name who keeps popping up with [[0]all these books] . Stacy are [[1]you] writing any of [[0][[0]these books] first of all] ? No [[1]I] 'm not . Alright . But [[1]you] actually talked to [[2]these jurors] about writing a book . That 's correct . Alright . and [[1]you] were approached alright . [[1]I] was approached . And so [[2]they] are saying the things that the Daily News reports , are [[2]they] not ? Well [[2]they] are saying a lot more than just that . What else [[2]they] saying ? Um well eh let 's just clear up with [[3]the medical book] . [[4]She] did n't actually bring [[3]it] into the deliberation room . [[2]the jurors] were meeting . [[2]They] rendezvoused at a juvenile hall in Santa Maria . and [[4]she] bought [[3]it] there . and as [[2]they] were getting into the van [[2]they] ordered [[3]it] to put [[3]it] back in [[4]her] car . but [[4]she] wanted [[2]them] to understand Ellie Cook this is that this fits [[5]Michael] to a tee . So [[4]she] wanted [[2]them] to know [[5]Michael Jackson 's] guilty , [[5]he] 's a pedophile . and then what ? Then [[5]she] just caved ? [[5]She] says [[5]she] was pressured . Think [[5]she] was threated . and [[2]they] were threatening to throw [[5]her] off [[7]the jury] . Come on . this is the one who 's been wanting to write a book since the beginning , right ? Yeah absolutely . [[6][[5]Her] granddaughter] had put out feelers since [[6]she] was picked for [[7]the jury] . What [[8]other kind of shannigans] were going on back there , do [[8]they] say ? Well um [[8]they] mentioned um as [[1]you] had mentioned in [[1]your] open about [[10]the Court TV video] . [[9]Someone] had apparently taped some [[12]Court TV] um stuff . and [[9]they] tried to play [[10]it] . Uh apparently [[10]it] was a malfunction in [[10]the video tape] . Mhm . Well let [[1]me] give the juror 's explanation for this . And . This is Paula Coccoz . [[11]we] talked to [[5]her] today juror number ten . It 's number four . Uh [[14]the bailiff] brought in a TV with [[13]a VCR] so [[11]we] could review [[16]the sheriff 's] interview . and [[11]we] went to put in [[10]the tape] . [[10]The tape] was marked [[12]Court TV] . The people at the courthouse had left [[10]this tape] in [[13]the VCR] . [[11]We] told [[14]the bailiff] about this . and [[14]he] seemed concerned about whether or not [[11]we] reviewed [[10]the tape] . [[11]We] told [[10]them] [[11]we] did n't watch [[10]it] . [[11]We] did n't find out until later what was on [[10]the tape] . Yeah . according to Ellie though someone taped [[15]that show] . [[15]It] was n't left there . Um and there was a problem . Now [[1]I] know that someone else mentioned that there was a problem as well with [[13]a VCR] . but if you remember well the interview with [[16]the sheriff] and [[19]the young boy] was on a disk and not a VCR . And [[17]this] is number five . Uh [[17]this] is again the Daily News . [[18]That Cook] uh admits that [[18]she] frequently winked at [[22][[20]Jackson 's] mother um Katherine in court] and exchanged wardrobe tips with [[19]the entertainer 's] mom which resulted in [[20]them] wearing the same colors on certain days . Ellie Cook talked about that yeah . [[18]She] mentioned that [[21]they] would wink and nod at each other . [[1]I] do n't understand . So on the one hand this juror 's saying [[1]I] was convinced [[14]he] was guilty you know . and [[21]they] 're saying oh [[18]she] was trying to bring in a medical text . and on the other hand [[18]she] 's sitting there winking at [[22]Katherine Jackson] talking to [[18]her] about what clothes [[21]they] 're going to wear . Saying everything was going to be okay . [[18]She] /- And that 's why [[1]you] did n't believe this story . That 's why [[1]I] do n't yeah ah . That 's why [[1]you] would n't write [[23]the book] . [[1]I] 'm not writing [[23]it] because [[1]I] just think that there 's a lot of issues with [[26]this] . if [[1]you] felt that [[19]this guy] was guilty , [[1]you] felt [[19]he] was a pedophile , [[19]he] lives in [[24][[1]your] community] , [[19]he] 's a very powerful member of [[24][[1]your] community] why let [[19]him] free then ? Do [[1]you] just not believe [[25]these jurors] ? Is that the problem ? [[1]I] just do n't believe [[25]them] . Why ? [[1]I] mean [[25]they] 're making [[26]this] up for money ? It 's just /- well uh you know [[1]I] think in both [[25]their] cases [[25]they] feel now in retrospect maybe we made a mistake . And see [[1]I] can live with [[27]that] if [[27]that] 's what [[25]they] are saying . but [[25]they] 're not saying [[27]that] . [[25]They] 're saying that [[25]they] believed all along [[19]he] was guilty . and [[1]I] 'm having a hard time with [[27]that] . Alright Stacy uh stick around for a minute .

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[[0]Stacy Brown MSNBC analyst author of Michael Jackson the Man Behind the Mask and a name who keeps popping up with [[1]all these books] .] [[0]Stacy] are [[0]you] writing any of [[1]these books] first of all ? No [[0]I] 'm not . Alright . But [[0]you] actually [[2]talked] to [[3]these jurors] about writing a book . [[2]That] 's correct . Alright . and [[0]you] were approached alright . [[0]I] was approached . And so [[3]they] are saying [[4]the things that [[5]the Daily News] reports] , are [[3]they] not ? Well [[3]they] are saying a lot more than [[4]just that] . What else [[3]they] saying ? Um well eh let 's just clear up with [[6]the medical book] . [[7]She] did n't actually bring [[6]it] into the deliberation room . [[8]the jurors] were meeting . [[8]They] rendezvoused at a juvenile hall in Santa Maria . and [[7]she] bought [[6]it] there . and as [[8]they] were getting into the van they ordered it to put [[6]it] back in [[7]her] car . but [[7]she] wanted [[9]them] to understand [[7]Ellie Cook] this is that this fits [[10]Michael] to a tee . So [[7]she] wanted [[9]them] to know [[10]Michael Jackson] 's guilty , [[10]he] 's a pedophile . and then what ? Then [[7]she] just caved ? [[7]She] says [[7]she] was pressured . Think [[7]she] was threated . and [[9]they] were threatening to throw [[7]her] off [[11]the jury] . Come on . [[7]this] is the one who 's been wanting to write a book since the beginning , right ? Yeah absolutely . [[7]Her] granddaughter had put out feelers since [[7]she] was picked for [[11]the jury] . What other kind of shannigans were going on back there , do [[3]they] say ? Well um [[3]they] mentioned um as [[13]you] had mentioned in [[13]your] open about [[12]the [[14]Court TV] video] . Someone had apparently taped [[15]some [[14]Court TV] um stuff] . and [[16]they] tried to play [[12]it] . Uh apparently it was a malfunction in [[12]the video tape] . Mhm . Well let [[13]me] give [[17]the juror 's] explanation for this . And . This is [[17]Paula Coccoz] . we talked to [[17]her] today [[17]juror number ten] . It 's number four . Uh [[19]the bailiff] brought in a TV with [[18]a VCR] so [[16]we] could review [[21][[20]the sheriff 's] interview] . and [[16]we] went to put in [[12]the tape] . [[12]The tape] was marked [[14]Court TV] . The people at the courthouse had left [[12]this tape] in [[18]the VCR] . [[16]We] told [[19]the bailiff] about this . and [[19]he] seemed concerned about whether or not [[16]we] reviewed [[12]the tape] . [[16]We] told them [[16]we] did n't watch [[12]it] . [[16]We] did n't find out until later what was on [[12]the tape] . Yeah . according to [[7]Ellie] though someone taped [[15]that show] . [[12]It] was n't left there . Um and there was a problem . Now [[0]I] know that someone else mentioned that there was a problem as well with a VCR . but if [[13]you] remember well [[21]the interview with [[20]the sheriff] and the young boy] was on a disk and not a VCR . And this is number five . Uh this is again [[5]the Daily News] . [[7]That Cook] uh admits that [[7]she] frequently winked at [[23][[10]Jackson 's] mother um Katherine] in court and exchanged wardrobe tips with [[23][[10]the entertainer 's] mom] which resulted in [[22]them] wearing the same colors on certain days . [[7]Ellie Cook] talked about that yeah . [[7]She] mentioned that [[22]they] would wink and nod at each other . [[13]I] do n't understand . So on the one hand [[7]this juror] 's saying [[7]I] was convinced [[10]he] was guilty you know . and they 're saying oh [[7]she] was trying to bring in [[6]a medical text] . and on the other hand [[7]she] 's sitting there winking at [[23]Katherine Jackson] talking to [[23]her] about what clothes [[22]they] 're going to wear . Saying everything was going to be okay . [[7]She] /- And [[24]that] 's why [[0]you] did n't believe this story . [[24]That] 's why [[0]I] do n't yeah ah . [[24]That] 's why [[0]you] would n't write [[25]the book] . [[0]I] 'm not writing [[25]it] because [[0]I] just think that there 's a lot of issues with this . if you felt that [[10]this guy] was guilty , you felt [[10]he] was a pedophile , [[10]he] lives in your community , [[10]he] 's a very powerful member of your community why let [[10]him] free then ? Do [[0]you] just not [[26]believe] [[3]these jurors] ? Is [[26]that] the problem ? [[0]I] just do n't believe [[3]them] . Why ? [[13]I] mean [[3]they] 're making this up for money ? It 's just /- well uh you know [[0]I] think in both [[3]their] cases [[3]they] [[27]feel] now in retrospect maybe [[3]we] made a mistake . And see [[0]I] can live with [[27]that] if [[27]that] 's what [[3]they] are saying . but [[3]they] 're not saying [[27]that] . [[3]They] 're saying that [[3]they] [[28]believed] all along [[10]he] was guilty . and [[0]I] 'm having a hard time with [[28]that] . Alright [[0]Stacy] uh stick around for a minute .


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Joining [[4]me] now NBC News legal analyst former prosecutor Susan Filan and attorney and Celebrity Justice executive producer Harvey Levin criminal defense attorney Daniel Horowitz . [[0]Harv] what do [[0]you] make of /- Look [[0]you] 've followed this close . What do [[0]you] make of all this ? Well [[0]I] think Eleanor Cook is a wacko Dan . and [[0]I] think if any of [[1]these allegations] are true [[7]these jurors] need to be prosecuted . [[0]I] mean this is jury tampering from within the jury if [[1]these allegations] are true . And if there is ever to be a fair celebrity trial again especially in California somebody needs to say look we are drawing the line . [[0]You] 're not going to get books at the end of the rainbow and do things inappropriate . If it pans out it 's true [[0]I] think [[2]Tom Sneddon [[2]himself]] should [[3]prosecute] without respect to whether [[3]it] would have been pro or anti Michael Jackson . So Susan let 's assume for a minute it 's true . Again [[4]you] 're the prosecutor . and [[4]you] 're sitting there going are [[4]you] kidding [[4]me] ? There were [[5]two or three jurors who wanted to convict] . and [[5]they] caved because [[5]they] were pressured or whatever . You ca n't do anything , can [[4]you] ? Nothing . eh game over . You ca n't take an appeal from an aquittal . The problem that [[4]I] have with [[6]this] is as members of the media we had an awfully difficult time with access to this trial . If [[6]this] is going to set a precedent to shut media out because these highly publicized celebrity trials yield [[7]these faulty verdicts] [[8]she] 's doing far far more harm than [[8]she] could ever understand . Yeah but let 's forget about the media stuff . [[0]I] mean the bottom line is [[10]the prosecutors] ca n't do anything about [[11]this] , right ? [[0]I] mean if [[9]the jurors] were tampering with evidence , if [[9]they] were playing with evidence et cetera back there [[10]the prosecutors] have to just suck [[11]it] up and be depressed . There 's no remedy . [[10]They] have to eat [[11]it] . [[11]It] 's over . Daniel [[0]I] mean Stacy does n't really believe [[9]them] . but what do [[0]you] think ? Well [[0]Dan] [[0]I] believe [[9]them] . You know [[12]jurors] are people . We expect [[12]them] to be perfect little robots doing what the judge says . and [[12]they] do n't . [[12]They] 're going to watch television . [[0]I] 'm sure [[12]they all] watch [[0]your] show . and [[12]they] watched Susan try to convict Michael Jackson . but then [[0]I] hope [[12]they] listened to [[0]me] and to reason . But the bottom line is [[12]they] reached a fair and just verdict . [[0]You] have to trust people and nail those attempts to control and hypercontrol this case . Just backfired . It made [[9]the jurors] feel isolated . and now [[9]they] 're all quiet . [[9]They] wo n't talk to us about what really went on . Okay here 's [[0]my] problem . It 's [[13]this woman] saying [[13]she] was forced and bullied right into reaching the verdict that [[13]she] did . and there [[13]she] is saying [[0]I] did n't like the way that [[13]this woman] snapped at [[0]me] talking about the accuser 's mother et cetera . . You know [[0]Dan] [[0]I] do n't even talk to juries afterwards unless [[0]I] win because [[0]you] 're always going to hear things like that . People in a jury room are in a bar room brawl . [[14]It] 's not supposed to be pretty . and when [[14]it] 's over there 's always second thoughts and regrets . but [[14]it] 's the system . and [[14]it] works . Harvey [[0]you] know what . eh hey hey if [[0]I] may say /- But [[0]Dan] [[0]your] point is that /- You know a bar room brawl is one thing . They were acting like outlaws if these allegations are true . Right . And you know [[0]I] agree Susan that [[15]the prosecutors] ca n't do anything to Michael Jackson . but [[15]they] certainly can do something to the jurors . and [[0]I] think it is more important right now to say /- [[0]I] 'm telling [[0]you] [[0]Dan] [[0]you] and [[0]I] have covered a lot of trials in [[16]this city] . and we 've seen a lot of weird things happen since [[16]OJ Simpson] with books and everything else . If jurors realize that there 's a back end if you will which is a Hollywood term to [[17]these trials] and if [[17]they] get caught so what [[17]they] get caught but [[17]they] can still publish [[20]a book] if [[17]they] believe that everything is going to change in [[16]this city] . let [[0]me] ask [[0]you] . Harv here 's the thing that [[0]I] do n't understand . And [[18]this] is why [[21]Stacy] made the right call on [[18]this] . [[19]Alright Stacy] may say [[19]he] did n't believe them whatever . [[0]I] do n't think that many people are going to buy [[20]this book] . Is that [[21]Stacy] ? [[0]I] did n't either . Is that the real reason [[0]you] did n't want to write the book Stacy ? Well no no that 's not the b- /- [[0]You] did n't think [[0]you] were going to make any money ? Come on . [[22]That] 's the real reason , is n't [[22]it] ? No . the real reason is [[0]Dan] believe [[22]it] or not [[0]I] have a conscience . [[0]I] wrote Man Behind the Mask with [[23]Bob Jones] because [[0]I] believed in [[23]Bob Jones] . and [[0]I] still believe in [[24]the material] . [[0]I] do n't believe in [[24]this material] . uh Harvey do [[0]you] agree with [[0]me] that [[20]the book] 's not really going to sell much ? Absolutely . For two reasons . Number one [[0]I] think it would have been a better book if [[19]he] would have been found guilty . And secondly [[0]I] think the credibility of the authors um mean a whole lot . and eh you know [[0]I] just think [[25]everything] is so off - kilter people are n't going to be particularly interested in [[25]it] . Yes . Yeah . Uh reminder . you can hear from uh those two jurors who now say Jackson 's guilty premiere of Rita Cosby Live and Direct Monday night at nine PM eastern right here on MSNBC . . Susan Filan 's going to stick around . Harv Daniel Horowitz thanks a lot . appreciate it .

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Joining [[2]me] now [[1]NBC News legal analyst former prosecutor Susan Filan] and attorney and Celebrity Justice executive producer Harvey Levin [[0]criminal defense attorney Daniel Horowitz] . [[3]Harv] what do [[3]you] make of /- Look [[3]you] 've followed [[4]this] close . What do [[3]you] make of [[4]all this] ? Well [[3]I] think [[5]Eleanor Cook] is a wacko [[2]Dan] . and [[3]I] think if any of [[6]these allegations] are true these jurors need to be prosecuted . [[3]I] mean this is jury tampering from within the jury if [[6]these allegations] are true . And if there is ever to be a fair celebrity trial again especially in California somebody needs to say look we are drawing the line . You 're not going to get books at the end of the rainbow and do things inappropriate . If it pans out [[9]it] 's true [[3]I] think [[7]Tom Sneddon [[7]himself]] should prosecute without respect to whether it would have been pro or anti [[8]Michael Jackson] . So [[1]Susan] let 's assume for a minute [[9]it] 's true . Again [[1]you] 're the prosecutor . and [[1]you] 're sitting there going are you kidding [[1]me] ? There were two or three jurors who wanted to convict . and [[10]they] caved because [[10]they] were pressured or whatever . [[1]You] ca n't do anything , can [[1]you] ? Nothing . eh game over . You ca n't take an appeal from an aquittal . The problem that [[1]I] have with this is as members of the media we had an awfully difficult time with access to this trial . If this is going to set a precedent to shut media out because these highly publicized celebrity trials yield these faulty verdicts [[5]she] 's doing far far more harm than [[5]she] could ever understand . Yeah but let 's forget about the media stuff . [[2]I] mean the bottom line is [[11]the prosecutors] ca n't do anything about this , right ? [[2]I] mean if [[12]the jurors] were tampering with evidence , if [[12]they] were playing with evidence et cetera back there [[11]the prosecutors] have to just suck it up and be depressed . There 's no remedy . [[11]They] have to eat it . It 's over . [[0]Daniel] [[2]I] mean [[13]Stacy] does n't really believe [[10]them] . but what do [[0]you] think ? Well [[2]Dan] [[0]I] believe [[10]them] . You know [[14]jurors] are people . We expect [[14]them] to be perfect little robots doing what the judge says . and [[14]they] do n't . [[14]They] 're going to watch television . [[0]I] 'm sure [[12]they all] watch [[2]your] show . and [[12]they] watched [[1]Susan] try to convict [[8]Michael Jackson] . but then [[0]I] hope [[12]they] listened to [[0]me] and to reason . But the bottom line is [[12]they] reached a fair and just verdict . You have to trust people and nail those attempts to control and hypercontrol this case . Just backfired . It made [[12]the jurors] feel isolated . and now [[12]they] 're all quiet . [[12]They] wo n't talk to us about what really went on . Okay here 's [[15][[2]my] problem] . [[15]It] 's [[5]this woman] saying [[5]she] was forced and bullied right into reaching the verdict that [[5]she] did . and there [[5]she] is saying [[5]I] did n't like the way that [[16]this woman] snapped at [[5]me] talking about [[16]the accuser 's mother] et cetera . . You know [[2]Dan] [[0]I] do n't even talk to juries afterwards unless [[0]I] win because you 're always going to hear things like that . People in a jury room are in a bar room brawl . It 's not supposed to be pretty . and when it 's over there 's always second thoughts and regrets . but [[17]it] 's the system . and [[17]it] works . [[3]Harvey] you know what . eh hey hey if [[3]I] may say /- But [[2]Dan] [[2]your] point is that /- You know a bar room brawl is one thing . [[12]They] were acting like outlaws if [[6]these allegations] are true . Right . And you know [[3]I] agree [[1]Susan] that [[11]the prosecutors] ca n't do anything to [[8]Michael Jackson] . but [[11]they] certainly can do something to [[12]the jurors] . and [[3]I] think it is more important right now to say /- [[3]I] 'm telling [[2]you] [[2]Dan] [[18][[2]you] and [[3]I]] have covered a lot of trials in [[19]this city] . and [[18]we] 've seen a lot of weird things happen since OJ Simpson with books and everything else . If [[20]jurors] realize that there 's a back end if you will which is a Hollywood term to these trials and if [[20]they] get caught so what [[20]they] get caught but [[20]they] can still publish a book if [[20]they] believe that everything is going to change in [[19]this city] . let [[2]me] ask [[3]you] . [[3]Harv] here 's the thing that [[2]I] do n't understand . And this is why [[13]Stacy] made the right call on this . Alright [[13]Stacy] may say [[13]he] did n't believe [[10]them] whatever . [[2]I] do n't think that many people are going to buy [[21]this book] . Is that [[13]Stacy] ? [[13]I] did n't either . Is [[22]that] the real reason [[13]you] did n't want to write [[21]the book] [[13]Stacy] ? Well no no [[22]that] 's not the b- /- [[13]You] did n't think [[13]you] were going to make any money ? Come on . [[22]That] 's the real reason , is n't [[22]it] ? No . the real reason is [[2]Dan] believe it or not [[13]I] have a conscience . [[13]I] wrote Man Behind the Mask with [[23]Bob Jones] because [[13]I] believed in [[23]Bob Jones] . and [[13]I] still believe in the material . [[13]I] do n't believe in this material . uh [[3]Harvey] do [[3]you] agree with [[2]me] that [[21]the book] 's not really going to sell much ? Absolutely . For two reasons . Number one [[3]I] think [[21]it] would have been a better book if [[8]he] would have been found guilty . And secondly [[3]I] think the credibility of the authors um mean a whole lot . and eh you know [[3]I] just think everything is so off - kilter people are n't going to be particularly interested in [[21]it] . Yes . Yeah . Uh reminder . you can hear from uh [[10]those two jurors who now say [[8]Jackson] 's guilty] premiere of Rita Cosby Live and Direct Monday night at nine PM eastern right here on MSNBC . . [[1]Susan Filan] 's going to stick around . [[3]Harv] [[0]Daniel Horowitz] thanks a lot . appreciate it .


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Coming up no clear explanation for what happened to a honeymooner who disappeared from [[3]a Mediterranean cruise] last month . Police now focusing on three men seem to be telling some inconsistent stories . And [[1]our] series on wanted sex offenders around the country concludes tonight . It 's called Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose . [[0]College student Dru Sjodin] allegedly raped and murdered by a sex offender two years ago . [[0]Her] mother joins [[1]us] along with Erin Runnion whose five year old girl was raped and murdered by [[2]a convicted sex offender] . Coming up , man disappears on [[3][[2]his] honeymoon cruise ship] . Police on the case focusing now on three men seem to be telling some inconsistent stories . More on the investigation coming up .

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Coming up no clear explanation for what happened to [[0]a honeymooner who disappeared from a Mediterranean cruise last month] . Police now focusing on [[1]three men seem to be telling some inconsistent stories] . And [[2]our series on wanted sex offenders around the country] concludes tonight . [[2]It] 's called Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose . [[3]College student Dru Sjodin] allegedly raped and murdered by a sex offender two years ago . [[3]Her] mother joins us along with Erin Runnion whose five year old girl was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender . Coming up , [[0]man] disappears on [[0]his] honeymoon cruise ship . Police on the case focusing now on [[1]three men seem to be telling some inconsistent stories] . More on the investigation coming up .


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but first the headlines . Hello I 'm Milissa Rehberger . Here 's what 's happening . The Russian military is racing to rescue seven sailors trapped in a minisubmarine six hundred and twenty - five feet below the surface of [[0]the Pacific Ocean] . [[0]The sub] got snagged in [[1]a giant fishing net] . A US Airforce jet carrying robotic undersea vehicles is on [[0]its] way from California to aid in [[1]that rescue] . It 's expected to arrive in ten to twelve hours . It is unclear how much oxygen remains onboard that minisub . The Russian Navy 's chief spokesperson says there may only be about twelve hours worth while another official says there 's more than twenty - four hours left . [[2]British Prime Minister Tony Blair] announced the crackdown on terrorists and extremists in the wake of the London bombing . [[2]He] proposed new deportation measures against people who advocate violence . And a new anti-insurgents operation underway in western Iraq . US marines and Iraqi troops launched Operation Quick Strike in the Euphrates River Valley . That is northwest of Baghdad . That 's where twenty - two marines were killed this week . Back to the Abrams Report .

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but first the headlines . Hello I 'm Milissa Rehberger . Here 's what 's happening . The Russian military is racing to [[0]rescue] seven sailors trapped in [[1]a minisubmarine six hundred and twenty - five feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean] . [[1]The sub] got snagged in a giant fishing net . [[2]A US Airforce jet carrying robotic undersea vehicles] is on [[2]its] way from California to aid in [[0]that rescue] . [[2]It] 's expected to arrive in ten to twelve hours . It is unclear how much oxygen remains onboard [[1]that minisub] . The Russian Navy 's chief spokesperson says there may only be about twelve hours worth while another official says there 's more than twenty - four hours left . [[3]British Prime Minister Tony Blair] announced the crackdown on terrorists and extremists in the wake of the London bombing . [[3]He] proposed new deportation measures against people who advocate violence . And [[4]a new anti-insurgents operation] underway in western Iraq . US marines and Iraqi troops launched [[4]Operation Quick Strike] in [[5]the Euphrates River Valley] . [[5]That] is northwest of Baghdad . [[5]That] 's where twenty - two marines were killed this week . Back to the Abrams Report .


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Exactly a month after [[5]twenty - six year old George Smith] [[2]vanished] from [[0]a Royal Caribbean ship] cruising in the Mediterranean NBC News has learned federal investigators are now focusing on three men who were traveling on [[0]the cruise ship] called Brilliance of the Seas two Russian brothers who live in Brooklyn and one man who lives in [[1]California] . The attorney for [[9]the [[1]California] man] issued [[2]this statement] . [[3]We] 've been cooperating with the FBI and the US Attorney 's Office in [[4]their investigation] . and [[3]we] 'll continue to do so . However [[3]we] 've been asked by the authorities not to speak with the media while [[4]the investigation] is pending . and [[3]we] intend to honor that request . This photo taken the day shows what appears to be blood on the awning below the cabin where [[5]Smith] and [[8][[5]his] wife] were staying . [[5]Smith] was traveling on [[5]his] honeymoon and had left Barcelona Spain on June twenty - ninth . what was meant to be a twelve day cruise . Halfway through the trip on the morning of July fifth [[5]he] disappeared . [[5]He] was reported missing later that day when [[0]the ship] docked in Kusadasi Turkey . [[7]NBC] has also learned that [[5]Smith 's] new wife Jennifer Hagel has been questioned is not a suspect . Two were married on June twenty - fifth in Newport Rhode Island . Joining me now former Connecticut prosecutor NBC News uh legal analyst Susan Filan who 's been covering the case closely and [[12]Orlando] police chief Walter uh Zalisko who was on the same cruise that [[5]Smith] travelled on as well as forensic expert Larry Kobilinsky . Alright so [[6]Susan] what do [[6]you] know about [[4]the investigation] ? Well [[7]NBC news] has learned from a law enforcement source that [[8]the wife] is not a suspect and that they are focusing in on these two Russian brothers as you said who live in Brooklyn . [[9]The California teen] is apparently the key to the case at this point . That 's law enforcement 's focus . If [[9]this young man] will talk this could break open what happened to George . The key question is is this a tragic accident or is [[10]this foul play] ? Right now law enforcement seems to think [[10]it] 's foul play . US attorney Kevin O'Connor said we have reason to believe there could have been foul play here . Um alright uh [[11]Mister Zalisko] do [[11]you] know anything from [[11]your] personal experience of having been on [[13]the cruise] as to what happened ? Uh good evening [[11]sir] . Uh first [[11]I] 'd just like to clarify [[11]I] 'm a police chief in Oak Hill Florida not [[12]Orlando] . Uh now as far as [[13]the cruise] uh [[11]I] was on [[15][[13]the cruise] that uh uh day] . and the way [[11]I] became aware of what occured was that uh the morning of the fifth a relative of [[11]mine] had mentioned that there was blood stain on the canopy beneath her uh balcony . at that point [[14]we] kind of dismissed it . [[14]We] did n't know what was uh going on . Uh [[14]we] then went on [[14]our] daily excursion . However later on into [[13]the cruise] [[15]that day] uh [[13]the ship 's] captain went onto the PA system and made an announcement that uh [[16]authorities] were on [[13]the ship] and [[16]they] were investigating the possibility that an individual had gone overboard during the night or early morning hours . When [[11]I] asked [[17][[11]my] cousin] the uh size of the blood splatter [[17]she] had indicated it was relatively the size of a small uh dog of a beagle type . However viewing those photographs on TV that blood splatter is much larger than uh a small dog . Mhm . In fact it 's maybe three to four feet in length . And then we 've been hearing many stories that uh there were a lot of people going into and out of the state rooms uh which would indicate that the crime scene was not properly secured in the early stages of the investigation . Well .

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Exactly a month after [[0]twenty - six year old George Smith] vanished from [[2]a Royal Caribbean ship cruising in the Mediterranean] [[3]NBC News] has learned federal investigators are now focusing on three men who were traveling on [[2]the cruise ship called Brilliance of the Seas] [[6]two Russian brothers who live in [[5]Brooklyn]] and [[1]one man who lives in [[4]California]] . The attorney for [[1]the [[4]California] man] issued this statement . [[7]We] 've been cooperating with [[9]the FBI and the US Attorney 's Office] in [[9][[8]their] investigation] . and [[7]we] 'll continue to do so . However [[7]we] 've been [[10]asked] by the authorities not to speak with the media while [[8]the investigation] is pending . and [[7]we] intend to honor [[10]that request] . This photo taken the day shows what appears to be blood on [[11]the awning below the cabin where [[12][[0]Smith] and [[13][[0]his] wife]] were staying] . [[0]Smith] was traveling on [[0]his] honeymoon and had left Barcelona Spain on June twenty - ninth . what was meant to be [[14]a twelve day cruise] . Halfway through [[14]the trip] on [[15]the morning of [[16]July fifth]] [[0]he] disappeared . [[0]He] was reported missing later that day when [[2]the ship] docked in Kusadasi Turkey . NBC has also learned that [[13][[0]Smith 's] new wife Jennifer Hagel] has been questioned is not a suspect . [[12]Two] were married on June twenty - fifth in Newport Rhode Island . Joining [[20]me] now [[17]former Connecticut prosecutor [[3]NBC News] uh legal analyst Susan Filan who 's been covering [[18]the case] closely] and [[21][[19]Orlando] police chief Walter uh Zalisko who was on [[14]the same cruise that [[0]Smith] travelled on]] as well as forensic expert Larry Kobilinsky . Alright so [[17]Susan] what do [[17]you] know about [[8]the investigation] ? Well [[3]NBC news] has learned from a law enforcement source that [[13]the wife] is not a suspect and that they are focusing in on [[6]these two Russian brothers as [[20]you] said who live in [[5]Brooklyn]] . [[1]The [[4]California] teen] is apparently the key to [[18]the case] at this point . That 's law enforcement 's focus . If [[1]this young man] will talk this could break open what happened to [[0]George] . The key question is is [[22]this] a tragic accident or is [[22]this] foul play ? Right now law enforcement seems to think [[22]it] 's foul play . US attorney Kevin O'Connor said we have reason to believe there could have been foul play here . Um alright uh [[19]Mister Zalisko] do [[19]you] know anything from [[19]your] personal experience of having been on [[14]the cruise] as to what happened ? Uh good evening [[20]sir] . Uh first [[19]I] 'd just like to clarify [[19]I] 'm a police chief in Oak Hill Florida not [[21]Orlando] . Uh now as far as [[14]the cruise] uh [[19]I] was on [[14]the cruise] [[16]that uh uh day] . and the way [[19]I] became aware of what occured was that uh [[15]the morning of [[16]the fifth]] [[23]a relative of [[19]mine]] had mentioned that there was [[24]blood stain on [[11]the canopy beneath [[23]her] uh balcony]] . at that point [[25]we] kind of dismissed [[24]it] . [[25]We] did n't know what was uh going on . Uh [[25]we] then went on [[25]our] daily excursion . However later on into [[14]the cruise] [[16]that day] uh [[2]the ship 's] captain went onto the PA system and made an announcement that uh authorities were on the ship and they were investigating the possibility that an individual had gone overboard during the night or early morning hours . When [[19]I] asked [[23][[19]my] cousin] the uh size of [[24]the blood splatter] [[23]she] had indicated [[24]it] was relatively the size of a small uh dog of a beagle type . However viewing those photographs on TV [[24]that blood splatter] is much larger than uh a small dog . Mhm . In fact [[24]it] 's maybe three to four feet in length . And then we 've been hearing many stories that uh there were a lot of people going into and out of the state rooms uh which would indicate that the crime scene was not properly secured in the early stages of [[8]the investigation] . Well .


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Alright let [[3]me] play this piece of sound from [[0]one of the passengers who was uh staying right nearby] uh this particular uh room . We were awakened uh about four in the morning uh by loud yelling coming from the cabin . Um it sounded like people uh cheering uh like a drinking contest type thing . And [[0]he] says uh later um chief that [[0]he] heard a horrific thud . Well yeah that would indicate that something did go on there . and we know uh that the three individuals were in a room uh with [[0]Mister Smith] . And the question that has to be uh presented to everybody is why is it taking so long for authorities to interview [[2]the individual that was in a cabin next door] ? Mhm . Any seasoned investigator would know that [[1]you] would want to conduct [[1]your] interviews uh of possible witnesses immediately after [[5]the crime] . Yeah . Yeah . And [[1]you] would not just interview [[2]that individual next door] . [[1]You] would have to take a step to interview people above below and to both sides . Susan what 's the answer to that ? But [[3]Dan] . there are jurisdictional problems here . You know it 's not a clear cut case as to who gets to prosecute [[6]this case] . Turkey ca n't do anything without a body . United States can . Fair play of the United States for stepping in . fair play to law enforcement for getting involved . [[4]Jurisdiction] is n't clear . but [[4]they] 're working very hard to solve [[5]the crime] . [[3]I] do n't think the criticism is well placed against law enforcement in [[6]this case] . Also [[5]the crime scene] oh if you want to call [[5]it] that was cleaned up by the cruise ship who got [[7]their] investigators and [[7]their] lawyers in from what [[3]I] understand right away to make this go away . so [[3]I] think law enforcement was put in a bad position trying to play catchup . and [[3]I] think they 're doing +an amazing job . Larry so uh any chance now based on the fact that things have been cleaned up et cetera to get any usable evidence ? Well it 's very difficult [[3]Dan] . Uh obviously as [[8]we] keep saying [[8]we] do not have a body . therefore [[8]we] do not have a cause or a manner of the death . But [[8]we] do have some physical evidence . Unfortunately examination of the photograph uh tells [[10]me] [[9]it] was not done the proper way . [[9]It] was n't a forensic photograph . So [[10]I] really do not know how large [[11]the stain] was in [[11]its] dimensions . but it is pretty clear that there 's a lot of blood there great deal of blood . It makes [[3]you] think that something criminal occured . But again getting back to how you solve the crime you got to go to [[5]the crime scene] . and [[10]I] think there are multiple scenes here . Every place there 's blood it 's a crime scene . But the most important place is the cabin because that 's presumably where the injury took place . Now there was some rumor about some arguments going [[14]casino] the night before . Uh and it could very well be that he was [[12]arguing] with [[13]these individuals] . so uh [[12]that] could be the tie the connection . and [[10]I] think good policework would connect [[13]the individuals] in question with [[14]the casino] with [[17]Mister Smith] . and that might help us understand what happened . [[15]this] is um a little bit more sound . [[15]This] is again from Cletus Hyman uh who was literally um in a joining or nearby cabin um as to what [[16]he] heard around [[16]he] said four in the morning the day before uh [[17]Mister Smith] went missing . At times it sounded like furniture was being actually picked up and dropped . and then that horrific uh thud . Yeah [[10]I] mean that sure sounds to [[10]me] chief like we 're not talking about someone who /- [[10]I] mean [[10]I] guess it 's possible if [[10]you] 're talking about loud yelling coming /- Well look if this guy 's right that loud yelling is coming from the cabin right and [[18]the wife] is not a real suspect here means that there was probably someone else in there . Well there absolutely was someone else in that room . And what 's interesting is there was a witness who uh had informed [[19]ship 's] authorities that [[18]she] had heard a scream uh early that morning . And what 's really interesting is uh we do n't know if [[18]she] 's been interviewed at this point . But it was five days later that [[19]the ship 's] attorneys had begun to question [[18]her] not law enforcement but ship 's attorneys . We will uh continue to follow this . Chief Zalisko of the Oakhill Police Department sorry about that Susan Filan Larry Kobilinsky thanks a lot .

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Alright let [[1]me] play this piece of sound from [[0]one of the passengers who was uh staying right nearby uh [[2]this particular uh room]] . We were awakened uh about four in the morning uh by [[3]loud yelling coming from [[2]the cabin]] . Um [[3]it] sounded like people uh cheering uh like a drinking contest type thing . And [[0]he] says uh later um [[5]chief] that [[0]he] heard [[4]a horrific thud] . Well yeah [[4]that] would indicate that something did go on there . and we know uh that [[6]the three individuals] were in [[2]a room] uh with [[7]Mister Smith] . And the question that has to be uh presented to everybody is why is it taking so long for authorities to interview [[8]the individual that was in a cabin next door] ? Mhm . Any seasoned investigator would know that you would want to conduct your interviews uh of possible witnesses immediately after [[9]the crime] . Yeah . Yeah . And you would not just interview [[8]that individual next door] . You would have to take a step to interview people above below and to both sides . [[10]Susan] what 's the answer to that ? But [[1]Dan] . there are jurisdictional problems here . You know it 's not a clear cut case as to who gets to prosecute this case . Turkey ca n't do anything without a body . [[11]United States] can . Fair play of [[11]the United States] for stepping in . fair play to law enforcement for getting involved . Jurisdiction is n't clear . but they 're working very hard to solve [[9]the crime] . [[10]I] do n't think the criticism is well placed against law enforcement in this case . Also [[12]the crime scene] oh if you want to call [[12]it] that was cleaned up by [[13]the cruise ship who got [[13]their] investigators and [[13]their] lawyers in from what [[10]I] understand right away to make this go away] . so [[10]I] think [[14]law enforcement] was put in a bad position trying to play catchup . and [[10]I] think [[14]they] 're doing +an amazing job . [[15]Larry] so uh any chance now based on the fact that things have been cleaned up et cetera to get any usable evidence ? Well it 's very difficult [[1]Dan] . Uh obviously as we keep saying we do not have a body . therefore we do not have a cause or a manner of the death . But we do have some physical evidence . Unfortunately examination of [[16]the photograph] uh tells [[15]me] [[16]it] was not done the proper way . [[16]It] was n't a forensic photograph . So [[15]I] really do not know how large [[17]the stain] was in [[17]its] dimensions . but it is pretty clear that there 's a lot of blood there great deal of blood . It makes you think that something criminal occured . But again getting back to how you solve [[9]the crime] you got to go to [[12]the crime scene] . and [[15]I] think there are multiple scenes here . [[18]Every place there 's blood] [[18]it] 's a crime scene . But the most important place is [[2]the cabin] because [[2]that] 's presumably where the injury took place . Now there was some rumor about some arguments going [[19]casino] the night before . Uh and it could very well be that [[7]he] was arguing with [[6]these individuals] . so uh that could be the tie the connection . and [[15]I] think good policework would connect [[6]the individuals in question] with [[19]the casino] with [[7]Mister Smith] . and that might help us understand what happened . this is um [[20]a little bit more sound] . [[20]This] is again from [[0]Cletus Hyman uh who was literally um in a joining or nearby cabin] um as to what [[0]he] heard around [[0]he] said four in the morning the day before uh [[7]Mister Smith] went missing . At times it sounded like furniture was being actually picked up and dropped . and then [[4]that horrific uh thud] . Yeah [[1]I] mean that sure sounds to [[1]me] [[5]chief] like we 're not talking about someone who /- [[1]I] mean [[1]I] guess it 's possible if you 're talking about loud yelling coming /- Well look if [[0]this guy] 's right that loud yelling is coming from [[2]the cabin] right and the wife is not a real suspect here means that there was probably someone else in there . Well there absolutely was someone else in [[2]that room] . And what 's interesting is there was [[21]a witness who uh had informed ship 's authorities that [[21]she] had heard a scream uh early that morning] . And what 's really interesting is uh we do n't know if [[21]she] 's been interviewed at this point . But it was five days later that the ship 's attorneys had begun to question [[21]her] not law enforcement but ship 's attorneys . We will uh continue to follow this . [[5]Chief Zalisko of the Oakhill Police Department sorry about that] [[10]Susan Filan] [[15]Larry Kobilinsky] thanks a lot .


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Coming up two mothers both their daughters kidnapped raped killed . Join [[0]us] for the final installment of [[6][[4][[0]our] series Manhunt Sex Offenders] on [[5]the Loose]] . And you know [[3]I] sort of pooh - poohed the idea that [[1]two jurors from the [[2]Michael Jackson] trial] are now writing tell - all books saying that [[1]they] think [[2]Michael Jackson 's] guilty . You respond to [[3]me] , coming up . Abrams Report at MSNBC dot com is where you send your emails . Please include your name where you 're writing from . [[3]I] respond at the end of the show . Coming up , [[4][[0]our] series Manhunt Sex Offenders on [[5]the Loose]] continues with two mothers who lost very loved ones to really these monsters , coming up . All week [[0]we] 've been continuing with [[6][[4][[0]our] series Manhunt Sex Offenders] on [[5]the Loose]] . In a moment [[3]I] 'm going to talk with two very courageous mothers who both lost daughters to sex offenders .

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Coming up [[0]two mothers] both [[0]their] daughters kidnapped raped killed . Join [[1]us] for the final installment of [[2][[1]our] series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose] . And you know [[5]I] sort of pooh - poohed the idea that [[4]two jurors from the [[3]Michael Jackson] trial] are now writing tell - all books saying that [[4]they] think [[3]Michael Jackson] 's guilty . You respond to [[5]me] , coming up . Abrams Report at MSNBC dot com is where you send your emails . Please include your name where you 're writing from . [[5]I] respond at the end of the show . Coming up , [[2][[1]our] series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose] continues with [[0]two mothers who lost very loved ones to really these monsters] , coming up . All week [[1]we] 've been continuing with [[2][[1]our] series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose] . In a moment [[5]I] 'm going to talk with [[0]two very courageous mothers who both lost daughters to sex offenders] .


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But first I want to highlight [[0]some of the wanted sex offenders] running free before [[0]they] strike . This time in [[6]New York] state . [[1]Tomas Meddaugh] is a oh [[1]he] 's not thirty that guy 's what fifty alright fifty year old white male five foot seven a hundred and sixty - eight pounds with scars near [[2]his] left eyebrow and shoulder [[2]his] neck and abdomen . [[2]He] 's got a prior conviction for [[4]rape] . and [[2]his] current offense involved deviant sexual intercourse with a thirteen year old girl . [[2]He] 's considered armed and dangerous . [[3]Francisco Paulino] is a forty - six year old Hispanic male five foot nine hundred and forty no scars or tattoos that they know of . [[3]He] does have a prior conviction for [[4]the knifepoint rape of a fourteen year old girl] . [[3]He] 's violated [[5][[3]his] parole] . [[3]He] 's wanted . Dion Bryant twenty - four year old black male standing five foot six one fifty - six . Convicted for attempted rape . three underage girls involved . [[3]He] too has violated [[5][[3]his] parole] . Wanted . Anyone with information about their whereabouts should call [[6][[6]New York] 's] a hundred most wanted tipline one eight hundred two six two four three two one and keep in mind that these guys really may be dangerous .

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But first I want to highlight [[0]some of the wanted sex offenders running free] before [[0]they] strike . This time in [[1]New York state] . [[2]Tomas Meddaugh] is a oh [[2]he] 's not thirty [[2]that guy] 's what fifty alright fifty year old white male five foot seven a hundred and sixty - eight pounds with scars near [[2]his] left eyebrow and shoulder [[2]his] neck and abdomen . [[2]He] 's got a prior conviction for rape . and [[2]his] current offense involved deviant sexual intercourse with a thirteen year old girl . [[2]He] 's considered armed and dangerous . [[3]Francisco Paulino] is a forty - six year old Hispanic male five foot nine hundred and forty no scars or tattoos that they know of . [[3]He] does have a prior conviction for the knifepoint rape of a fourteen year old girl . [[3]He] 's violated [[3]his] parole . [[3]He] 's wanted . [[4]Dion Bryant twenty - four year old black male standing five foot six one fifty - six .] Convicted for attempted rape . three underage girls involved . [[4]He] too has violated [[4]his] parole . Wanted . Anyone with information about [[0]their] whereabouts should call [[1]New York 's] a hundred most wanted tipline one eight hundred two six two four three two one and keep in mind that [[0]these guys] really may be dangerous .


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so /- Now [[0]the women] [[3]you] 're about to meet lost [[0]their] children to vicious predators . [[1]Samantha Runnion] was uh just eleven days away from [[1]her] sixth birthday when [[1]she] was kidnapped sexually assaulted and murdered by [[2]a man named Alejandro Avila] . [[2]He] 's been sentenced to death for those crimes . In choosing to [[4]destroy] [[1]Samantha 's] life [[3]you] chose [[4]this] . [[3]You] chose to waste [[3]your] life to satisfy a selfish and sick desire . [[3]You] knew [[5]it] was wrong . and [[3]you] chose not to think about [[5]it] . Well now [[3]you] have a lot of time to think about [[5]it] . Do n't waste [[5]it] . Write it down so that the rest of us can figure out how to stop you people . [[3]You] 're a disgrace to the human race . And [[6]Dru Sjodin] was a twenty - two year old college student . [[6]She] was abducted and killed . Alfonso Rodriguez a man with prior convictions for assaulting women is facing trial accused of kidnapping and murder . Convicted [[6]he] too uh could get the death penalty . Joining me now is [[1]Samantha Runnion 's] mother Erin Runnion and [[6]Dru Sjodin 's] mother Linda Walker . Thanks so much uh for coming on [[7]the program] . We appreciate [[7]it] .

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so /- Now [[0]the women you 're about to meet] lost [[0]their] children to vicious predators . [[1]Samantha Runnion] was uh just eleven days away from [[1]her] sixth birthday when [[1]she] was kidnapped sexually assaulted and murdered by [[2]a man named Alejandro Avila] . [[2]He] 's been sentenced to [[3]death] for those crimes . In choosing to destroy [[1]Samantha 's] life [[2]you] chose [[3]this] . [[2]You] chose to waste [[2]your] life to satisfy [[4]a selfish and sick desire] . [[2]You] knew [[4]it] [[5]was] wrong . and [[2]you] chose not to think about [[5]it] . Well now [[2]you] have [[6]a lot of time to think about [[5]it]] . Do n't waste [[6]it] . Write it down so that the rest of us can figure out how to stop you people . [[2]You] 're a disgrace to the human race . And [[7]Dru Sjodin] was a twenty - two year old college student . [[7]She] was abducted and killed . [[8]Alfonso Rodriguez a man with prior convictions for assaulting women] is facing trial accused of kidnapping and murder . Convicted [[8]he] too uh could get the death penalty . Joining me now is [[1][[0]Samantha Runnion 's] mother Erin Runnion and [[9][[7]Dru Sjodin 's] mother] [[9]Linda Walker]] . Thanks so much uh for [[10]coming] on the program . We appreciate [[10]it] .


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[[0]Alright Erin] let [[7]me] start with [[0]you] . What do [[0]you] think [[1]the biggest problem] is out there when it comes to [[3]these sex offenders] ? Well [[0]I] think that there 's a gross misconception about [[2]sex offender crimes] . [[0]I] think most do not realize how pervasive [[1]the problem] is . [[3][[2]The sex offenders] that we have caught] are a very small percentage of those that are out there . Statistically one in four girls and as many as one in six to ten boys are sexually assaulted before [[3]they] are eighteen . That 's nationwide . This problem is much bigger than [[0]I] think people are realizing . And [[0]Linda] [[0]I] guess what [[4]we] 're realizing as [[4]we] have been highlighting [[3]these wanted sex offenders] around [[8]the country] is how many of [[3]them] are still out there and wanted . Well currently there 's um right now uh over a hundred thousand that are missing . Unbelievable . Uh [[4]we] know that there 's [[5]over five hundred thousand registered] . So yes there 's a vast amount that are running uh through the system . That 's a May of [[5]two thousand five um statistic] . but as far as those before that time and date . Um Linda eh how much has this eh when [[0]I] say changed [[6][[0]your] life] [[0]I] mean in addition to the obvious loss of [[0]your] daughter but in terms of what [[0]you] are doing everyday with [[6][[0]your] life] . both of [[0]you] have devoted much of [[0]your] lives to this cause now . [[0]Linda] why do n't [[0]you] tell [[7]me] a little bit about what [[0]you] 've been doing . Well um [[0]I] 've been working with um er pardon [[0]me] Byron Dorgan Senator of North Dakota . um working legislation on what has been uh called Dru 's Law which we hope will be a national sex +offender uh database through computer . And um obviously we know that [[8]this nation] is more and um [[8]they] 're able to access cross you know state lines . so [[0]I] think it 's important that uh people of predators living amongst us across you know [[8]the country] and be vigilant uh besides uh leaving the pressure on them . Mhm . Yeah .

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Alright [[0]Erin] let [[1]me] start with [[0]you] . What do [[0]you] think the biggest problem is out there when it comes to these sex offenders ? Well [[0]I] think that there 's a gross misconception about sex offender crimes . [[0]I] think most do not realize how pervasive the problem is . The sex offenders that we have caught are a very small percentage of those that are out there . Statistically [[2]one in four girls and as many as one in six to ten boys] are sexually assaulted before [[2]they] are eighteen . That 's nationwide . This problem is much bigger than [[0]I] think people are realizing . And [[6]Linda] [[1]I] guess what [[4]we] 're realizing as [[4]we] have been highlighting [[5]these wanted sex offenders around [[3]the country]] is how many of [[5]them] are still out there and wanted . Well currently there 's um right now uh over a hundred thousand that are missing . Unbelievable . Uh we know that there 's over five hundred thousand registered . So yes there 's a vast amount that are running uh through the system . That 's a [[7]May of two thousand five] um statistic . but as far as those before [[7]that time and date] . Um [[6]Linda] eh how much has this eh when [[1]I] say changed [[8][[6]your] life] [[1]I] mean in addition to the obvious loss of [[6]your] daughter but in terms of what [[6]you] are doing everyday with [[8][[6]your] life] . both of you have devoted much of your lives to this cause now . [[6]Linda] why do n't [[6]you] tell [[1]me] a little bit about what [[6]you] 've been doing . Well um [[6]I] 've been working with um er pardon [[6]me] Byron Dorgan Senator of North Dakota . um working legislation on what has been uh called Dru 's Law which we hope will be a national sex +offender uh database through computer . And um obviously we know that [[3]this nation] is more and um they 're able to access cross you know state lines . so [[6]I] think it 's important that uh people of predators living amongst us across you know [[3]the country] and be vigilant uh besides uh leaving the pressure on them . Mhm . Yeah .


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Erin uh every time I listen to that tape of [[0]you] um talking to uh [[0]your] dau- [[0]I] get chills . Um was it at all uh cathartic for [[0]you] to be able to stand across from [[1]him] ? Definitely . Definitely [[0]I] to say what [[0]I] said to [[1]him] . [[0]I] needed to address [[1]him] . And [[0]I] feel like [[0]I] got it off [[0]my] chest you know . [[0]I] hope to never ever see [[1]him] again . [[2]The whole trial process] is really built around the defendant . and um it was very important to [[0]me] that [[0]I] bring [[2]it] back around and make [[2]it] about Samantha because that 's what [[2]it] was really about . Do [[0]you] watch these other stories uh in the news . and does it just get [[0]your] blood boiling as you see eh these cases where was on the loose should have been arrested could 've been . You know [[3]the technology] is there . so yes [[3]it] infuriates [[0]me] . [[0]I] ca n't understand why we 're so behind in terms of tracking sex offenders . and [[0]I] really think it 's because [[4]people] do n't real- /- there 's no reason that there should n't be a nationwide movement to stop [[4]these people] . To have [[4]them] register at the very least have [[4]them] [[4]their] driver 's licenses . If [[4]they] do n't [[4]they] go on a most wanted list . [[5]it] 's made public nationwide . At the very least every state could do that . [[5]it] adds to state revenue . [[5]it] does n't take away . It 's a good way to track [[4]them] . And [[0]I] have to just on a personal note applaud [[0]Linda] . [[0]I] met [[0]her] before they had found Dru . and [[0]I] 'm so sorry for [[0]your] loss . [[0]I] think [[0]you] 're just amazing . [[0]You] 're doing such a job . Well as well for [[0]you] too . Thank [[0]you] .

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[[1]Erin] uh every time [[0]I] listen to that tape of [[1]you] um talking to uh [[1]your] dau- [[0]I] get chills . Um was it at all uh cathartic for [[1]you] to be able to stand across from [[2]him] ? Definitely . Definitely [[1]I] to say what [[1]I] said to [[2]him] . [[1]I] needed to address [[2]him] . And [[1]I] feel like [[1]I] got it off [[1]my] chest you know . [[1]I] hope to never ever see [[2]him] again . [[3]The whole trial process] is really built around the defendant . and um it was very important to [[1]me] that [[1]I] bring [[3]it] back around and make [[3]it] about [[4]Samantha] because [[4]that] 's what [[3]it] was really about . Do [[1]you] watch these other stories uh in the news . and does it just get [[1]your] blood boiling as [[1]you] see eh these cases where was on the loose should have been arrested could 've been . You know the technology is there . so yes it infuriates [[1]me] . [[1]I] ca n't understand why we 're so behind in terms of tracking [[5]sex offenders] . and [[1]I] really think it 's because people do n't real- /- there 's no reason that there should n't be a nationwide movement to stop [[5]these people] . To have [[5]them] register at the very least have [[5]them] [[5]their] driver 's licenses . If [[5]they] do n't [[5]they] go on [[6]a most wanted list] . [[6]it] 's made public nationwide . At the very least every state could do that . it adds to state revenue . it does n't take away . It 's a good way to track [[5]them] . And [[1]I] have to just on a personal note applaud [[7]Linda] . [[1]I] met [[7]her] before they had found Dru . and [[1]I] 'm so sorry for [[7]your] loss . [[1]I] think [[7]you] 're just amazing . [[7]You] 're doing such a job . Well as well for [[1]you] too . Thank [[7]you] .


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[[0]Linda] are [[0]you] psychologically prepared uh for this trial ? [[0]I] mean eh you know you can tell from seeing on that tape that obviously it 's not easy stuff . [[0]I] mean to sit there next to these guys . You know it 's just another part of [[1]this whole sick story] . there 's no script for [[1]it] . [[0]I] do n't know if anyone could ever be prepared . Um obviously it 's something that um [[2]we] look to have [[1]it] put behind [[2]us] so [[2]we] can really dwell more on what [[3]Dru] gave [[2]us] in [[3]her] life and not how tragically [[3]she] was taken from [[2]us] . And also [[0]I] have to say that what [[4]both of you] are doing in working with legislators uh to move forward uh to not just say [[2]we] 're going to only look past . [[4]Both of [[4]you]] are doing . and that 's why [[2]we] 're so um glad and proud to have [[4]you both] on [[9]the program] . It 's because of what [[4]both of [[4]you]] are doing to have things change . um and [[0]I] think that is what 's /- Go ahead [[0]Linda] . Well and uh thanks goes to [[0]you] and to the media to help [[2]us] . Absolutely . Obviously [[5]we] could n't scream loud enough uh to bring the attention . so [[5]our] hat is off to [[4]all of you] as well . Yeah . Yeah and that 's /- And to realize you know why [[5]we] 're out here doing what [[5]we] 're doing on the scale that [[5]we] 're able to . and that 's why [[0]I] have to tell [[0]you] on [[7]this special series] [[5]we] 're doing [[0]I] 'm just getting so tired of hearing [[6]these stories] about these guys where [[6]they] were always on the loose and people say oh you know it would have been nice if he was captured . Tired of [[7]it] . and as a result you know [[8]we] 're doing the little bit that [[8]we] can . but [[4]you guys] are the ones who are really going to get things done . [[4]Your] voices [[4]your] presence um [[0]I] think is really the difference . and that 's why [[0]I] thank [[4]you] both so much for coming on [[9]the program] . Well thank [[0]you] . Well thank [[0]you] . it 's . And you know it 's so important we know too . Absolutely . Absolutely . It 's so important that people realize at home that in [[10]our] own homes in [[10]our] own lives [[10]we] can work to prevent these crimes . It is really just about uh communicating with neighbors getting a watch going in your community talking /- Report every suspicious behavior there is . You never know . It leads to convictions time and time again . and [[11]Linda Walker] thank [[11]you] both so much for coming on [[9]the program] . Absolutely uh . Thank [[11]you] . We really appreciate it . Be right back . Thank [[11]you] . Thank [[11]you] [[11]Dan] .

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[[0]Linda] are [[0]you] psychologically prepared uh for [[1]this trial] ? [[2]I] mean eh you know you can tell from seeing on that tape that obviously it 's not easy stuff . [[2]I] mean to sit there next to these guys . You know [[1]it] 's just another part of this whole sick story . there 's no script for [[1]it] . [[0]I] do n't know if anyone could ever be prepared . Um obviously [[1]it] 's something that um [[4]we] look to have [[1]it] put behind [[4]us] so [[4]we] can really dwell more on what [[3]Dru] gave [[4]us] in [[3]her] life and not how tragically [[3]she] was taken from [[4]us] . And also [[2]I] have to say that what [[5]both of you] are doing in working with legislators uh to move forward uh to not just say [[5]we] 're going to only look past . [[5]Both of you] are [[6]doing] . and [[6]that] 's why [[8]we] 're so um glad and proud to have [[5]you both] on [[7]the program] . It 's because of what [[5]both of you] are doing to have things change . um and [[2]I] think that is what 's /- Go ahead [[0]Linda] . Well and uh thanks goes to [[2]you] and to the media to help [[5]us] . Absolutely . Obviously [[5]we] could n't scream loud enough uh to bring the attention . so [[5]our] hat is off to all of you as well . Yeah . Yeah and that 's /- And to realize you know why [[5]we] 're out here doing what [[5]we] 're doing on the scale that [[5]we] 're able to . and that 's why [[2]I] have to tell [[5]you] on this special series [[8]we] 're doing [[2]I] 'm just getting so tired of hearing these stories about [[9]these guys] where [[9]they] were always on the loose and people say oh you know it would have been nice if he was captured . Tired of it . and as a result you know [[8]we] 're doing the little bit that [[8]we] can . but [[5]you guys] are the ones who are really going to get things done . [[5]Your] voices [[5]your] presence um [[2]I] think [[10]is] really the difference . and [[10]that] 's why [[2]I] thank [[5]you both] so much for coming on [[7]the program] . Well thank [[2]you] . Well thank [[2]you] . it 's . And you know it 's so important [[5]we] know too . Absolutely . Absolutely . It 's so important that people realize at home that in our own homes in our own lives we can work to prevent these crimes . It is really just about uh communicating with neighbors getting a watch going in your community talking /- [[11]Report] every suspicious behavior there is . You never know . [[11]It] leads to convictions time and time again . and [[0]Linda Walker] thank [[5]you both] so much for coming on [[7]the program] . Absolutely uh . Thank [[2]you] . [[8]We] really appreciate it . Be right back . Thank [[2]you] . Thank [[2]you] [[2]Dan] .


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[[0]I] 've had [[0]my] say . now it 's time for [[0]your] rebuttal . Last night [[0]I] said if [[2]the two jurors in the [[3]Michael Jackson] case] are really now saying that he 's guilty that 's shameful . Leslie Birdwhistell from Bowling Green Kentucky . Man [[0]you] . Ca n't [[1]these people] step away from the trial and the ten other jurors take in some information that was not presented in court and change [[1]their] minds about the verdict ? Uh No . It 's too important . [[1]They] saw the evidence . The only thing that might 've changed [[1]their] minds this quickly [[0]I] think is money or peer pressure neither of which are very good reasons . David Becker from Bradenton Florida . Why 's it so difficult to believe [[2]these jurors] believed [[3]Michael Jackson] was guilty but did n't believe there was sufficient evidence to convict ? Uh maybe Dave . but [[4]the Daily News] reported that [[4]they] quote flip - flopped .

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[[0]I] 've had [[0]my] say . now it 's time for your rebuttal . Last night [[0]I] said if [[2]the two jurors in the [[1]Michael Jackson] case] are really now [[3]saying] that [[1]he] 's guilty [[3]that] 's shameful . Leslie Birdwhistell from Bowling Green Kentucky . Man you . Ca n't [[2]these people] step away from the trial and the ten other jurors take in some information that was not presented in court and change [[4][[2]their] minds] about the verdict ? Uh No . It 's too important . [[2]They] saw the evidence . The only thing that might 've changed [[4][[2]their] minds] this quickly [[0]I] think is money or peer pressure neither of which are very good reasons . [[5]David Becker from Bradenton Florida .] Why 's it so difficult to believe [[2]these jurors] believed [[1]Michael Jackson] was guilty but did n't believe there was sufficient evidence to convict ? Uh maybe [[5]Dave] . but the Daily News reported that [[2]they] quote flip - flopped .


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And in our weeklong series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose trying to stop wanted [[0]sex offenders] before [[0]they] strike Chris O'Rourke from Gardner Massachusetts . [[2]I] 'm happy that someone 's finally trying to do something to ward off [[1]these child attacks] before rather than focus on [[1]them] after . from West Hollywood Californ- /- [[2]Dan] [[2]I] know [[2]your] intentions are good . but [[2]your] drive to stop [[3]sex offenders] before [[3]they] commit a crime sounds a bit like a southern lynch mob in the sixties . Really . it 's a lynch mob mentality to want to find wanted [[4]sex offenders] . Your emails Abrams Report one word at MSNBC dot com . [[6]we] go through [[4]them] at the end of the show . Coming up , how [[5]one penny pinching motorist] thought [[5]he] was getting back at the cop who gave [[5]him] a speeding ticket . Did n't really work . [[6]Our] Oh Please is up next . Oh please [[2]you] ever wondered how to get back at the police for writing you a speeding ticket ? [[7]One man in Moorhead Minnesota] thought [[7]he] could do just that by finding good use for all /- The driver paid for the one hundred and twenty dollar ticket with twelve thousand pennies . Seattle man was issued a speeding citation for driving seventy in a fifty mile per hour zone . Speedster showed up to court hauling a small garbage can full of pennies . Court had the final laugh though making the guy wait at court until every was counted offsite at a bank . That does it for us tonight . Coming up next [[10]Hardball] with Chris Matthews . Have a great weekend . [[8]We] got a big week next week . so [[8]we] 'll see [[2]you] . Should the peace include [[9]military reservists] ? And why wo n't [[9]they] let Bob Novak speak ? Let 's play [[10]Hardball] .

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And in [[1]our] weeklong series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose trying to stop [[0]wanted sex offenders] before [[0]they] strike Chris O'Rourke from Gardner Massachusetts . [[3]I] 'm happy that someone 's finally trying to do something to ward off [[2]these child attacks] before rather than focus on [[2]them] after . from West Hollywood Californ- /- [[3]Dan] I know [[3]your] intentions are good . but [[3]your] drive to stop [[4]sex offenders] before [[4]they] commit a crime sounds a bit like a southern lynch mob in the sixties . Really . it 's a lynch mob mentality to want to find wanted sex offenders . [[5]Your emails] Abrams Report one word at MSNBC dot com . we go through [[5]them] at the end of the show . Coming up , how [[6]one penny pinching motorist] thought [[6]he] was getting back at the cop who gave [[6]him] [[7]a speeding ticket] . Did n't really work . [[1]Our] Oh Please is up next . Oh please you ever wondered how to [[8]get] back at the police for writing you a speeding ticket ? [[6]One man in Moorhead Minnesota] thought [[6]he] could do [[8]just that] by finding good use for all /- [[6]The driver] paid for [[7]the one hundred and twenty dollar ticket] with twelve thousand pennies . [[6]Seattle man] was issued a speeding citation for driving seventy in a fifty mile per hour zone . [[6]Speedster] showed up to court hauling a small garbage can full of pennies . Court had the final laugh though making [[6]the guy] wait at court until every was counted offsite at a bank . That does it for [[1]us] tonight . Coming up next [[9]Hardball with Chris Matthews] . Have a great weekend . [[1]We] got a big week next week . so [[1]we] 'll see you . Should the peace include military reservists ? And why wo n't they let Bob Novak speak ? Let 's play [[9]Hardball] .


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Um , this is the first time [[0]I] 've seen [[1]you] , and [[0]I] 've always wanted to ask [[1]you] a question . Ah . [[2]Usually directors] , otherwise , [[2]they] have beards and very long hair , or otherwise [[2]they] shave [[2]their] heads . Oh . Oh ! [[1]I] had n't thought about [[3]that] . Actually a shaved head is really hard to manage , is n't it ? Do [[1]you] have to shave [[3]it] every day ? Right , yes . Um , when [[1]I] 've slept so much [[1]I] ca n't wake up , [[1]I] just shave [[1]my] head and [[1]I] 'm awake . And do [[1]you] need to polish [[3]it] somehow ? Then do [[1]you] rub a little oil of some kind on [[3]it] ? Oh , after [[1]I] shave [[3]it] [[1]I] rub on a little oil . Is [[3]it] cold in [[4]the winter] ? Pretty cold . Do [[1]you] wear [[5]a hat] ? In [[4]the winter] ? [[5]It] forces [[1]me] to wear a hat . That 's a question [[1]I] 've always wanted to ask . Um , [[1]I] 'm sure that there are [[6]many people] when [[6]they] introduce you , aside from saying Director Ye Daying who has shot such and such , [[7]they] ca n't avoid the cliche , [[7]they] always have to say " I 'd like to introduce Marshall Ye Ting 's grandson . " Your father , Ye Zhengming , was Marshall Ye Ting 's second child . Right . Oh ! But today we 're telling [[8]Ye Daying 's] story . Let 's start with when [[1]you] were young . When [[1]you] were young [[1]you] were very naughty . [[8]Ye Daying] was born in Changchun in 1958 . Although by that time [[10][[8]his] grandfather Ye Ting] had been dead for 12 years , [[9]the Ye family] maintained [[9]its] status as a highly esteemed Communist household . The next year [[9]the entire family] transferred to Beijing , and [[8]Ye Daying] spent [[10]his] childhood there . [[10]He] and [[10]his] little friends went fishing , raised dogs , hunted sparrows , chased ducks , and many years later these supremely happy memories are all preserved in [[10]his] movies and plays . One , two , three , four . Ducks were the most precious asset in our village . [[11]The village mayor] gave [[13]them all] to [[12]me] . [[11]The mayor] said to [[12]me] , there are eighty - six in all ; [[11]he] had [[12]me] check to see that there were none missing . But [[12]I] never did count [[13]them all] carefully . 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 Did [[12]you] see ? Are there 86 of [[13]them] ? Yes . [[8]Ye Daying 's] mother , An Qi , was an educated woman who worked at the Changchun Film Studio . And [[14]his father , Ye Zhengming] , was an outstanding son of the revolution . Because after the Wannan Incident Ye Zhengming and [[14][[10]his] father Ye Ting] were imprisoned for two years in a Kuomnintang prison . But then , and for the same reasons , just after the Cultural Revolution started , [[14]Ye Zhengming] was treated as a major capitalist roader . [[15]That year [[16]Ye Daying]] was just eight years old . [[14][[9]His] family 's] sudden misfortune left [[15]the young Ye Daying] with very disturbing memories . [[14]He] changed from a very well - behaved child into a naughty child . From that time on [[14]he] often did things that went beyond the norm , sometimes to protect [[14]himself] and sometimes to take care of [[14][[9]his] family] . [[16]Ye Daying] just corrected us ; [[16]he] said that [[10]Ye Ting] should not be called [[10]Marshal Ye Ting] but rather [[17]General Ye Ting] . Right , right , right , [[17]General Ye Ting] . Why , is there a big difference between marshal and general ? Um , [[14]he] died in '46 . That marshal , afterward , after Liberation , um , it was conferred on [[14]him] , so only then -- OK , we 'll call [[14]him] [[17]General Ye Ting] . Mm .

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Um , this is the first time [[1]I] 've seen [[0]you] , and [[1]I] 've always wanted to ask [[0]you] a question . Ah . Usually [[2]directors] , otherwise , [[2]they] have beards and very long hair , or otherwise [[2]they] shave [[2]their] heads . Oh . Oh ! [[0]I] had n't thought about that . Actually [[3]a shaved head] is really hard to manage , is n't [[3]it] ? Do [[0]you] have to shave [[4]it] every day ? Right , yes . Um , when [[0]I] 've slept so much [[0]I] ca n't wake up , [[0]I] just shave [[4][[0]my] head] and [[0]I] 'm awake . And do [[0]you] need to polish [[4]it] somehow ? Then do [[0]you] rub a little oil of some kind on [[4]it] ? Oh , after [[0]I] shave [[4]it] [[0]I] rub on a little oil . Is [[4]it] cold in the winter ? Pretty cold . Do [[0]you] wear a hat ? In [[5]the winter] ? [[5]It] forces [[0]me] to wear a hat . That 's a question [[1]I] 've always wanted to ask . Um , [[1]I] 'm sure that there are [[6]many people] when [[6]they] introduce [[0]you] , aside from saying [[0]Director Ye Daying who has shot such and such] , [[6]they] ca n't avoid the cliche , [[6]they] always have to say " I 'd like to introduce [[7][[0]Marshall Ye Ting 's] grandson] . " [[8]Your father , Ye Zhengming] , was [[7]Marshall Ye Ting 's] second child . Right . Oh ! But today we 're telling [[0]Ye Daying 's] story . Let 's start with when [[0]you] were young . When [[0]you] were young [[0]you] were very naughty . [[0]Ye Daying] was born in Changchun in [[9]1958] . Although by [[9]that time] [[7][[0]his] grandfather Ye Ting] had been dead for 12 years , [[10]the Ye family] maintained [[10]its] status as a highly esteemed Communist household . The next year [[10]the entire family] transferred to Beijing , and [[0]Ye Daying] spent [[0]his] childhood there . [[0]He] and [[0]his] little friends went fishing , raised dogs , hunted sparrows , chased ducks , and many years later these supremely happy memories are all preserved in [[0]his] movies and plays . One , two , three , four . Ducks were the most precious asset in our village . [[11]The village mayor] gave [[12]them all] to [[0]me] . [[11]The mayor] said to [[0]me] , there are eighty - six in all ; [[11]he] had [[0]me] check to see that there were none missing . But [[0]I] never did count [[12]them all] carefully . 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 Did you see ? Are there 86 of [[12]them] ? Yes . [[0]Ye Daying 's] mother , An Qi , was an educated woman who worked at the Changchun Film Studio . And [[8][[0]his] father , Ye Zhengming] , was an outstanding son of the revolution . Because after the Wannan Incident [[8]Ye Zhengming] and [[8][[7]his] father Ye Ting] were imprisoned for two years in a Kuomnintang prison . But then , and for the same reasons , just after the Cultural Revolution started , [[8]Ye Zhengming] was treated as a major capitalist roader . That year [[0]Ye Daying] was just eight years old . [[10][[0]His] family 's] sudden misfortune left [[0]the young Ye Daying] with very disturbing memories . [[0]He] changed from a very well - behaved child into a naughty child . From that time on [[0]he] often did things that went beyond the norm , sometimes to protect [[0]himself] and sometimes to take care of [[10][[0]his] family] . [[0]Ye Daying] just corrected us ; [[0]he] said that [[7]Ye Ting] should not be called [[7]Marshal Ye Ting] but rather [[13]General Ye Ting] . Right , right , right , [[13]General Ye Ting] . Why , is there a big difference between marshal and general ? Um , [[7]he] died in '46 . [[14]That marshal] , afterward , after Liberation , um , [[14]it] was conferred on [[7]him] , so only then -- OK , we 'll call [[7]him] [[13]General Ye Ting] . Mm .


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Because , Very naughty ? To what extent were [[0]you] naughty then ? In fact [[0]I] was a very well - behaved child . But [[0]I] was , forced into [[1]it] , , if [[0]you] were n't naughty there was no way to survive . What do [[0]you] mean forced into [[1]it] ? During the Cultural Revolution , , um , [[3][[0]my] family] was considered capitalist roaders . So [[2]the kids] then did n't want to play with [[0]you] , or [[2]they] would tease [[0]you] , that sort of thing . Mm . So [[0]you] always had to be fighting with people , such things , Why was that ? Was it because people for example would say that [[0]your] father was such and such , or [[3][[0]your] family] was such and such . Right . So it was because of that sort of thing ? Right , the majority of it was like that . Mm . Mm . Because [[0]you] had to face them alone , OK , a dozen people who wanted to fight [[0]you] . [[0]You] had to show [[4][[0]your] stuff right off the bat] , and [[0]you] had to be tough . So that was , the only way [[0]you] could overcome [[4]them] and get the upper hand . Mm . Were [[0]you] tough ? Mm . Very tough . Tough enough to -- Because , there was no way , if [[0]you] were n't tough that was it , , how could [[0]you] manage . [[0]You] were the son of capitalist roaders , , [[0]you] thought it was natural to be the object of bullying , and it 's perfectly normal . Mm . , [[0]I] remember one time , we were digging out [[6]an air - raid shelter] , that -- Those , good kids , they went there and threw stones . [[0]I] did n't dare defend [[0]myself] , so [[0]I] just had to endure it for quite a while . Mm . Finally a very big rock , a lump of earth , hit [[0]me] on the head , And [[0]I] got angry , so angry that [[0]I] rushed out with [[5]a shovel] and hit [[5]them] with [[5]the shovel] . Where did [[5]the shovel] come from ? From digging [[6]the air - raid shelter] , [[5]it] was there , right . Mm . So [[0]you] picked up [[5]the shovel] and rushed [[5]them] . Did [[0]you] crack somebody 's head open ? [[8]Mm] , anyhow , yes , [[0]I] cracked their head open , it was very tragic . All of a sudden nobody was making a sound . Very -- Once [[0]I] fought back , for several years after nobody dared mess with [[0]me] . How many of [[5]them] did [[0]you] take out ? [[0]I] hit one of [[5]them] and that was enough . Nopbody went to get [[10]the schoolmaster or somebody 's father] ? [[5]They] did , and there was a huge fuss . Mm . Because when [[0]I] was little , having a big fight like that . Mm . Anyhow , more or less , , on average , every two years [[0]I] [[7]changed] school , and [[7]that] 's how it had to be . Mm . [[0]I] remember one time -- [[8]Mm] , also , when [[0]I] was in fifth or sixth grade , [[9]someone] yelled out , [[12][[11]Down] with [[13]Ye Zhengming]] , [[9]he] was yelling at [[0]me] , and [[0]I] had to fight them . Mm . After the fight [[0]I] went home , and [[10][[0]my] father] was standing far away . , the factory , , on the street , somebody had written in huge letters [[12][[11]Down] with [[13]Ye Zhengming]] , , the slogan . Mm . [[0]I] got accustomed to [[14]it] while passing by at that time , and now when [[0]I] think about [[14]it] , it seems very much like a stage play . Mm . Back then [[0]I] felt , looking at [[15]him] standing so far away -- [[0]I] walked over to [[15]him] , and [[15]he] said , um , you really do n't understand anything . At the time [[0]I] felt like [[0]I] had a grievance . And [[0]I] felt , [[0]I] was fighting for [[16]you] , [[17]the people] were cursing [[16]you] , and [[0]I] was fighting [[17]them] . In fact that 's the way kids think . Mm .

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Because , Very naughty ? To what extent were [[0]you] naughty then ? In fact [[0]I] was a very well - behaved child . But [[0]I] was , forced into [[1]it] , , if you were n't naughty there was no way to survive . What do [[0]you] mean forced into [[1]it] ? During the Cultural Revolution , , um , [[0]my] family was considered capitalist roaders . So [[2]the kids] then did n't want to play with you , or [[2]they] would tease you , that sort of thing . Mm . So you always [[3]had] to be fighting with people , such things , Why was [[3]that] ? Was [[3]it] because people for example would [[5]say] that [[4][[0]your] father] was such and such , or [[0]your] family was such and such . Right . So [[3]it] was because of that sort of thing ? Right , the majority of [[3]it] was like [[5]that] . Mm . Mm . Because you had to face [[6]them] alone , OK , [[6]a dozen people who wanted to fight you] . You had to show your stuff right off the bat , and you had to be tough . So that was , the only way you could overcome [[6]them] and get the upper hand . Mm . Were [[0]you] tough ? Mm . Very tough . Tough enough to -- Because , there was no way , if you were n't tough that was it , , how could you manage . You were the son of capitalist roaders , , you thought it was natural to [[7]be] the object of bullying , and [[7]it] 's perfectly normal . Mm . , [[0]I] remember one time , we were digging out [[8]an air - raid shelter] , that -- [[9]Those , good kids] , [[9]they] went there and [[10]threw] stones . [[0]I] did n't dare defend [[0]myself] , so [[0]I] just had to endure [[10]it] for quite a while . Mm . Finally a very big rock , a lump of earth , hit [[0]me] on the head , And [[0]I] got angry , so angry that [[0]I] rushed out with [[11]a shovel] and hit [[9]them] with [[11]the shovel] . Where did [[11]the shovel] come from ? From digging [[8]the air - raid shelter] , [[11]it] was there , right . Mm . So [[0]you] picked up [[11]the shovel] and rushed [[9]them] . Did [[0]you] crack [[12]somebody 's] head open ? Mm , anyhow , yes , [[0]I] cracked [[12]their] head open , it was very tragic . All of a sudden nobody was making a sound . Very -- Once [[0]I] fought back , for several years after nobody dared mess with [[0]me] . How many of [[9]them] did [[0]you] take out ? [[0]I] hit [[13]one of [[9]them]] and [[13]that] was enough . Nopbody went to get the schoolmaster or somebody 's father ? They did , and there was a huge fuss . Mm . Because when [[0]I] was little , having a big fight like that . Mm . Anyhow , more or less , , on average , every two years [[0]I] [[14]changed] school , and [[14]that] 's how it had to be . Mm . [[0]I] remember one time -- Mm , also , when [[0]I] was in fifth or sixth grade , [[15]someone] yelled out , Down with [[4]Ye Zhengming] , [[15]he] was yelling at [[0]me] , and [[0]I] had to [[16]fight] [[15]them] . Mm . After [[16]the fight] [[0]I] went home , and [[4][[0]my] father] was standing far away . , the factory , , on the street , somebody had written in huge letters Down with [[4]Ye Zhengming] , , [[17]the slogan] . Mm . [[0]I] got accustomed to [[17]it] while passing by at that time , and now when [[0]I] think about it , it seems very much like a stage play . Mm . Back then [[0]I] felt , looking at [[4]him] standing so far away -- [[0]I] walked over to [[4]him] , and [[4]he] said , um , [[0]you] really do n't understand anything . At the time [[0]I] felt like [[0]I] had a grievance . And [[0]I] felt , [[0]I] was fighting for [[4]you] , [[18]the people] were cursing [[4]you] , and [[0]I] was fighting [[18]them] . In fact that 's the way kids think . Mm .


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[[0]You] think , [[0]you] bastard . What [[0]you] say does n't count . [[0]you] come after [[1]me] and [[1]I] 'll take [[0]you] down . [[0]You] come down , and [[1]I] 'll take [[0]you] down . If [[0]you] have balls , [[0]you] come on down . Come on down . Come down . Come down , come on , fight , fight , fight . [[1]I] say [[0]you] take a whack . Whack . [[1]I] 'm telling [[0]you] , if [[0]you] kill somebody [[0]you] 'll pay with [[0]your] life , do [[0]you] understand ? , [[0]You] 've already handed him over . [[1]I] sent someone . OK , OK , [[1]I] sent someone , so [[0]you] come on and take a shot at [[1]me] . Come on , take a whack at [[1]me] . Take a whack at [[1]me] . [[2][[0]Your] dad] knows who broke the window . Take a whack . Take a whack . Take a whack . Are n't [[0]you] willing to be friends with [[4]us] ? Yes , [[1]I] am . [[2]He] says [[2]he] 's willing . Did [[0]you] hear ? [[2]He] says [[2]he] 's willing . Ok , that 's all right , let 's go play . This is a movie directed by Ye , called There 's a Place Called Wangjiazhan . Wangjiazhuang , right . This is obviously [[2]him] as a boy , uh , a memory of [[2]his] childhood life . Right . Right . Which child is [[0]you] . Is [[3]this child] [[0]you] , or is [[3]that child] [[0]you] ? Actually [[4]we] should be accurate ; [[3]this child 's] experiences , So [[3]this child] , Um , right , right , right , because once , I [[6]My father] was denounced , and then [[5]the rebels] took [[4]us] , took [[3]that child] to see . Mm . [[5]They] denounced [[6][[1]my] father] , so [[1]I] was very indignant , [[5]They] let a lot of people expose [[6][[1]my] father] , Mm . Then the day after [[1]I] took [[7]a kitchen knife] and ran over to [[5]their] home , that research institute , the doorway and vowed that [[1]I] 'd hack the guy up . A kitchen knife ; a knife from [[7]your kitchen] at home . Oh , right , right , a knife from [[7][[1]my] kitchen] at home . Then [[1]I] was standing there , lots of people surrounding [[1]me] , and in fact you ca n't just hack people up . But [[1]I] had already said it . What did [[1]you] say ? said [[1]I] have to hack him , have to hack , so it was more or less like [[3]this child] . But , those adults standing around reasoned with [[1]me] , said look , [[1]you] do n't understand [[8]this] . If you do [[8]this] , [[9]you] 'll stir up more trouble , and then wo n't [[9]your] dad be even worse off ? In fact when they said that , [[1]my] mind had already eased . [[1]I] could not lose the face this way , , So then [[1]I] ran over and took a whack at [[10]the door] , to get an excuse for [[1]myself] . Was it all ruined ? [[10]The door] -- [[1]I] slashed [[10]it] twice . Um , was n't there any consequence ? Mm , there was no consequence , , [[1]I] just let the adults reason with [[1]me] . Mm , and [[11]this] is a memory from your childhood years . [[11]It] , had a great influence on [[1]me] . Including that village , that environment , it 's all very familiar to [[1]you] . More or less , very close to [[1]me] , [[11]this] is a novel of . Mm . Mm . , the reason [[1]I] like it is because , um , it brings up lots of that kind of childhood memories . Mm , you spent a large part of [[12]your] childhood in [[14]Beijing] . What year was it that [[12]you] moved to [[15]Shanghai] ? How old were [[12]you] at that time ? , In [[13]'69] [[12]I] was 11 years old . Mm . Mm , well . In [[13]'69] at the age of 11 [[12]you] went from [[14]Beijing] to [[15]Shanghai] . Mm , your living environment changed , but perhaps that mischievousness had n't completely passed . [[16]Mm] , as [[16]he] puts [[17]it] , looking at [[17]it] now , some of the memories can be very painful , but it was pretty happy days . [[12]I] went there every day and then they suspended classes , , so [[12]I] could n't go to school , could n't go to class . Mm . So , later [[12]I] remember there was -- Mm . A guy in the engineering team , and [[18]he] brought Quotations from [[19]Chairman Mao] and said to [[12]me] , [[18]He] said , now take this , now take these Quotations from [[19]Chairman Mao] and teach [[20]yourselves] , and in the future [[20]you] 'll take up arms and teach [[20]yourselves] . [[21]A lot of people] were very happy , very excited , because [[21]they] were bringing back the college entrance exams , why were [[12]you] feeling so depressed ? Right , but the problem -- Because , [[12]I] had never studied well ,

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[[0]You] think , [[0]you bastard] . What [[0]you] say does n't count . [[0]you] come after [[1]me] and [[1]I] 'll take [[0]you] down . [[1]You] come down , and [[0]I] 'll take [[1]you] down . If [[0]you] have balls , [[0]you] come on down . Come on down . Come down . Come down , come on , fight , fight , fight . [[0]I] say [[1]you] take a whack . Whack . [[1]I] 'm telling [[0]you] , if [[0]you] kill somebody [[0]you] 'll pay with [[0]your] life , do [[0]you] understand ? , You 've already handed him over . [[0]I] sent someone . OK , OK , [[0]I] sent someone , so [[1]you] come on and take a shot at [[0]me] . Come on , take a whack at [[0]me] . Take a whack at [[0]me] . [[1]Your] dad knows who broke the window . Take a whack . Take a whack . Take a whack . Are n't [[1]you] willing to be friends with us ? Yes , [[1]I] am . [[1]He] says [[1]he] 's willing . Did you hear ? [[1]He] says [[1]he] 's willing . Ok , that 's all right , let 's go play . This is a movie directed by [[2]Ye] , called There 's a Place Called Wangjiazhan . Wangjiazhuang , right . This is obviously [[2]him] as a boy , uh , a memory of [[2]his] childhood life . Right . Right . Which child is [[2]you] . Is this child [[2]you] , or is that child [[2]you] ? Actually we should be accurate ; [[3]this child 's] experiences , So [[3]this child] , Um , right , right , right , because once , [[2]I] [[4][[2]My] father] was denounced , and then the rebels took us , took [[3]that child] to see . Mm . [[5]They] denounced [[4][[2]my] father] , so [[2]I] was very indignant , [[5]They] let a lot of people expose [[4][[2]my] father] , Mm . Then the day after [[2]I] took a kitchen knife and ran over to their home , that research institute , the doorway and [[6]vowed] that [[2]I] 'd hack [[7]the guy] up . [[9]A kitchen knife ; a knife from [[8][[2]your] kitchen] at home .] Oh , right , right , [[9]a knife from [[8][[2]my] kitchen] at home] . Then [[2]I] was standing there , lots of people surrounding [[2]me] , and in fact you ca n't just hack people up . But [[2]I] had already said [[6]it] . What did [[2]you] say ? said [[2]I] have to hack [[7]him] , have to hack , so it was more or less like [[3]this child] . But , [[10]those adults standing around] reasoned with [[2]me] , said look , [[2]you] do n't understand this . If [[2]you] do this , [[2]you] 'll stir up more trouble , and then wo n't [[4][[2]your] dad] be even worse off ? In fact when [[10]they] said that , [[2]my] mind had already eased . [[2]I] could not lose the face this way , , So then [[2]I] ran over and took a whack at [[11]the door] , to get an excuse for [[2]myself] . Was [[11]it] all ruined ? [[11]The door] -- [[2]I] slashed [[11]it] twice . Um , was n't there any consequence ? Mm , there was no consequence , , [[2]I] just let [[10]the adults] reason with me . Mm , and [[12]this] is a memory from [[2]your] childhood years . [[12]It] , had a great influence on [[2]me] . Including [[13]that village , that environment] , [[13]it] 's all very familiar to [[2]you] . More or less , very close to [[2]me] , [[14]this] is a novel of . Mm . Mm . , the reason [[2]I] like [[14]it] is because , um , [[14]it] brings up lots of that kind of childhood memories . Mm , [[2]you] spent a large part of [[2]your] childhood in [[15]Beijing] . What year was it that [[2]you] moved to [[16]Shanghai] ? How old were [[2]you] at [[17]that time] ? , In [[17]'69] [[2]I] was 11 years old . Mm . Mm , well . In [[17]'69] at the age of 11 [[2]you] went from [[15]Beijing] to [[16]Shanghai] . Mm , [[2]your] living environment changed , but perhaps that mischievousness had n't completely passed . Mm , as [[2]he] puts it , looking at it now , some of the memories can be very painful , but it was pretty happy days . [[2]I] went there every day and then they suspended classes , , so [[2]I] could n't go to school , could n't go to class . Mm . So , later [[2]I] remember there was -- Mm . [[19]A guy in the engineering team] , and [[19]he] brought [[20]Quotations from [[21]Chairman Mao]] and said to [[2]me] , [[19]He] said , now take this , now take [[20]these Quotations from [[21]Chairman Mao]] and teach [[18]yourselves] , and in the future [[18]you] 'll take up arms and teach [[18]yourselves] . [[22]A lot of people] were very happy , very excited , because [[22]they] were bringing back the college entrance exams , why were [[2]you] feeling so depressed ? Right , but the problem -- Because , [[2]I] had never studied well ,


Predicted

In 1966 the Great Cultural Revolution came , and at that time [[0]Ye Daying 's] family moved from Beijing to [[2]Shanghai] to live . [[1][[0]His] father Ye Zhengming] was being criticized as a capitalist roader at the research institute , and the political situation was getting worse by the day . And the change of regions did nothing to change the violent nature of [[0]Ye Daying 's] life . [[1]He] was still struggling at the edge of preserving justice . When you got to [[2]Shanghai] the environment changed ; did n't [[3]your] whole person change ? After [[3]I] got to [[2]Shanghai] , , settling into , , that , All that time , from '69 to '76 , [[3]I] graduated from senior middle school , it all took place there . Mm . At that time in school , there were some special children , there was [[5]a special class] , [[4]the better students] , were [[4]you] in [[5]that class] ? Right , right , , see , like study classes to educate good kids . What kind of people were in [[5][[4]your] class] ? Um . Anyhow , boys and girls who did not perform well , you could say [[6]they] were little hooligans , [[6]they] were all mixed in together in [[5]that class] , and there were also [[7]some who had problems at home] . Mm . All of [[7]them] , and every day [[3]I] went there , and [[5]the classes] were suspended , , so [[5]they] did n't let [[3]me] go to school , did n't let [[3]me] go to class . Mm . So , afterward , [[3]I] remember there was [[3]Mm] . A guy in the engineering team , and [[3]he] brought Quotations from [[8]Chairman Mao] and said to [[3]me] , [[3]He] said , now take this , now take these Quotations from [[8]Chairman Mao] and teach [[9]yourselves] , and in the future [[9]you] 'll take up arms and teach [[9]yourselves] . Lots of fun . Mm . So [[3]I] was with this group of kids all together , and everybody copied everybody else and it was even harder to study . In fact it was n't that [[11]we] did n't study , [[3]I] think it was , [[5]This class] really helped [[3]me] a lot , , sometimes in [[3]my] life [[3]I] think about this , [[3]Mm] . That period was both a happy and a fun time . Because [[3]I] was a good egg . In this [[3]I] go against the grain . Um , the thing is , , [[5]they] 're all the same . If you 're bad , you do what you want , and so , you 're honest and so it 's easy to be free . Plus when [[10]you [[10]yourself]] have already decided that [[10]you] 're a bad kid , then , [[10]you] achieve a kind of liberation , and [[10]you] 're completely liberated and free . [[3]I] think that -- Um , of course today [[11]we] say , at that time , um , in [[12]that class of [[11]ours]] , [[12]they] were n't all necessarily bad kids . Mm . [[12]They] just were n't like normal kids . , it was like a brotherhood . Ah , and [[13]we] did some things that were out of bounds . Mm , [[13]we] helped each other . Very sincere , very sincere and good .

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In [[1]1966] the Great Cultural Revolution came , and at [[1]that time] [[0]Ye Daying 's] family moved from Beijing to [[2]Shanghai] to live . [[0]His] father Ye Zhengming was being criticized as a capitalist roader at the research institute , and the political situation was getting worse by the day . And the change of regions did nothing to change the violent nature of [[0]Ye Daying 's] life . [[0]He] was still struggling at the edge of preserving justice . When [[0]you] got to [[2]Shanghai] the environment changed ; did n't [[0]your] whole person change ? After [[0]I] got to [[2]Shanghai] , , settling into , , that , [[3]All that time , from '69 to '76] , [[0]I] graduated from senior middle school , it all took place there . Mm . At [[3]that time] in school , there were [[4]some special children] , there was [[4]a special class , the better students] , were [[0]you] in [[4]that class] ? Right , right , , see , like study classes to educate good kids . What kind of people were in [[5][[0]your] class] ? Um . Anyhow , [[6]boys and girls who did not perform well , you could say [[6]they] were little hooligans] , [[6]they] were all mixed in together in [[5]that class] , and there were also some who had problems at home . Mm . [[6]All of them] , and every day [[0]I] went there , and the classes were suspended , , so they did n't let [[0]me] go to school , did n't let [[0]me] go to class . Mm . So , afterward , [[0]I] remember there was Mm . [[7]A guy in the engineering team] , and [[7]he] brought [[10]Quotations from [[9]Chairman Mao]] and said to [[0]me] , [[7]He] said , now take [[10]this] , now take [[10]these Quotations from [[9]Chairman Mao]] and teach [[8]yourselves] , and in the future [[8]you] 'll take up arms and teach [[8]yourselves] . Lots of fun . Mm . So I was with [[5]this group of kids all together] , and everybody copied everybody else and it was even harder to study . In fact it was n't that [[5]we] did n't study , [[0]I] think it was , [[5]This class] really helped [[0]me] a lot , , sometimes in [[0]my] life [[0]I] think about this , Mm . [[3]That period] was both a happy and a fun time . Because [[0]I] [[11]was] a good egg . In [[11]this] [[0]I] go against the grain . Um , the thing is , , they 're all the same . If you 're bad , you do what you want , and so , you 're honest and so it 's easy to be free . Plus when you yourself have already decided that you 're a bad kid , then , you achieve a kind of liberation , and you 're completely liberated and free . [[0]I] think that -- Um , of course today we say , at [[3]that time] , um , in [[5]that class of [[5]ours]] , [[5]they] were n't all necessarily bad kids . Mm . [[5]They] just were n't like normal kids . , [[5]it] was like a brotherhood . Ah , and [[5]we] did some things that were out of bounds . Mm , [[5]we] helped each other . Very sincere , very sincere and good .


Predicted

When [[0]he] was in [[4]that class] , [[1]Ye Daying] received patient teaching every day . At that time [[0]he] encountered the first love of [[0]his] life that still remains fresh in [[0]his] memory . [[8]This girl] became the only light in [[2][[1]Ye Daying 's] dark life for several years] . In [[2]those days] if [[3]a middle school student] liked [[5]a fellow - student] , how did [[3]he] go about expressing that ? Um . When [[3]I] was a school kid , for example , Um , that girl , who ran the kitchen and was one of the better students in [[4]our class] , [[3]I] liked [[5]her] . Mm . [[3]I] always felt , um , [[5]she] can , give [[3]you] more on [[6][[3]your] plate] , put more things on [[6][[3]your] plate] for [[3]you] to eat . And then the most obvious way was um , to go see a movie together . Mm . It was , So already [[3]you] could -- Go see [[7]a movie] ; [[3]I] thought , That was it , that was it . You just want to go see [[7]the movie] , you do n't worry about holding hands or not , um , and that was great , -- So you went to the movies with [[8]this girl] ? Yes . Do [[3]you] still remember what movies [[3]you] saw ? [[9]The Flower Girl] . [[3]I] still remember that now . Mm . [[8]She] cried as hard as [[8]she] could . So seeing [[9]The Flower Girl] was the equivalent of seeing Titanic now . Oh , yes , yes , a bit , a bit , yes , all was ready , no cry . Yes , crying [[8]her] eyes out , a big film like that . At the time [[3]I] thought [[3]I] would n't cry . But the people all around were crying , and [[3]I] thought if [[3]I] did n't cry it would look bad . So then [[3]you] cried . So then [[3]I] thought , [[3]I] should let [[3]my] emotions go . Um , how was [[8]the girl] , was [[8]she] very pretty ? , now [[3]I] remember that [[8]she] was very pretty , mm . Mm . [[8]She] was a very good student . Ha ha , this -- How was it [[8]she] liked [[3]you] ? At that time [[11]we] did n't talk about it , if two people gave each other [[10]the eye] and felt [[10]it] was right , then , Gave each other [[10]the eye] , while [[3]you] were in the class [[3]you] gave each other [[10]the eye] . , so , when [[11]we] were in class , for example [[3]you] , [[3]I] remember how it happened , yes . Um . When [[11]we] went to class , in the classroom , it was all very chaotic . Mm . Mm . So then , [[11]we] 'd each pick up [[12]a piece of chalk] and toss [[12]the chalk] back and forth . And throw spitballs . [[3]I] threw it at someone else but missed , and it hit [[8]her] . The result was that [[8]she] turned [[8]her] head to look . And [[8]she] looked at [[3]you] angrily . [[3]I] thought , uh-oh , the expression in [[8]her] eyes was like [[8]she] would forgive you , that kind of feeling . [[3]I] thought wow , it 's so wonderful , that kind of feeling . Mm . That 's how it was , [[3]I] should say . It was like that ? Mm . Many years later , afterward , [[11]we] graduated from senior middle school , and [[3]I] was still going to see [[8]her] . Mm . The -- , so [[11]we all] took the exams for college , and things changed , right . [[3]You] graduated from middle school in '73 . '74 . Mm . Graduated from midle school in '74 . Mm , that female schoolmate went to the Shanghai suburbs to live and work . Right , right , yes . Ye Daying went to work in a factory ; at that time [[13]your] monthly wages were , [[14]forty - some yuan] ? Mm , when [[13]I] started [[14]it] was a technical school . Then at first [[14]it] was 13 yuan , the first year 13 yuan ; the second year [[14]it] was 15 yuan , and the third year [[14]it] was 41 yuan . Mm . Mm . 41 yuan , at the time , for him , [[14]it] was , an astronomical sum , um , a lot of money . [[14]It] was a lot of money .

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When [[1]he] was in [[0]that class] , [[1]Ye Daying] received patient teaching every day . At that time [[1]he] encountered [[3]the first love of [[2][[1]his] life] that still remains fresh in [[1]his] memory] . [[3]This girl] became the only light in [[2][[1]Ye Daying 's] dark life] for several years . In those days if [[4]a middle school student] [[5]liked] a fellow - student , how did [[4]he] go about expressing [[5]that] ? Um . When [[1]I] was a school kid , for example , Um , [[3]that girl , who ran the kitchen and was one of the better students in our class] , [[1]I] liked [[3]her] . Mm . [[1]I] always felt , um , [[3]she] can , give [[1]you] more on [[1]your] plate , put more things on [[1]your] plate for [[1]you] to eat . And then the most obvious way was um , to go see a movie together . Mm . It was , So already you could -- [[6]Go] see a movie ; I thought , [[6]That] was it , [[6]that] was it . You just want to go see the movie , you do n't worry about holding hands or not , um , and that was great , -- So [[1]you] went to the movies with [[3]this girl] ? Yes . Do [[1]you] still remember what movies [[8]you] [[7]saw] ? [[9]The Flower Girl .] [[1]I] still remember [[7]that] now . Mm . [[3]She] cried as hard as [[3]she] could . So seeing [[9]The Flower Girl] was the equivalent of seeing Titanic now . Oh , yes , yes , a bit , a bit , yes , all was ready , no cry . Yes , crying [[10][[3]her] eyes] out , a big film like [[9]that] . At the time [[1]I] thought [[1]I] would n't cry . But the people all around were crying , and [[1]I] thought if [[1]I] did n't cry it would look bad . So then [[1]you] cried . So then [[1]I] thought , [[1]I] should let [[1]my] emotions go . Um , how was [[3]the girl] , was [[3]she] very pretty ? , now [[1]I] remember that [[3]she] was very pretty , mm . Mm . [[3]She] was a very good student . Ha ha , this -- How was it [[3]she] liked [[1]you] ? At that time [[8]we] did n't talk about it , if two people gave each other the eye and felt it was right , then , Gave each other the eye , while [[8]you] were in [[0]the class] [[8]you] gave each other the eye . , so , when [[8]we] were in class , for example you , [[1]I] remember how it happened , yes . Um . When [[0]we] went to class , in the classroom , it was all very chaotic . Mm . Mm . So then , [[0]we] 'd each pick up [[11]a piece of chalk] and toss [[11]the chalk] back and forth . And throw spitballs . [[1]I] threw [[12]it] at someone else but missed , and [[12]it] hit [[3]her] . The result was that [[3]she] turned [[3]her] head to look . And [[3]she] looked at [[1]you] angrily . [[1]I] thought , uh-oh , the expression in [[10][[3]her] eyes] was like [[3]she] would forgive [[1]you] , [[13]that kind of feeling] . [[1]I] thought wow , it 's so wonderful , [[13]that kind of feeling] . Mm . That 's how [[14]it] was , [[1]I] should say . [[14]It] was like that ? Mm . Many years later , afterward , [[0]we] graduated from senior middle school , and [[1]I] was still going to see [[3]her] . Mm . The -- , so [[0]we all] took the exams for college , and things changed , right . [[0]You] graduated from middle school in '73 . [[15]'74 .] Mm . Graduated from midle school in [[15]'74] . Mm , [[3]that female schoolmate] went to the Shanghai suburbs to live and work . Right , right , yes . [[1]Ye Daying] went to work in [[16]a factory] ; at that time [[17][[1]your] monthly wages] were , forty - some yuan ? Mm , when [[1]I] started [[16]it] was a technical school . Then at first [[17]it] was 13 yuan , the first year 13 yuan ; the second year [[17]it] was 15 yuan , and the third year [[17]it] was 41 yuan . Mm . Mm . [[18]41 yuan] , at the time , for [[1]him] , [[18]it] was , an astronomical sum , um , a lot of money . [[18]It] was a lot of money .


Predicted

In 1976 , there were two happy events in [[1]the Ye family] . The first was that [[0]his father , Ye Zhengming] , was released and reunited with [[1][[0]his] family] that [[0]he] had been separated from for three years . The second event was that [[2]Ye Daying] had [[0]his] 18th birthday and became an adult . With the turn for the better in [[0][[0]his] father 's] political circumstances , [[2]Ye Daying] left behind [[0]his] violent life and changed suddenly , becoming more inward - looking . In 1978 the big news was that [[5]the college entrance exams] would be reinstated nationwide , and people of [[2]Ye Daying 's] age were thrilled . However , at this time [[2]Ye Daying] , facing this opportunity that would change [[0]his] fortune , was at a loss as to what to do . [[3]You] thought those days were pretty good , did [[3]you] not think about getting into the university ? Oh [[3]my] , in fact , [[4]'78] , for [[3]me] , was an especially depressing time . Mm . Mm . Up to then , um , [[3]I] had never thought about the future . Mm . [[3]I] thought everybody was the same , [[4]your] fate settled things for [[4]you] , um , you either go to a place live and work , or you became a -LRB- factory -RRB- worker . In society , being a worker was already not so bad a thing , um , a way to move ahead . Um , in [[4]'78] suddenly they reinstated [[5]the college entrance exams] . At that time , in [[4]'78] , [[3]I] was 20 . [[6]A lot of people] were happy , very excited , because [[6]they] reinstated [[5]the college entrance exams] ; why were [[3]you] feeling depressed ? Right , but the problem was , , Because , [[3]I] had never done well in school . So right off [[3]I] felt that [[3]I] was finished , -- Those kids who were younger than us who had done well in school , , compared to [[3]me] , [[7]they] had a future , um , [[7]they] could stand out . Mm . So [[3]I] was hopeless , right off [[3]I] was feeling down . Very clearly a -- If [[8]you] wanted to take [[5]the exams] , what kind of score did [[8]you] think [[8]you] 'd get . [[3]I] did n't take [[5]the exams] , [[3]I] did n't have the nerve , [[3]I] did n't try , so -- , the extraordinary thing was , at that time [[9][[3]my] mom] was attending [[11]the film institute] , [[9]she] was an instructor there . Mm . Mm , [[3]I] had n't thought , , that [[3]I] would work in the movie . Mm . , um , [[9]she] wanted to send [[10]the recruitment announcement to a friend 's house] . Mm . So then [[3]I] -- One day [[9]she] sent [[3]me] to deliver [[10]it] , and so [[3]I] picked [[10]it] up and read [[10]it] , and once [[3]I] read [[10]it] , oh ! The directing department of [[11]the film institute] , inside , no language exams , no math or physics or chemistry exams , and [[3]I] thought wow ! This is just the ticket . Let 's run off to try and see . [[3]I] thought [[3]you] 've loved movies ever since [[3]you] were little , and then every day sitting in the movie theater [[3]you] thought , [[3]I] want to be a director . No , [[3]I] did n't , no . [[12]It] was just because there was no English exam , no exams in math or physics or chemistry . Right , [[12]it] was very simple . Mm . One more thing , because in '78 , the Beijing Film Institute was recruiting students in Shanghai -- Right . So , [[13]Ye Daying] went to take [[5]the exams] for [[11]the film institute] , but did n't pass [[5]the exams] . His mother , An Qi , had never thought that [[13]Ye Daying] would sign up to take [[5]the exam] for [[13]her] work unit , the Beijing Film Institute . But [[13]Ye Daying] in fact failed when [[13]he] took [[5]the reinstated exam] . Although it was the first time [[13]he] had taken [[5]the exam] , it left [[13]Ye Daying] even more convinced that movies were something [[13]he] could do . The next year , [[13]21 - year - old Ye Daying] passed [[5]the entrance exam] for the actors training class at [[16]the Xi'an Film Studio] . Being [[14]an actor] was not [[14]his] goal ; [[13]he] hoped rather to get into the directing profession . At that time [[15]you] especially admired directors , right ? [[13]Mm] , because after [[15]I] got to [[16]the Xi'an Film Studio] , um , [[15]I] discovered [[15]I] had [[17]the shakes] when [[15]I] got on stage . Mm . Mm . Now , here chatting with [[15]you] , [[15]I] feel , um , it does n't matter . Even today , in front of the lens , [[15]I] 'm a nervous wreck . [[13]Mm] , very tense . Did [[15]you] act then ? Of course , every day we had to , um , it was n't just recitation , so , doing sketches , this and that . [[15]I] thought , this is definitely not working . Just getting on stage gave you [[17]the shakes] . Then , , no , it was n't [[15]my] thing , this , [[15]I] could n't find out why , and besides in those days , Um , it was in '80 that [[15]I] went to [[16]the Xi'an Film Studio] , Mm . At that time , it was , always that kind of pompous stuff , or , that milquetoast kind of young male character , that kind of thing . And [[15]I] 'm not that kind of person , so [[15]I] could n't get [[15]my] bearings . So then at the same time when [[15]I] saw that [[18]Teng Wenji] , [[18]he] was probably thirty - some years old , [[18]he] was the previous generation to us , very stubborn . Mm . Mm . That projecting force of [[18]his] , [[15]I] thought wow , , that 's really good . [[18]He] could really project . Because ultimately , there , [[15]I] gradually realized this . Mm . And [[15]I] would be in the audience and see [[18]him] directing on site . Mm . Mm , [[15]I] could see how they worked . In fact in the beginning the attraction to movies was all these things , [[15]I] thought it was really a bunch of fluff , [[15]I] thought , that 's really fun , that 's really interesting . [[15]I] thought who was stubborn , then [[15]I] [[19]wanted] to be that kind of person , but [[19]that] did n't mean [[15]I] knew anything about that profession .

Gold

In 1976 , there were two happy events in [[0]the Ye family] . The first was that [[2][[1]his] father , Ye Zhengming] , was released and reunited with [[1][[0]his] family that [[1]he] had been separated from for three years] . The second event was that [[2]Ye Daying] had [[2]his] 18th birthday and became an adult . With the turn for the better in [[2][[1]his] father 's] political circumstances , [[2]Ye Daying] left behind [[2]his] violent life and changed suddenly , becoming more inward - looking . In [[3]1978] the big news was that the college entrance exams would be reinstated nationwide , and people of [[2]Ye Daying 's] age were thrilled . However , at [[3]this time] [[2]Ye Daying] , facing this opportunity that would change [[2]his] fortune , was at a loss as to what to do . [[2]You] thought [[3]those days] were pretty good , did [[2]you] not think about getting into the university ? Oh my , in fact , [[3]'78] , for [[2]me] , was an especially depressing time . Mm . Mm . Up to then , um , [[2]I] had never thought about the future . Mm . [[2]I] thought everybody was the same , your fate settled things for you , um , you either go to a place live and work , or you became a -LRB- factory -RRB- worker . In society , being a worker was already not so bad a thing , um , a way to move ahead . Um , in [[3]'78] suddenly they reinstated the college entrance exams . At [[3]that time] , in [[3]'78] , [[2]I] was 20 . A lot of people were happy , very excited , because they reinstated the college entrance exams ; why were [[2]you] feeling depressed ? Right , but the problem was , , Because , [[2]I] had never done well in school . So right off [[2]I] felt that [[2]I] was finished , -- [[4]Those kids who were younger than [[5]us] who had done well in school] , , compared to [[2]me] , [[4]they] had a future , um , [[4]they] could stand out . Mm . So [[2]I] was hopeless , right off [[2]I] was feeling down . Very clearly a -- If [[2]you] wanted to take the exams , what kind of score did [[2]you] think [[2]you] 'd get . [[2]I] did n't take the exams , [[2]I] did n't have the nerve , [[2]I] did n't try , so -- , the extraordinary thing was , at [[3]that time] [[6][[2]my] mom] was attending [[7]the film institute] , [[6]she] was an instructor there . Mm . Mm , [[2]I] had n't thought , , that [[2]I] would work in the movie . Mm . , um , [[6]she] wanted to send [[8]the recruitment announcement] to a friend 's house . Mm . So then [[2]I] -- One day [[6]she] sent [[2]me] to deliver [[8]it] , and so [[2]I] picked [[8]it] up and read [[8]it] , and once [[2]I] read [[8]it] , oh ! The directing department of [[7]the film institute] , inside , no language exams , no math or physics or chemistry exams , and [[2]I] thought wow ! [[8]This] is just the ticket . Let 's run off to try and see . [[9]I] thought [[2]you] 've loved movies ever since [[2]you] were little , and then every day sitting in the movie theater [[2]you] thought , [[2]I] [[10]want] to be a director . No , [[2]I] did n't , no . [[10]It] was just because there was no English exam , no exams in math or physics or chemistry . Right , [[10]it] was very simple . Mm . One more thing , because in [[3]'78] , [[7]the Beijing Film Institute] was recruiting students in Shanghai -- Right . So , [[2]Ye Daying] went to take [[11]the exams for [[7]the film institute]] , but did n't pass [[11]the exams] . [[6][[2]His] mother , An Qi] , had never thought that [[2]Ye Daying] would sign up to take [[11]the exam for [[7][[6]her] work unit , the Beijing Film Institute]] . But [[2]Ye Daying] in fact failed when [[2]he] took [[11]the reinstated exam] . Although it was the first time [[2]he] had [[12]taken] [[11]the exam] , [[12]it] left [[2]Ye Daying] even more convinced that movies were something [[2]he] could do . The next year , [[2]21 - year - old Ye Daying] passed the entrance exam for the actors training class at [[13]the Xi'an Film Studio] . Being an actor was not [[2]his] goal ; [[2]he] hoped rather to get into the directing profession . At that time [[2]you] especially admired directors , right ? Mm , because after [[2]I] got to [[13]the Xi'an Film Studio] , um , [[2]I] discovered [[2]I] had the shakes when [[2]I] got on stage . Mm . Mm . Now , here chatting with [[9]you] , [[2]I] feel , um , it does n't matter . Even today , in front of the lens , [[2]I] 'm a nervous wreck . Mm , very tense . Did [[2]you] act then ? Of course , every day we had to , um , it was n't just recitation , so , doing sketches , this and that . [[2]I] thought , this is definitely not working . Just [[14]getting] on stage gave [[2]you] the shakes . Then , , no , [[14]it] was n't [[2]my] thing , [[14]this] , [[2]I] could n't find out why , and besides in [[15]those days] , Um , it was in [[15]'80] that [[2]I] went to [[13]the Xi'an Film Studio] , Mm . At [[15]that time] , it was , always that kind of pompous stuff , or , that milquetoast kind of young male character , that kind of thing . And [[2]I] 'm not that kind of person , so [[2]I] could n't get [[2]my] bearings . So then at the same time when [[2]I] saw [[16]that Teng Wenji] , [[16]he] was probably thirty - some years old , [[16]he] was the previous generation to [[5]us] , very stubborn . Mm . Mm . [[17]That projecting force of [[16]his]] , [[2]I] thought wow , , [[17]that] [[18]'s] really good . [[16]He] could really project . Because ultimately , there , [[2]I] gradually realized [[18]this] . Mm . And [[2]I] would be in the audience and see [[16]him] directing on site . Mm . Mm , [[2]I] could see how they worked . In fact in the beginning the attraction to movies was all these things , [[2]I] thought it was really a bunch of fluff , [[2]I] thought , [[19]that] 's really fun , [[19]that] 's really interesting . [[2]I] thought who was stubborn , then [[2]I] wanted to be that kind of person , but that did n't mean [[2]I] knew anything about that profession .


Predicted

So no one ever came looking for [[0]you] to do a play ? At that time -- [[0]Mm] , no one ever came looking -- . They looked , but it was always just for an extra . , [[0]you] did n't even have any lines . [[0]Mm] . That Xi'an Incident thing , [[0]I] played an extra once . There was [[1]a guy playing Zhang Xueliang] , and [[0]I] played [[1]his] secretary going in to [[2]report] to [[1]him] , and [[0]I] did [[2]it] a few times but [[0]I] was always in the wrong place . What were [[0]your] lines supposed to be ? It was " reporting , a telegram " that sort of thing . So [[0]you] -- So [[0]I] had never served as a soldier , that kind of pose , it was really awful . So after [[0]I] gave that up , no , it was not that kind of thing . So [[3]the old director , Cheng Yin] , um , Mm . [[3]He] would say , this is An Qi 's son , why is [[3]he] like that ? Do [[0]you] remember how many takes [[0]you] did ? Oh , a lot . [[0]I] think it was something like ten plus times . It was too , [[0]I] 'd walk badly and turn like that . , [[0]I] attended that class for half a year , um , um and then [[0]I] got sick . Um , [[0]I] got , , an inflammation of [[8]the central nervous system] , so [[4][[0]my] whole body] was paralyzed . [[5][[4]Your] whole body] was paralyzed ? Right . [[5][[4]Your] whole body] was paralyzed ? Right . [[0]I] was paralyzed for ten months . So [[0]you] could n't move at all . [[0]I] could n't move at all . When it started , [[0]my] leg went numb , then [[6][[0]my] hand] went numb , and then [[6]it] started cross over , like that , and then slowly , slowly , slowly [[0]I] could n't move . What 's [[7]the scientific name of the disease] ? [[7]It] 's called Guillain - Barre Syndrome . [[7]It] 's named after a foreigner . Mm . Ahem , if naming [[7]it] somewhat common , [[7]it] 's , a paralysis of [[8]the central nervous system] , um , [[7]it] goes from the nerve endings to the flesh , and , then [[7]it] turns into myasthenia . And how did [[9]you] get better , later ? Hormones . [[9]You] took hormones . Um , , every day [[9]I] had a transfusion . Mm , after you get hormones , people may get very fat . Mm . Very fat . [[0]I] 'm so fat now , but compared to then it 's much better , in fact . At that time how fat were [[0]you] ? Yah . Getting so fat , it was this , if [[0]I] looked down [[0]I] could see [[10][[0]my] own cheeks] , so [[0]I] thought [[0]I] was really fat . What do [[0]you] mean ? If [[0]I] just look down , [[10][[0]my] cheeks] are right here . But after [[10]they] finished with the hormones , [[0]I] gradually got better . Mm . The flesh all atrophied , um . If you look at when [[0]I] was in middle school , based on that bit of exercise -- Later , based on that , it all evaporated .

Gold

So no one ever came looking for [[0]you] to do a play ? At that time -- Mm , no one ever came looking -- . They [[1]looked] , but [[1]it] was always just for an extra . , [[0]you] did n't even have any lines . Mm . That Xi'an Incident thing , [[0]I] played an extra once . There was [[3]a guy playing Zhang Xueliang] , and [[0]I] [[4]played] [[3]his] secretary [[2]going] in to report to [[3]him] , and [[0]I] did [[2]it] a few times but [[0]I] was always in the wrong place . What were [[0]your] lines supposed to be ? It was " reporting , a telegram " that sort of thing . So [[0]you] -- So [[0]I] had never served as a soldier , that kind of pose , [[4]it] was really awful . So after [[0]I] gave that up , no , it was not that kind of thing . So [[5]the old director , Cheng Yin] , um , Mm . [[5]He] would say , [[0]this] is An Qi 's son , why is [[0]he] like that ? Do [[0]you] remember how many takes [[0]you] did ? Oh , a lot . [[0]I] think it was something like ten plus times . It was too , [[0]I] 'd walk badly and turn like that . , [[0]I] attended that class for half a year , um , um and then [[0]I] got sick . Um , [[0]I] got , , [[7]an inflammation of the central nervous system] , so [[6][[0]my] whole body] was paralyzed . [[6][[0]Your] whole body] was paralyzed ? Right . [[6][[0]Your] whole body] was paralyzed ? Right . [[0]I] was paralyzed for ten months . So [[0]you] could n't move at all . [[0]I] could n't move at all . When [[7]it] started , [[0]my] leg went numb , then [[0]my] hand went numb , and then it started cross over , like that , and then slowly , slowly , slowly [[0]I] could n't move . What 's the scientific name of [[8]the disease] ? [[8]It] 's called Guillain - Barre Syndrome . [[8]It] 's named after a foreigner . Mm . Ahem , if naming [[8]it] somewhat common , [[8]it] 's , a paralysis of the central nervous system , um , [[8]it] goes from the nerve endings to the flesh , and , then [[8]it] turns into myasthenia . And how did [[0]you] get better , later ? Hormones . [[0]You] took hormones . Um , , every day [[0]I] had a transfusion . Mm , after you get hormones , people may get very fat . Mm . Very fat . [[0]I] 'm so fat now , but compared to then it 's much better , in fact . At that time how fat were [[0]you] ? Yah . [[9]Getting] so fat , [[9]it] was this , if [[0]I] looked down [[0]I] could see [[10][[0]my] own cheeks] , so [[0]I] thought [[0]I] was really fat . What do [[0]you] mean ? If [[0]I] just look down , [[10][[0]my] cheeks] are right here . But after they finished with the hormones , [[0]I] gradually got better . Mm . The flesh all atrophied , um . If you look at when [[0]I] was in middle school , based on that bit of exercise -- Later , based on that , it all evaporated .


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[[2]I] 've heard it said that that [[3]Wang Shuo] novel , which we later saw as a television play -- Sometimes , oh , right . Mm . Get some fun . Get some fun . The language in that , [[0]the part Wang Zhiwen] played , the disease [[0]he] got is about the same as [[1]your disease] , is n't [[1]it] ? Right , right , right , right . So sometimes , oh , [[1]it] was [[2]me] and [[3]Wang Shuo] , together , [[1]it] was , um , in '89 . Mm , together , um , wrote a -- . Aye , the script [[2]I] wanted , the novel [[0]he] wrote , um , that piece we created together . Mm . Therefore , at [[4]that time] , [[6]we] were talking and talking to shoot , [[5]an urban love story] , tell a love story , so [[0]he] took [[2]me] , at [[4]that time] , , more or less [[5]that story] , as background . Mm . Then after [[2]I] went back to Beijning , when [[6]we] made arrangement and were eating together , [[2]I] saw [[3]Wang Shuo] for the first time Then , when [[2]I] saw [[3]him] for the first time , [[3]Wang Shuo] was holding [[7]a book] in [[3]his] arms , a book , that was Floating on the Sea , that novel [[3]he] wrote , [[7]it] was a sample . Mm . Gave [[7]it] to [[2]me] , and [[2]I] took [[7]it] back to school to read . [[2]I] read [[7]it] and wow , that day , [[2]I] thought [[3]he] would be able -- [[9][[6]Our] generation] could really find [[6]ourselves] , [[2]I] mean -- Um , in the end [[2]I] knew [[6]we] -- Why [[6]we] studied movies , um , and why wrote things , expressing one 's own kind of thing is the most accurate person Ye Daying had already read [[3]Wang Shuo 's] novel Love the Hard Way , and [[8]the story] and the style [[8]it] was written in made a profound impression on [[3]him] . [[3]He] sighed , this expresses what [[9]our generation] really wants to express . Later [[3]he] was introduced by a friend , and Ye Daying met the author of the novel , Wang Shuo , at the film institute . That was the beginning of their long friendship , which continues today . How many plays did you collaborate on ?

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I 've heard it said that [[1]that [[0]Wang Shuo] novel , which we later saw as a television play] -- Sometimes , oh , right . Mm . Get some fun . Get some fun . The language in that , the part [[2]Wang Zhiwen] played , [[4]the disease [[2]he] got] is about the same as [[3]your] disease , is n't [[4]it] ? Right , right , right , right . So sometimes , oh , it was [[5][[3]me] and [[0]Wang Shuo] , together] , it was , um , in '89 . Mm , together , um , wrote a -- . Aye , the script [[3]I] wanted , [[1]the novel [[0]he] wrote] , um , that piece [[5]we] created together . Mm . Therefore , at [[6]that time] , [[5]we] were talking and talking to shoot , an urban love story , tell a love story , so [[0]he] took [[3]me] , at [[6]that time] , , more or less that story , as background . Mm . Then after [[3]I] went back to Beijning , when [[5]we] made arrangement and were eating together , [[3]I] saw [[0]Wang Shuo] for the first time Then , when [[3]I] saw [[0]him] for the first time , [[0]Wang Shuo] was holding [[7]a book] in [[0]his] arms , [[7]a book , that was Floating on the Sea , that novel [[0]he] wrote] , [[7]it] was a sample . Mm . Gave [[7]it] to [[3]me] , and [[3]I] took [[7]it] back to school to read . [[3]I] read [[7]it] and wow , that day , [[3]I] thought [[0]he] would be able -- [[8]Our generation] could really find [[8]ourselves] , [[3]I] mean -- Um , in the end [[3]I] knew we -- Why we studied movies , um , and why wrote things , expressing one 's own kind of thing is the most accurate person [[3]Ye Daying] had already read [[11][[0]Wang Shuo 's] novel Love the Hard Way] , and [[10][[9]the story] and the style [[9]it] was written in] made a profound impression on [[3]him] . [[3]He] sighed , [[10]this] expresses what [[8]our generation] really wants to express . Later [[3]he] was introduced by a friend , and [[3]Ye Daying] [[12]met] [[0]the author of [[11]the novel] , Wang Shuo] , at the film institute . [[12]That] was the beginning of [[5]their] long friendship , which continues today . How many plays did [[5]you] collaborate on ?


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Today , U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen promised to catch and punish those responsible for [[5]the bombing of [[1]the `` Cole '']] and defended the Navy 's decision to refuel ships in [[6]Yemen] as [[0]investigators] continued [[0]their] day at work . Morton Dean reports it 's a difficult day for the sailors remaining on board . The stressful , monumental task for the crew on [[1]the U.S. carrier] suffered a setback . [[1]The ship] began to take on water and lost electrical power again . A difficult time became even more difficult . [[1]It] led to the cancellation of a memorial service planned for [[2]the 17 sailors who lost [[2]their] lives] . Details are becoming known about [[3]the damage] , most obvious , the huge hole , but also the deck is buckled . Even the superstructure is damaged . Hatches twisted out of shape and bulkheads destroyed . [[4]Rear Admiral Mark Fitzgerald , who visited [[1]the Cole]] , was stunned by [[3]the damage] . [[4]I] wo n't tell you whether [[1]the ship] is going to sink or not sink , but there was considerable damage to [[1]the ship] . According to U.S. officials here tonight , the most important questions about [[5]the attack] remain unanswered . Any details or speculation on who specifically , we do n't know that at this point . With well over 100 U.S. investigators now in [[6]Yemen] , [[7]the search for evidence] is now fully under way . [[7]It] 's been officially designated `` Operation Determined Response , '' and that suggests several things that [[8]the U.S.] , of course , is determined to discover who carried out [[5]the bombing] and that any group who helped plan [[5]the attack] faces a response from the U.S. military . [[8]The U.S.] believes there are anti-American terror groups based in [[6]Yemen] . Half the population lives in settlements with 500 people or less , and senior U.S. officials here say the government , although friendly to [[8]the United States] , does not have full control over [[8]the entire country] . [[9][[6]Yemen 's] President] has repeatedly said an internal explosion rocked [[1]the `` USS Cole] , '' but [[10]tomorrow] U.S. officials expect [[9]him] to announce that [[9]he] has changed [[9]his] mind , and [[10]tomorrow] , the search for bodies will resume . Ten U.S. sailors are still missing . Morton Dean , [[6]Yemen] . To learn more about [[6]Yemen] , go to our website at abcnews.com .

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[[0]Today] , U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen promised to catch and punish those responsible for [[3]the bombing of [[1]the `` Cole '']] and defended the Navy 's decision to refuel ships in [[4]Yemen] as [[2]investigators] continued [[2][[0]their] day at work] . [[6]Morton Dean] reports [[0]it] 's a difficult day for [[5]the sailors remaining on board] . The stressful , monumental task for [[5]the crew on [[1]the U.S. carrier]] suffered [[7]a setback] . [[1]The ship] [[7]began] to take on water and lost electrical power again . A difficult time became even more difficult . [[7]It] led to the cancellation of a memorial service planned for [[8]the 17 sailors who lost [[8]their] lives] . Details are becoming known about [[9]the damage , most obvious , the huge hole , but also the deck is buckled] . Even the superstructure is damaged . Hatches twisted out of shape and bulkheads destroyed . [[10]Rear Admiral Mark Fitzgerald , who visited [[1]the Cole]] , was stunned by [[9]the damage] . [[10]I] wo n't tell you whether [[1]the ship] is going to sink or not sink , but there was [[9]considerable damage to [[1]the ship]] . According to U.S. officials here tonight , the most important questions about [[3]the attack] remain unanswered . [[11]Any details or speculation on who specifically] , we do n't know [[11]that] at this point . With well over 100 U.S. investigators now in [[4]Yemen] , [[12]the search for evidence] is now fully under way . [[12]It] 's been officially designated `` [[13]Operation Determined Response] , '' and [[13]that] suggests several things that [[14]the U.S.] , of course , is determined to discover who carried out [[3]the bombing] and that any group who helped plan [[3]the attack] faces a response from the U.S. military . [[14]The U.S.] believes there are anti-American terror groups based in [[4]Yemen] . Half the population lives in settlements with 500 people or less , and senior U.S. officials here say [[4]the government] , although friendly to [[14]the United States] , does not have full control over [[4]the entire country] . [[16][[4]Yemen 's] President] has repeatedly said an internal explosion rocked [[1]the `` USS Cole] , '' but [[15]tomorrow] U.S. officials expect [[16]him] to announce that [[16]he] has changed [[16]his] mind , and [[15]tomorrow] , the search for bodies will resume . Ten U.S. sailors are still missing . [[6]Morton Dean] , [[4]Yemen] . To learn more about [[4]Yemen] , go to our website at abcnews.com .


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The remains of [[0]four sailors killed in [[1]the `` USS Cole '' bombing]] returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware [[2]today] . [[0]They] were the last of the dead to be flown home , but in Yemen , the search for those responsible for [[1]the bombing] continues . Investigators turned up new evidence and more leads [[2]today] . ABC 's John Miller reports . [[3]Investigators] have searched at least half a dozen homes around [[4]the port of Aden] including this one , trying to retrace the movements of what [[3]they] believe may be six or more suspects . [[8]This house] on Al Zaharah Street half a mile from [[4]the port] is where investigators believe [[1]the bomb] was built into the boat that carried [[1]it] . Just after [[0]the men] moved in , [[5]neighbors] say [[5]they] erected [[6]a metal corrugated wall] to block [[5]the neighbors '] view of the yard . Investigators say [[0]the men who lived here] worked on [[7]the boat] behind [[6]these walls] in the last few days of [[6]their] stay almost constantly . At first , [[5]neighbors] were curious , but later [[5]they] complained about the noise . On the day of [[1]the bombing] , [[5]neighbors] saw [[7]the boat] leaving through [[6]these gates] pulled by a Nissan 4 x 4 truck . The trip from [[8]the house] to the harbor was only about a mile , then six miles by [[10]water] to the spot where the American destroyer was refueling . [[2]Today] , [[9]FBI agents and divers] were collecting evidence near the place [[9]they] believe [[7]the boat] was lowered into [[10]the water] just before the attack on the `` USS Cole '' which killed 17 sailors and two suicide bombers . [[11]Investigators] have come up with a series of names of possible suspects found on papers in the houses and cars they searched . In some cases , [[11]they] have some names . [[11]They] have not been able to verify whether [[11]they] 're accurate , true names . In other cases , I do n't believe [[11]they] have identities yet . Yemeni sources say some of [[13]the bombers] may have used ID cards issued by [[12]a government registration center 35 miles from [[14]Aden]] . [[2]Today] , at the walled - in headquarters of the government security agency , the manager of [[12]that center] and several clerks who worked there were among dozens who have been detained and questioned . Investigators are aware that a few weeks before [[1]the bombing] , accused [[15]terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden] released a videotape calling for holy war against Americans in the Gulf . American investigators also say the way [[13]the bombers] organized the plot in [[14]Aden] has stark similarities to the way [[16][[15]Bin Laden 's] cells] have operated in the past , but , [[16]they] concede , while [[16]they] are closer to learning the names of [[13]the bombers] , [[16]they] are still a long way from knowing or proving who sent [[13]them] . John Miller , ABC News , [[14]Aden] .

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The remains of [[0]four sailors killed in [[2]the `` USS Cole '' bombing]] returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware [[1]today] . [[0]They] were the last of the dead to be flown home , but in Yemen , the search for those responsible for [[2]the bombing] continues . Investigators turned up new evidence and more leads [[1]today] . [[4][[3]ABC 's] John Miller] reports . [[7]Investigators] have searched at least half a dozen homes around [[9]the port of [[8]Aden]] including [[5]this one] , trying to retrace the movements of what [[7]they] believe may be [[6]six or more suspects] . [[5]This house on Al Zaharah Street half a mile from [[9]the port]] is where investigators believe [[10]the bomb] was built into [[11]the boat that carried [[10]it]] . Just after [[6]the men] moved in , [[13]neighbors] say [[6]they] erected [[12]a metal corrugated wall] to block [[13]the neighbors '] view of the yard . Investigators say [[6]the men who lived here] worked on [[11]the boat] behind [[12]these walls] in the last few days of [[6]their] stay almost constantly . At first , [[14]neighbors] were curious , but later [[14]they] complained about the noise . On the day of [[2]the bombing] , neighbors saw [[11]the boat] leaving through these gates pulled by a Nissan 4 x 4 truck . The trip from [[5]the house] to the harbor was only about a mile , then six miles by water to the spot where [[15]the American destroyer] was refueling . [[1]Today] , [[16]FBI agents and divers] were collecting evidence near the place [[16]they] believe [[11]the boat] was lowered into the water just before [[2]the attack on [[15]the `` USS Cole ''] which killed 17 sailors and two suicide bombers] . [[18]Investigators] have come up with a series of [[17]names of possible suspects found on papers in the houses and cars [[18]they] searched] . In some cases , [[18]they] have some names . [[18]They] have not been able to verify whether [[17]they] 're accurate , true names . In other cases , I do n't believe [[18]they] have identities yet . Yemeni sources say some of the bombers may have used ID cards issued by a government registration center 35 miles from [[8]Aden] . [[1]Today] , at the walled - in headquarters of [[19]the government security agency] , the manager of [[19]that center] and several clerks who worked there were among dozens who have been detained and questioned . Investigators are aware that a few weeks before [[2]the bombing] , [[20]accused terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden] released a videotape calling for holy war against Americans in the Gulf . [[21]American investigators] also say the way [[22]the bombers] organized the plot in [[8]Aden] has stark similarities to the way [[20]Bin Laden 's] cells have operated in the past , but , [[21]they] concede , while [[21]they] are closer to learning the names of [[22]the bombers] , [[21]they] are still a long way from knowing or proving who sent [[22]them] . [[3]John Miller] , [[4]ABC News] , [[8]Aden] .


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We have an exclusive report tonight about [[1]the `` USS Cole] , '' and an identical attack that was planned , but failed , several months earlier . Here 's [[5][[0]ABC 's] John M Wethy] . [[0]ABC News] has learned that the terrorists who attacked [[1]the `` USS Cole ''] originally planned to [[2]hit] a different American warship in the same port ten months earlier . [[2]The attack] was to be part of a worldwide effort during celebration of the millennium that included targets in Jordan and Seattle . Intelligence sources say the target was to be a destroyer , the `` USS The Sullivans , '' which refueled in Yemen 's port of Aden in January . Sources tell [[0]ABC News] that a suspect who has been in custody for several weeks told Yemeni investigators that [[4][[3]his] group] failed in [[3][[2]their] attack] because [[3]their] small boat , overloaded with explosives , sank just off the beach . [[4]The suspect] said [[4]it] took months to repackage and redesign the load of high explosives that was eventually used against `` [[1]the Cole] . '' [[5]John M Wethy] , [[0]ABC News] , the Pentagon .

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We have an exclusive report tonight about [[1]the `` USS Cole] , '' and [[0]an identical attack that was planned , but failed , several months earlier] . Here 's [[3][[2]ABC 's] John M Wethy] . [[3]ABC News] has learned that the terrorists who attacked [[1]the `` USS Cole ''] originally planned to [[0]hit] [[4]a different American warship in the same port] ten months earlier . [[0]The attack] was to be part of a worldwide effort during celebration of the millennium that included targets in Jordan and Seattle . Intelligence sources say the target was to be [[4]a destroyer , the `` USS The Sullivans , '' which refueled in Yemen 's port of Aden in January] . Sources tell [[3]ABC News] that [[6]a suspect who has been in custody for several weeks] told Yemeni investigators that [[6][[5]his] group] failed in [[5][[0]their] attack] because [[5]their] small boat , overloaded with explosives , sank just off the beach . [[6]The suspect] said it took months to repackage and redesign the load of high explosives that was eventually used against [[1]`` the Cole] . '' [[2]John M Wethy] , [[3]ABC News] , the Pentagon .


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Good evening . That call to order you just heard reverberates through [[0]the Supreme Court] every day that [[4]the justices convene] , but [[2]today] was no everyday session . Never before has [[0]the United States Supreme Court] taken up a case that could decide [[1]a presidential election] . [[1]It] did [[2]today] . That session of [[0]the Supreme Court] and two defeats for [[8]Al Gore] in [[3]Florida] courts dominate the news [[2]today] . We start with [[0]the U.S. Supreme Court] , specifically at issue , an appeal from the campaign of [[5]George W. Bush] that [[0]the Florida Supreme Court] had exceeded [[0]its] authority when [[0]it] ruled [[3]Florida] counties could have more time to hand - count ballots . Throughout an hour and a half of argument , [[4]the justices] were aggressive in peppering lawyers with questions , and [[4]they] seemed interested on two issues . Was there a federal issue involved that would even require [[0]the U.S. Supreme Court] to rule ? and if so , did [[0]the [[0]Florida Supreme Court]] improperly rewrite [[3]Florida] law , as [[5]Governor [[5]Bush]] contends ? A sure sign of the historic nature of the day 's proceeding , for the first time ever , [[0]the court] immediately released an audiotape of [[11]the arguments] . But in [[7]the courtroom] , listening in person was ABC 's Jackie Judd . Even now , hours after [[13]that hearing] ended , there are [[6]still protesters circling [[0]the Supreme Court]] . As boisterous as [[6]the protesters] were , nothing intruded on the ritual inside . The chief justice and the associate justices of [[5]the Supreme Court of [[10]the United States]] . [[7]The courtroom] was packed . [[8]Al Gore 's] top campaign aides , [[9][[8]his] children , Republican senators and congressmen] , [[9]they] were all there . [[5]God] save [[10]the United States] and [[0]this honorable court] . First up , [[5]Ted Olson lawyer for [[5]George W. Bush]] , laying out the campaign 's main claim . [[5]Olson] made it through only 56 seconds of [[11][[5]his] arguments] before a justice broke in . Well , Mr. Olson -- Sandra Day O'Connor , often the swing vote on [[0]this court] , demanded to know why [[0]the court] even had a role in this case . [[5]Olson] argued that [[12]a century - old federal statute] prevents laws governing an election from being created after the fact which , [[5]he] claimed , is just what [[0]the [[3]Florida] court] did , and also , that [[17]the U.S. Constitution] gives state legislatures , not the courts , the right to choose electors . Of all the justices [[12]it] was Ruth Bader Ginsburg who seemed most sympathetic to [[0]the Florida Supreme Court] . Midway through [[13]the hearing] , [[14]Chief Justice Rehnquist] seemed to scold [[14]his] colleagues for being too talkative when [[14]he] made an unusual offer to the lawyer representing [[3]Florida 's] Attorney General . And so it went on . [[15]Laurence Tribe , [[8]Gore 's] attorney ,] said [[0]the state court] did nothing illegal . It simply provided a way for [[20]a close election] to be examined . Justice O'Connor again , but this time suggesting [[0]the state court] had overstepped [[0]its] authority and perhaps there was a federal case here . [[16]Justice Antonin Scalia] also pressed [[15]Tribe] . [[16]He] said [[0]the state court] relied on [[17]the [[3]Florida] Constitution] to draft [[17]its] decision , excluding state lawmakers and that violated [[17]the U.S. Constitution] . It was Justice Breyer who asked the most straightforward question of all . What happens if [[0]the court] rules in favor of [[18]Bush] ? The answer from the Secretary of State 's lawyer was , [[18]Bush] wins and all the litigation in [[3]Florida] ends . Not [[19]everyone] agrees . [[19]They] say that no matter which way the court rules , it will not provide nearly so much finality to [[20]this presidential election] . Charlie ? Jackie Judd at [[0]the Supreme Court] . Our thanks .

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Good evening . That call to order you just heard reverberates through [[1]the Supreme Court] every day that [[2]the justices] convene , but [[0]today] was no everyday session . Never before has [[1]the United States Supreme Court] taken up [[3]a case that could decide a presidential election] . [[1]It] did [[0]today] . [[4]That session of [[1]the Supreme Court]] and two defeats for [[6]Al Gore] in [[5]Florida] courts dominate the news [[0]today] . We start with [[1]the U.S. Supreme Court] , specifically at issue , an appeal from [[10]the campaign of [[9]George W. Bush]] that [[7]the Florida Supreme Court] had exceeded [[11][[7]its] authority] when [[7]it] [[8]ruled] [[5]Florida] counties could have more time to hand - count ballots . Throughout an hour and a half of argument , [[2]the justices] were aggressive in peppering lawyers with questions , and [[2]they] seemed interested on two issues . Was there a federal issue involved that would even require [[1]the U.S. Supreme Court] to rule ? and if so , did [[7]the Florida Supreme Court] improperly rewrite [[5]Florida] law , as [[9]Governor Bush] contends ? A sure sign of the historic nature of [[4][[0]the day 's] proceeding] , for the first time ever , [[1]the court] immediately released an audiotape of the arguments . But in [[12]the courtroom] , listening in person was [[13]ABC 's Jackie Judd] . Even now , hours after [[4]that hearing] ended , there are still [[14]protesters circling [[1]the Supreme Court]] . As boisterous as [[14]the protesters] were , nothing intruded on the ritual inside . [[15][[2]The chief justice] and the associate justices of [[1]the Supreme Court of the United States] .] [[12]The courtroom] was packed . [[6]Al Gore 's] top campaign aides , [[6]his] children , Republican senators and congressmen , they were all there . God save the United States and [[1]this honorable court] . First up , [[16]Ted Olson lawyer for [[9]George W. Bush]] , laying out [[10]the campaign 's] main claim . [[16]Olson] made it through only 56 seconds of [[16]his] arguments before a justice broke in . Well , [[16]Mr. Olson] -- [[17]Sandra Day O'Connor , often the swing vote on [[1]this court]] , demanded to know why [[1]the court] even had a role in [[3]this case] . [[16]Olson] argued that a century - old federal statute prevents laws governing an election from being created after the fact which , [[16]he] claimed , is just what [[7]the [[5]Florida] court] did , and also , that [[18]the U.S. Constitution] gives state legislatures , not the courts , the right to choose electors . Of [[2]all the justices] it was Ruth Bader Ginsburg who seemed most sympathetic to [[7]the Florida Supreme Court] . Midway through [[4]the hearing] , [[15]Chief Justice Rehnquist] seemed to scold [[15]his] colleagues for being too talkative when [[15]he] made an unusual offer to the lawyer representing [[5]Florida 's] Attorney General . And so it went on . [[19]Laurence Tribe , [[6]Gore 's] attorney] , said [[7]the state court] did nothing illegal . [[7]It] simply provided a way for a close election to be examined . [[17]Justice O'Connor] again , but this time suggesting [[7]the state court] had overstepped [[11][[7]its] authority] and perhaps there was a federal case here . [[20]Justice Antonin Scalia] also pressed [[19]Tribe] . [[20]He] said [[7]the state court] [[21]relied] on the Florida Constitution to draft [[8][[7]its] decision] , excluding state lawmakers and [[21]that] violated [[18]the U.S. Constitution] . It was Justice Breyer who asked the most straightforward question of all . What happens if [[1]the court] rules in favor of [[9]Bush] ? The answer from the Secretary of State 's lawyer was , [[9]Bush] wins and all the litigation in [[5]Florida] ends . Not everyone agrees . They say that no matter which way [[1]the court] rules , it will not provide nearly so much finality to this presidential election . Charlie ? [[13]Jackie Judd at [[1]the Supreme Court] .] Our thanks .


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[[0]The `` USS Cole ''] has arrived back at the Mississippi shipyard where she was built . ABC 's John M. Wethy reports tonight before the attack on [[0]the ship] , [[1]the crew] failed to take at least 25 % of the 80 different steps to protect [[0]the ship] before landing in Yemen . An investigation is already under way . [[1][[0]The ship 's] captain] is going to take a lot of heat for the 17 sailors who died . [[0]The ship] will sail again .

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[[0]The `` USS Cole ''] has arrived back at the Mississippi shipyard where [[0]she] was built . ABC 's John M. Wethy reports tonight before the attack on [[0]the ship] , the crew failed to take at least 25 % of the 80 different steps to protect [[0]the ship] before landing in Yemen . An investigation is already under way . [[0]The ship 's] captain is going to take a lot of heat for the 17 sailors who died . [[0]The ship] will sail again .


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After George W. Bush is sworn in , [[0]Bill Clinton] will head to [[1]New York] . [[0]The President] has said [[2][[0]he] and [[0]his] wife , now a [[1]New York] senator] will spend weekends at [[2]their] house in Chappaqua . [[0]Mr. Clinton] will also spend time at [[0]his] presidential library in Arkansas . [[0]He] says [[0]he] will come to Washington , `` every now and then . ''

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After George W. Bush is sworn in , [[0]Bill Clinton] will head to [[1]New York] . [[0]The President] has said [[2][[0]he] and [[0]his] wife , now a [[1]New York] senator] will spend weekends at [[2]their] house in Chappaqua . [[0]Mr. Clinton] will also spend time at [[0]his] presidential library in Arkansas . [[0]He] says [[0]he] will come to Washington , `` every now and then . ''


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Thanks for joining [[0]us] . Here 's [[0]our] story this half hour -- There 's dancing in the streets of [[1]Belgrade] as angry demonstrations have turned into celebrations . Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of [[1]the Yugoslavian capital] [[7]today] after the apparent overthrow of [[8]President Slobodan Milosevic] . Yesterday , protesters stormed key government buildings and seized Serb state television in [[1]Belgrade] . [[2]Russia] has joined the West in [[2]its] support of [[3]opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica] . [[4]Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov] congratulated [[3]Kostunica] on [[3]his] election victory . [[4]He] also gave [[3]him] a letter from [[5]Russian President Vladimir Putin] . [[5]Putin] says [[5]he] hopes [[3]the opposition leader] will do `` everything possible to overcome the internal political crisis '' in [[6]Yugoslavia] . [[2]Russia] was the last European power to withhold support for [[3]the opposition] . The man who lost power in [[6]Yugoslavia] finally surfaced [[7]today] . [[8]Slobodan Milosevic] met with [[4]Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov] . [[4]Ivanov] says [[8]Milosevic] told [[8]him] [[8]he] plans to remain in Serbia and continue to run [[6]its] largest political party . [[8]Indeed Milosevic] still considers [[8]himself] to be President , according to [[8]his] brother Borislav . In an interview with [[0]CNN] , [[8]Borislav Milosevic] accused Western nations of supporting the demonstrations and said [[8]his] brother has no plans to leave [[6]the city] . Regardless of how many votes [[3]Mr. Kostunica] received , [[9]the actions that took place last night] are vandalism . [[9]It] 's violence . [[9]It] should n't have happened . That 's not democracy . [[3]The opposition] did n't accept the ruling of the constitutional court and began to storm the parliament , which was not being defended , and inflicted huge material damage , but [[9]it] also did more damage to [[0]our] institutions . The next step in the transition to a new government is for [[10]the Yugoslav parliament] to convene . A commission set up to ensure the transfer of power is attempting to call lawmakers to [[11]Belgrade] for a special session . Alessio Vinci reports that may not happen until tomorrow because some members of [[10]parliament] will have to travel to [[11]Belgrade] from Montenegro . What is going on right now is intense negotiations with all the members of [[10]parliament] that were elected on September trying to get the majority needed in order to swear in [[3]Vojislav Kostunica] as the next President of [[6]Yugoslavia] . With the events of the past week in [[6]Yugoslavia] , the world is getting to know the name of [[3]Vojislav Kostunica] . [[13]Jonathan Mann] takes a look at [[12]the man] and [[12]his] politics . Unlike President Milosevic , [[13]he] was not a Communist in the long years when party membership was the key to power . [[13]He] was not among the prominent opposition figures who have struggled against each other almost as hard as [[17]the regime] . [[13]He] is an orthodox Serb nationalist , but [[13]he] supports truer democracy for [[13][[6]his] country] and better relations with [[6]its] neighbors and [[18]the West] . [[3]Kostunica] is a soft - spoken and uncharismatic figure who spent years building the Democratic Party of Serbia and gathering only modest support . After ten years , people know what are the differences between [[14]Milosevic 's] policies and ours , what [[14]Milosevic] was saying and promising and what the opposition parties and [[15]I] [[15]myself] was saying in these years and how [[15]I] was behaving . [[3]Kostunica] is 56 , an expert on constitutional law who lives with [[3]his] wife and pets in a [[11]Belgrade] apartment . [[3]He] was fired from [[3]his] job teaching law in 1974 for [[16][[3]his] opposition] to the policies of [[6]the Tito government] . [[3]He] refused an offer to return in 1989 because of [[16][[3]his] opposition] to [[17]the [[14]Milosevic] regime] , and [[3]he] rejects much from [[18]the West] as well -- the Dayton peace accord , Western sanctions on [[6]Yugoslavia] , and the war crimes tribunal . In the months before the election , [[3]he] was careful to distinguish between [[3]his] support for European aid projects tied to reform and U.S. efforts , which [[3]he] describes as unhelpful , even to [[16]the opposition] . [[15]I] know what the support means when we get from European Union , [[19]the programs] like energy for democracy , school for democracy . Those small projects . Here we get nothing in advance , just a political support which consists of nothing , and which is mostly used and abused and manipulated by [[17]the regime] , saying [[19]they] are just NATO parties , as is often said by regime , [[19]they] are not having [[19]their] own policy . Jonathan Mann , [[20]CNN] . [[20]We] 'll be following the events in [[6]Yugoslavia] all day . To learn more about the situation , just click on our website at headlinenews.com .

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Thanks for joining [[0]us] . Here 's [[0]our] story this half hour -- There 's dancing in [[3]the streets of [[2]Belgrade]] as [[1]angry demonstrations] have turned into celebrations . Tens of thousands of people crowded [[3]the streets of [[2]the Yugoslavian capital]] [[5]today] after the apparent overthrow of [[4]President Slobodan Milosevic] . Yesterday , protesters stormed key government buildings and seized Serb state television in [[2]Belgrade] . [[8]Russia] has joined [[7]the West] in [[7]its] support of [[6]opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica] . [[9]Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov] congratulated [[6]Kostunica] on [[6]his] election victory . [[9]He] also gave [[6]him] a letter from [[10]Russian President Vladimir Putin] . [[10]Putin] says [[10]he] hopes [[6]the opposition leader] will do `` everything possible to overcome the internal political crisis '' in [[11]Yugoslavia] . [[8]Russia] was the last European power to withhold support for [[12]the opposition] . [[4]The man who lost power in [[11]Yugoslavia]] finally surfaced [[5]today] . [[4]Slobodan Milosevic] met with [[9]Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov] . [[9]Ivanov] says [[4]Milosevic] told [[9]him] [[4]he] plans to remain in [[13]Serbia] and continue to run [[13]its] largest political party . Indeed [[4]Milosevic] still considers [[4]himself] to be President , according to [[14][[4]his] brother Borislav] . In an interview with [[0]CNN] , [[14]Borislav Milosevic] accused Western nations of supporting [[1]the demonstrations] and said [[14][[4]his] brother] has no plans to leave [[2]the city] . Regardless of how many votes [[6]Mr. Kostunica] received , [[15]the actions that took place last night] are vandalism . [[15]It] 's violence . [[15]It] should n't have happened . That 's not democracy . [[12]The opposition] did n't accept the ruling of the constitutional court and began to storm the parliament , which was not being defended , and inflicted huge material damage , but [[12]it] also did more damage to our institutions . The next step in the transition to a new government is for [[16]the Yugoslav parliament] to convene . A commission set up to ensure the transfer of power is attempting to call lawmakers to [[2]Belgrade] for a special session . Alessio Vinci reports that may not happen until tomorrow because some members of [[16]parliament] will have to travel to [[2]Belgrade] from Montenegro . What is going on right now is intense negotiations with all the members of [[16]parliament] that were elected on September trying to get the majority needed in order to swear in [[6]Vojislav Kostunica] as the next President of [[11]Yugoslavia] . With the events of the past week in [[11]Yugoslavia] , the world is getting to know the name of [[6]Vojislav Kostunica] . Jonathan Mann takes a look at [[6]the man] and [[6]his] politics . Unlike [[4]President Milosevic] , [[6]he] was not a Communist in the long years when party membership was the key to power . [[6]He] was not among the prominent opposition figures who have struggled against each other almost as hard as [[17]the regime] . [[6]He] is an orthodox Serb nationalist , but [[6]he] supports truer democracy for [[11][[6]his] country] and better relations with [[11]its] neighbors and [[7]the West] . [[6]Kostunica] is a soft - spoken and uncharismatic figure who spent years building the Democratic Party of Serbia and gathering only modest support . After ten years , people know what are the differences between [[4]Milosevic 's] policies and ours , what [[4]Milosevic] was saying and promising and what the opposition parties and [[6]I [[6]myself]] was saying in these years and how [[6]I] was behaving . [[6]Kostunica] is 56 , an expert on constitutional law who lives with [[6]his] wife and pets in a [[2]Belgrade] apartment . [[6]He] was fired from [[6]his] job teaching law in 1974 for [[6]his] opposition to the policies of the Tito government . [[6]He] refused an offer to return in 1989 because of [[6]his] opposition to [[17]the [[4]Milosevic] regime] , and [[6]he] rejects much from [[7]the West] as well -- the Dayton peace accord , Western sanctions on [[11]Yugoslavia] , and the war crimes tribunal . In the months before the election , [[6]he] was careful to distinguish between [[6]his] support for [[18]European aid projects tied to reform] and U.S. efforts , which [[6]he] describes as unhelpful , even to [[17]the opposition] . [[6]I] know what the support means when [[11]we] get from European Union , the programs like energy for democracy , school for democracy . [[18]Those small projects .] Here [[11]we] get nothing in advance , just a political support which consists of nothing , and which is mostly used and abused and manipulated by [[17]the regime] , saying [[19]they] are just NATO parties , as is often said by regime , [[19]they] are not having [[19]their] own policy . Jonathan Mann , [[0]CNN] . [[0]We] 'll be following the events in [[11]Yugoslavia] all day . To learn more about the situation , just click on [[0]our] website at headlinenews.com .


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[[0]The United Nations Security Council] has passed a resolution condemning what [[0]it] calls `` acts of violence , especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians . '' U.S. diplomats had opposed wording which apparently blamed the new round of clashes on an Israeli opposition leader 's visit to a shrine venerated by both sides . The [[0]Security Council] vote was unanimous , with the United States abstaining .

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[[0]The United Nations Security Council] has passed a resolution condemning what [[0]it] calls `` acts of violence , especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians . '' U.S. diplomats had opposed wording which apparently blamed the new round of clashes on an Israeli opposition leader 's visit to a shrine venerated by both sides . The [[0]Security Council] vote was unanimous , with the United States abstaining .


Predicted

President Clinton may travel to [[0]North Korea] in an attempt to improve relations with [[0]that country] . [[2]The announcement] comes after two days of talks between American and North Korean leaders in [[3]Washington] . [[1]Secretary of State Madeleine Albright] has accepted an invitation to visit [[0]North Korea] and meet with leader Kim Jong - il . [[1]She] made [[4][[2]the unexpected announcement] at a dinner last night in [[3]Washington]] . [[0]North Korea 's] top defense official hosted [[4]the event] . [[0]The country] is on a U.S. list of nations that sponsor terrorism . The Clinton administration is trying to persuade [[0]North Korea] to halt [[5][[0]its] ballistic missile program] as a way [[5]it] can get off the list . There 's no word yet when [[1]Albright 's] trip will take place .

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[[0]President Clinton] may travel to [[1]North Korea] in an attempt to improve relations with [[1]that country] . The announcement comes after two days of talks between American and North Korean leaders in [[2]Washington] . [[3]Secretary of State Madeleine Albright] has accepted an invitation to [[4]visit] [[1]North Korea] and meet with leader Kim Jong - il . [[3]She] made the unexpected announcement at [[5]a dinner last night in [[2]Washington]] . [[1]North Korea 's] top defense official hosted [[5]the event] . [[1]The country] is on [[6]a U.S. list of nations that sponsor terrorism] . The [[0]Clinton] administration is trying to persuade [[1]North Korea] to halt [[1]its] ballistic missile program as a way [[1]it] can get off [[6]the list] . There 's no word yet when [[4][[3]Albright 's] trip] will take place .


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U.S. Navy divers recovered the bodies of 6 of the 17 sailors killed in the apparent attack on the `` USS Cole '' in Aden , Yemen . Earlier today , the Pentagon had reported seven bodies were found . The investigation into who was behind [[2]the apparent suicide attack] is being headed by the [[1]New York] office of [[0]the FBI] . Two amphibious assault ships are on the scene to offer security and logistical help in the recovery effort . A third ship will arrive tomorrow along with a Navy tugboat . 28 of the 33 wounded sailors have been released from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia , and four of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from Germany for additional treatment . [[0]The FBI] says [[0]its] [[1]New York] office will lead the agency 's investigation into [[2]the Cole bombing] . It 's the same office that 's investigated similar terrorist attacks , including those linked to [[3]ex-Saudi millionaire Osama Bin Laden] . Yesterday , [[4]Afghanistan 's] ruling Taliban denied [[3]Bin Laden 's] involvement in [[2]the Yemeni attack] . Bin Laden , who has been living in exile in [[4]Afghanistan] , is of Yemeni descent . [[5]Investigators] do not say whether [[5]they] have found a link between [[3]him] and [[2]the attack] , but say [[5]they] 're looking at a range of possible suspects .

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[[1]U.S. Navy] divers recovered the bodies of 6 of the 17 sailors killed in [[2]the apparent attack on [[0]the `` USS Cole ''] in Aden , Yemen] . Earlier today , the Pentagon had reported seven bodies were found . [[6]The investigation into who was behind [[2]the apparent suicide attack]] is being headed by [[3]the [[4]New York] office of [[5]the FBI]] . Two amphibious assault ships are on the scene to offer security and logistical help in the recovery effort . A third ship will arrive tomorrow along with a [[1]Navy] tugboat . 28 of the 33 wounded sailors have been released from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia , and four of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from Germany for additional treatment . [[5]The FBI] says [[5][[3]its] [[4]New York] office] will lead [[6][[5]the agency 's] investigation into [[2]the [[0]Cole] bombing]] . [[3]It] 's the same office that 's investigated similar terrorist attacks , including those linked to [[7]ex-Saudi millionaire Osama Bin Laden] . Yesterday , [[8]Afghanistan 's] ruling Taliban denied [[7]Bin Laden 's] involvement in [[2]the Yemeni attack] . [[7]Bin Laden , who has been living in exile in [[8]Afghanistan]] , is of Yemeni descent . [[9]Investigators] do not say whether [[9]they] have found a link between [[7]him] and [[2]the attack] , but say [[9]they] 're looking at a range of possible suspects .


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Hello , everyone . I 'm Holly Firfer , sitting in for Judy Fortin . Here 's [[3]our] top story -- As [[0]Palestinians] bury [[0]their] dead , the violence in the streets of [[6]the Mideast] continues , and Arab leaders begin a meeting in Cairo , trying to develop a unified position on the whole situation . Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the emergency Arab League summit with a statement blaming [[1]Israel] for adopting a belligerent attitude which threatens the essence of peace . [[2]Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat] accused [[1]Israel] of `` mass killing and barbarian bombing . '' [[2]He] called on [[7]the Arab leaders] to take a stand `` befitting the sacrifices '' of the Palestinian people . [[3]Our] choice is the choice of permanent , comprehensive and just peace , and [[3]our] aim is to liberate [[3]our] land and to create [[3]our] independent state in Palestinian blast land with [[4]Jerusalem] as [[4]its] capital and the return of [[5][[3]our] refugees] to [[5]their] homes . While leaders and spokesmen for both sides talk , the fighting goes on . [[8]Richard Blystone] reports on the latest round of violence in [[6]the Mideast] . The studied words of [[7]the diplomats] and the cries in the street seem to come from two different worlds . Fresh clashes in the Gaza Strip on the Mediterranean coast and in the West Bank . Fighting springs from the funerals for at least nine Palestinians killed Friday in some of the worst clashes in this three - week conflict . A new intifada , successor to the four - year street campaign that ended with Palestinian / Israeli negotiations a decade ago , according to a leader of Yasser Arafat 's Fateh movement . A counterview from Dan Meridor , chairman of [[1]Israel 's] defense and foreign affairs committee . When [[8]I] hear [[9]the Palestinians] saying on television [[3]we] are at the war of independence of Palestine , [[8]I] understand [[9]they] prefer war to [[10]peace] . A stupid and difficult historic mistake , but [[3]we] have to face [[10]it] . Overnight , a new development on [[1]Israel 's] northern border . The defense reports an attack at the border fence . One body was found after Israelis responded with small arms , tanks and helicopters from Lebanon . The Hezbollah movement which waged a war of attrition with [[11]the Israelis] before [[11]they] withdrew from south Lebanon in May , says [[11]its] fighters were not involved . As the weeks wear on , the words of diplomats and leaders seem more and more irrelevant . Reaction follows reaction . The initiative is in the streets . [[8]Richard Blystone] , CNN , Jerusalem . [[12]The U.N. General Assembly] has passed a resolution that is critical of [[1]Israel 's] use of force against Palestinians . [[12]It] also condemns Israeli excessive use of force by Palestinians . [[12]It] calls Israeli settlements in the occupied territories illegal and an obstacle to peace . 46 nations abstained from the vote . [[13]Six others] oppose [[12]the measure] , including [[1]Israel] and the United States . [[13]They] say [[12]it] sends a negative message .

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Hello , everyone . I 'm Holly Firfer , sitting in for Judy Fortin . Here 's our top story -- As [[2]Palestinians] bury [[2]their] dead , the violence in the streets of [[3]the Mideast] continues , and [[0]Arab leaders] begin [[1]a meeting in Cairo] , trying to develop a unified position on the whole situation . Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened [[1]the emergency Arab League summit] with a statement blaming [[4]Israel] for adopting a belligerent attitude which threatens the essence of peace . [[5]Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat] accused [[4]Israel] of `` mass killing and barbarian bombing . '' [[5]He] called on [[0]the Arab leaders] to take a stand `` befitting the sacrifices '' of [[6]the Palestinian people] . [[6]Our] choice is the choice of permanent , comprehensive and just peace , and [[6]our] aim is to liberate [[9][[6]our] land] and to create [[8]our independent state in Palestinian blast land with [[7]Jerusalem] as [[8]its] capital] and the return of [[10][[6]our] refugees] to [[10]their] homes . While leaders and spokesmen for both sides talk , the fighting goes on . [[11]Richard Blystone] reports on [[12]the latest round of violence in [[3]the Mideast]] . The studied words of the diplomats and the cries in the street seem to come from two different worlds . Fresh clashes in the Gaza Strip on the Mediterranean coast and in the West Bank . Fighting springs from the funerals for at least nine Palestinians killed Friday in some of the worst clashes in [[12]this three - week conflict] . A new intifada , successor to the four - year street campaign that ended with Palestinian / Israeli negotiations a decade ago , according to a leader of [[5]Yasser Arafat 's] Fateh movement . A counterview from [[13]Dan Meridor , chairman of [[4]Israel 's] defense and foreign affairs committee] . When [[13]I] hear [[14]the Palestinians] saying on television we are at the war of independence of [[9]Palestine] , [[13]I] understand [[14]they] [[15]prefer] war to peace . [[15]A stupid and difficult historic mistake] , but we have to face [[15]it] . Overnight , a new development on [[4]Israel 's] northern border . The defense reports an attack at the border fence . One body was found after Israelis responded with small arms , tanks and helicopters from Lebanon . [[16]The Hezbollah movement which waged a war of attrition with [[4]the Israelis] before [[4]they] withdrew from south Lebanon in May] , says [[16]its] fighters were not involved . As the weeks wear on , the words of diplomats and leaders seem more and more irrelevant . Reaction follows reaction . The initiative is in the streets . [[11]Richard Blystone] , CNN , [[7]Jerusalem] . The U.N. General Assembly has passed [[17]a resolution that is critical of [[4]Israel 's] use of force against Palestinians] . [[17]It] also condemns Israeli excessive use of force by Palestinians . [[17]It] calls Israeli settlements in the occupied territories illegal and an obstacle to peace . 46 nations abstained from the vote . [[18]Six others] oppose [[17]the measure] , including [[4]Israel] and the United States . [[18]They] say [[17]it] sends a negative message .


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One of the last bastions of the Cold War is the scene of some diplomatic thawing [[1]today] . [[0]North Korea] opened [[0]its] doors to [[3]the U.S.] [[1]today] , welcoming [[2]Secretary of State Madeleine Albright] for unprecedented talks with leader Kim Jong - il . [[2]Albright] is laying the groundwork for a visit by President Clinton . [[2]She] says [[2]her] visit is a good start , but the road to normal relations remains uphill . [[3]The U.S.] remains concerned about [[0]North Korea 's] missile development program and [[0]its] exports of missiles to Iran and Syria .

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One of the last bastions of the Cold War is the scene of some diplomatic thawing [[0]today] . [[2]North Korea] opened [[2]its] doors to [[3]the U.S.] [[0]today] , welcoming [[1]Secretary of State Madeleine Albright] for unprecedented talks with leader Kim Jong - il . [[1]Albright] is laying the groundwork for a visit by President Clinton . [[1]She] says [[1]her] visit is a good start , but the road to normal relations remains uphill . [[3]The U.S.] remains concerned about [[2]North Korea 's] missile development program and [[2]its] exports of missiles to Iran and Syria .


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[[0]President Clinton] is waiting for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to respond to [[0]his] latest peace initiative . [[0]He] 's inviting both sides to Washington for separate meetings with [[0]him] . Aides say [[0]the President] spoke by phone last night with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak , after talking earlier in the day with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . In [[2]Gaza] , there is no end to the unrest . The funeral of a Palestinian youth turned into a rally against [[1]Israel] . Chanting protesters vowed to avenge the death of the 16 - year - old , who was shot by [[1]Israel] troops near the crossing between [[2]Gaza] and [[1]Israel] .

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[[1]President Clinton] is waiting for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to respond to [[1][[0]his] latest peace initiative] . [[1]He] 's [[0]inviting] both sides to Washington for separate meetings with [[1]him] . Aides say [[1]the President] spoke by phone last night with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak , after talking earlier in the day with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . In [[2]Gaza] , there is no end to the unrest . The funeral of [[3]a Palestinian youth] turned into a rally against [[4]Israel] . Chanting protesters vowed to avenge the death of [[3]the 16 - year - old , who was shot by Israel troops near the crossing between [[2]Gaza] and [[4]Israel]] .


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[[1]Venezuela 's] leftist President has awarded [[0]Fidel Castro] the key to [[2]the city of Caracas] . [[0]The Cuban President] is on a five - day visit to [[1]Venezuela] to sign an oil - supply deal . Hundreds of Venezuelans lined the streets of [[2]the capital] to welcome [[0]Castro] . Opposition legislators boycotted [[0]Castro 's] speech in the Venezuelan Congress to protest human rights abuses in Cuba .

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[[1]Venezuela 's] leftist President has awarded [[2]Fidel Castro] the key to [[0]the city of Caracas] . [[2]The Cuban President] is on a five - day visit to [[1]Venezuela] to sign an oil - supply deal . Hundreds of Venezuelans lined the streets of [[0]the capital] to welcome [[2]Castro] . Opposition legislators boycotted [[2]Castro 's] speech in the Venezuelan Congress to protest human rights abuses in Cuba .


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[[0]216 sailors from [[1]the `` USS Cole '']] are back in their home port of Norfolk , Virginia . Cheering family members greeted [[0]the crew] with flowers and waving flags yesterday . A few `` Cole '' crew members are staying with [[1]the ship] . [[1]It] will begin [[1]its] five - week trip home on the deck of [[1]the rescue ship `` Blue Marlin ''] today . 17 crew members were killed and 39 injured in last month 's apparent terrorist bombing of [[1]the warship] .

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[[1]216 sailors from [[0]the `` USS Cole '']] are back in [[1]their] home port of Norfolk , Virginia . Cheering family members greeted [[1]the crew] with flowers and waving flags yesterday . A few `` [[0]Cole] '' crew members are staying with [[0]the ship] . [[0]It] will begin [[0]its] five - week trip home on the deck of the rescue ship `` Blue Marlin '' today . 17 crew members were killed and 39 injured in last month 's apparent terrorist bombing of [[0]the warship] .


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[[0]Al Gore] is spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Washington with [[0]his] family . Yesterday , [[1][[0]he] and [[0]his] wife , Tipper ,] made [[1]their] annual visit to a local food bank . [[0]The Vice President] joked whether volunteers ought to recount the boxes of food . [[0]Gore] also says [[0]he] 's focusing on building a possible administration , a move [[0]he] thinks George W. Bush should make as well , in spite of the election uncertainty .

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[[0]Al Gore] is spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Washington with [[0]his] family . Yesterday , [[1][[0]he] and [[0]his] wife , Tipper] , made [[1]their] annual visit to a local food bank . [[0]The Vice President] joked whether volunteers ought to recount the boxes of food . [[0]Gore] also says [[0]he] 's focusing on [[2]building] a possible administration , [[2]a move [[0]he] thinks George W. Bush should make as well] , in spite of the election uncertainty .


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[[0]A fire in a Bangladeshi garment factory] has left at least 37 people dead and 100 hospitalized . Most of [[2]the deceased] were killed in the crush as workers tried to flee the blaze in [[0]the four - story building] . Witnesses say [[1]the only exit door] was on the ground floor , and that [[1]it] was locked when [[0]the fire] broke out . Most of [[2]the victims] were women and children .

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[[1]A fire in [[0]a Bangladeshi garment factory]] has left [[2]at least 37 people] dead and 100 hospitalized . Most of [[2]the deceased] were killed in the crush as workers tried to flee [[1]the blaze in [[0]the four - story building]] . Witnesses say [[3]the only exit door] was on the ground floor , and that [[3]it] was locked when [[1]the fire] broke out . Most of [[2]the victims] were women and children .


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There 's no let - up in clashes between rock - throwing Palestinians and Israeli troops in [[0]the West Bank] and [[1]Gaza] this weekend . Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian in [[0]the West Bank] today . Four Palestinians died in [[0]the West Bank] and [[1]Gaza] yesterday . The violence is marring Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak 's search for a peace agreement . [[2]Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat] met with [[2]his] cabinet last night . [[3]The council] issued a statement vowing not to give in to what [[3]it] calls Israeli aggression . [[3]It] also wants an international fact - finding commission to look into the bloodshed .

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There 's no let - up in clashes between rock - throwing Palestinians and Israeli troops in [[2][[1]the West Bank] and [[0]Gaza]] this weekend . Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian in [[2]the West Bank] today . Four Palestinians died in [[2][[1]the West Bank] and [[0]Gaza]] yesterday . The violence is marring Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak 's search for a peace agreement . [[4]Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat] met with [[4][[3]his] cabinet] last night . [[3]The council] issued a statement vowing not to give in to what [[3]it] calls Israeli aggression . [[3]It] also wants an international fact - finding commission to look into the bloodshed .


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A return to Soviet - era symbolism in Russia is gaining favor . The Duma , the lower house of the Russian parliament , has voted to adopt [[0]the old Soviet national anthem as the new Russian anthem] . The song now in use was introduced in 1993 . [[0]The issue] sparked demonstrations , pitting supporters against those who fiercely oppose a connection with what they consider a murderous regime . The Upper House must next approve [[0]the measure] . [[1]President Vladimir Putin] has pledged [[1]his] support , but has called for different lyrics .

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A return to Soviet - era symbolism in Russia is gaining favor . The Duma , the lower house of the Russian parliament , has voted to adopt the old Soviet national anthem as the new Russian anthem . The song now in use was introduced in 1993 . The issue sparked demonstrations , pitting supporters against [[0]those who fiercely oppose a connection with what [[0]they] consider a murderous regime] . The Upper House must next approve the measure . [[1]President Vladimir Putin] has pledged [[1]his] support , but has called for different lyrics .


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Two months after [[0]a bomb] blasted [[0]its] hull , [[1]the `` USS Cole ''] is back in the United States . [[1]The damaged ship] was carried from Yemen aboard a Norwegian transport ship . 17 sailors were killed when [[1]the ship] was attacked by suicide bombers in the port of Aden . [[2]A temporary patch] has already been made to cover the 40 by 40 hole in [[1]the ship 's] hull . [[2]It] will be welded to [[1]the ship] before [[1]it] is unloaded from [[1]the carrier] . Repairs in [[3]Mississippi] are expected to cost more than $ 150 million and last a year at a ship - building facility in Pascagoula , [[3]Mississippi] .

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Two months after a bomb blasted [[0]its] hull , [[0]the `` USS Cole ''] is back in the United States . [[0]The damaged ship] was carried from Yemen aboard [[1]a Norwegian transport ship] . 17 sailors were killed when [[0]the ship] was attacked by suicide bombers in the port of Aden . [[2]A temporary patch] has already been made to cover the 40 by 40 hole in [[0]the ship 's] hull . [[2]It] will be welded to [[0]the ship] before [[0]it] is unloaded from [[1]the carrier] . Repairs in [[3]Mississippi] are expected to cost more than $ 150 million and last a year at a ship - building facility in Pascagoula , [[3]Mississippi] .


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[[1]The `` Jingle Cats ''] are putting a new twist on the term `` Meow Mix . '' Denise Dillon introduces us to [[0]a group of singing felines] with several under [[0]their] collars . 7777 If nine caroling cats crooning [[5]Christmas] classics does n't put you in the holiday mood , maybe nothing will . Yes , it 's that time of year . [[1]The Jingle Cats] are back , and can be found just about anywhere . [[1]They] have cassettes and and [[1]their] very own video , which is also out on DVD . [[2]The man behind the music , creator Mike Spalla] , says [[2]he] owes it all to [[2]his] cat , Cheesepuff , and [[2]her] finely tuned vocal cords . [[2]I] was hired to do some Christmas music , and it was just `` [[7]Jingle Bells] , '' and [[2]I] brought [[3][[2]my] cat] with [[2]me] to the studio , and [[2]I] was working on the song and [[3]the cat] jumped up into the record booth and started meowing along , meowing to [[2]me] . 7777 Cheesepuff and friends first clawed [[4]their] way onto the music charts in 1993 with the release of [[4]their] `` meowy Christmas '' CD , featuring 20 classic [[5]Christmas] hits . It was such a success , the following year , [[6]the feline group] released another holiday song collection , `` Here Comes Santa Claws . '' [[2]Spalla] says [[6]they] have a following of some very unique fans . There 's a certain kind of person that 's in tune with [[3]a cat] . [[6]They] 're thoughtful . [[6]They] must be more intelligent or something . 7777 The cats are such a hit , [[2]Spalla] has taken on a couple of new groups . `` [[7]Jingle Babies] , '' and , of course , `` Jingle Dogs . '' Denise Dillon , `` Headline News . '' Now , you know it is the holidays .

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[[0]The `` Jingle Cats ''] are putting a new twist on the term `` Meow Mix . '' [[1]Denise Dillon] introduces us to [[0]a group of singing felines with several under [[0]their] collars] . 7777 If nine caroling cats crooning Christmas classics does n't put you in the holiday mood , maybe nothing will . Yes , it 's that time of year . [[0]The Jingle Cats] are back , and can be found just about anywhere . [[0]They] have cassettes and and [[0]their] very own video , which is also out on DVD . [[2]The man behind the music , creator Mike Spalla] , says [[2]he] owes it all to [[3][[2]his] cat , Cheesepuff] , and [[3]her] finely tuned vocal cords . [[2]I] was hired to do some Christmas music , and it was [[4]just `` Jingle Bells] , '' and [[2]I] brought [[3][[2]my] cat] with [[2]me] to the studio , and [[2]I] was working on [[4]the song] and [[3]the cat] jumped up into the record booth and started meowing along , meowing to [[2]me] . 7777 [[3][[0]Cheesepuff] and friends] first clawed [[0]their] way onto the music charts in 1993 with the release of [[5][[0]their] `` meowy Christmas '' CD , featuring 20 classic Christmas hits] . [[5]It] was such a success , the following year , [[0]the feline group] released another holiday song collection , `` Here Comes Santa Claws . '' [[2]Spalla] says [[0]they] have a following of some very unique fans . There 's [[6]a certain kind of person that 's in tune with a cat] . [[6]They] 're thoughtful . [[6]They] must be more intelligent or something . 7777 [[0]The cats] are such a hit , [[2]Spalla] has taken on [[7]a couple of new groups] . [[7]`` Jingle Babies , '' and , of course , `` Jingle Dogs . ''] [[1]Denise Dillon] , `` Headline News . '' Now , you know it is the holidays .


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16 years of experience and ten months of training are paying off for a sheep shearer from New Zealand . [[0]Rodney Sutton] broke a seven - year - old world record by shearing 839 lambs in nine hours . A crowd of hundreds watched [[0]him] accomplish the feat . [[0]Sutton] says [[0]he] has been dreaming of completing the task for years .

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16 years of experience and ten months of training are paying off for [[0]a sheep shearer from New Zealand] . [[0]Rodney Sutton] broke a seven - year - old world record by [[1]shearing] 839 lambs in nine hours . A crowd of hundreds watched [[0]him] accomplish [[1]the feat] . [[0]Sutton] says [[0]he] has been dreaming of completing [[1]the task] for years .


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[[0]President Clinton] is questioning the legitimacy of [[2][[1]George W. Bush 's] election victory] . Speaking last night to Democratic supporters in Chicago , [[0]the President] said [[1]Bush] won [[2]the election] only because Republicans stopped the vote - counting in Florida , and [[0]Mr. Clinton] praised [[3]Al Gore 's campaign manager , Bill Daley] , for the way [[0]he] handled [[2]the election] . [[4]I] want to thank [[3]Bill Daley] for [[3]his] exemplary service as Secretary of Commerce . [[3]He] was brilliant . [[4]I] think [[3]he] did a brilliant job in leading Vice President Gore to victory [[4]myself] .

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[[0]President Clinton] is questioning the legitimacy of [[1]George W. Bush 's] election victory . Speaking last night to Democratic supporters in Chicago , [[0]the President] said [[1]Bush] won [[2]the election] only because Republicans stopped the vote - counting in Florida , and [[0]Mr. Clinton] praised [[4][[3]Al Gore 's] campaign manager , Bill Daley] , for the way [[3]he] handled [[2]the election] . [[0]I] want to thank [[3]Bill Daley] for [[3]his] exemplary service as Secretary of Commerce . [[3]He] was brilliant . [[0]I] think [[3]he] did a brilliant job in leading [[4]Vice President Gore] to victory [[0]myself] .


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Hi . Thanks for looking in . Our top story this half hour -- sources tell [[0]CNN President Clinton] and independent counsel Robert Ray have reached an accommodation that would end the long - running investigation of the Clinton White House . Details are to be announced at this hour by the White House . [[0]Mr. Clinton] is expected to admit when [[0]he] gave sworn testimony in August 1998 , [[0]he] knowingly misled investigators looking into the Paula Jones and [[1]Monica Lewinsky] matters . In return , sources say [[0]Mr. Clinton] will not be indicted that is [[0]he] would avoid being indicted . [[0]He] also would accept a five - year suspension of [[0]his] Arkansas law license . The deal would bring an end to seven years of investigations , covering the Whitewater land deal , Travelgate , and the sexual affair with [[1]Monica Lewinsky] which led to [[0]Mr. Clinton 's] impeachment .

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Hi . Thanks for looking in . [[1]Our] top story this half hour -- sources tell [[1]CNN] [[3]President Clinton] and independent counsel Robert Ray have reached [[2]an accommodation that would end the long - running investigation of [[0]the [[3]Clinton] White House]] . Details are to be announced at this hour by [[0]the White House] . [[3]Mr. Clinton] is expected to admit when [[3]he] gave sworn testimony in August 1998 , [[3]he] knowingly misled investigators looking into the Paula Jones and [[4]Monica Lewinsky] matters . In return , sources say [[3]Mr. Clinton] will not be indicted that is [[3]he] would avoid being indicted . [[3]He] also would accept a five - year suspension of [[3]his] Arkansas law license . [[2]The deal] would bring an end to seven years of investigations , covering the Whitewater land deal , Travelgate , and the sexual affair with [[4]Monica Lewinsky] which led to [[3]Mr. Clinton 's] impeachment .


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Nine years ago [[0]today] , allegations of infidelity almost derailed [[2]Bill Clinton 's] journey from hope to the White House . [[5]Bob Glascoff] tracks the life of the `` other woman '' in [[0]today 's] edition of `` [[4]Headliners] . '' On January 1992 , [[1]Gennifer Flowers] claims [[1]she] had a 12 - year affair with [[2]Bill Clinton] . Former nightclub singer , television anchor and Arkansas State employee , [[1]Flowers '] allegations threatened to torpedo [[2]Clinton 's] presidential chances . Although [[2]Mr. Clinton] denied having a relationship with [[1]Flowers] , [[2]he] did speak of bringing `` pain '' to [[2]his] marriage during a joint television interview with [[2]his] wife , Hillary . [[1]Flowers] went on `` Larry King Live '' in 1998 at the height of the impeachment proceedings against [[2]Mr. Clinton] . [[1]She] said [[1]she] felt vindicated when [[2]he] admitted under oath that [[2]he] 'd had [[3]an affair] with [[1]her] after denying [[3]it] for years . [[1]Flowers] has written two books , both of which are for sale on [[1]her] website , along with private - label cigars and signed photos . A federal judge recently dismissed a defamation lawsuit [[1]she] brought against [[2]Hillary Rodham Clinton] and two former presidential aides . With `` [[4]Headliners] , '' [[5]I] 'm Bob Glascoff .

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Nine years ago [[1]today] , [[2]allegations of infidelity] almost derailed [[0]Bill Clinton 's] journey from hope to the White House . [[5]Bob Glascoff] tracks the life of [[3]the `` other woman ''] in [[1]today 's] edition of `` [[4]Headliners] . '' On January 1992 , [[3]Gennifer Flowers] [[2]claims] [[3]she] had a 12 - year affair with [[0]Bill Clinton] . Former nightclub singer , television anchor and Arkansas State employee , [[3][[2]Flowers '] allegations] threatened to torpedo [[0]Clinton 's] presidential chances . Although [[0]Mr. Clinton] denied having a relationship with [[3]Flowers] , [[0]he] did speak of bringing `` pain '' to [[0]his] marriage during a joint television interview with [[6][[0]his] wife , Hillary] . [[3]Flowers] went on `` Larry King Live '' in 1998 at the height of the impeachment proceedings against [[0]Mr. Clinton] . [[3]She] said [[3]she] felt vindicated when [[0]he] admitted under oath that [[0]he] 'd had [[7]an affair with [[3]her]] after denying [[7]it] for years . [[3]Flowers] has written two books , both of which are for sale on [[3]her] website , along with private - label cigars and signed photos . A federal judge recently dismissed a defamation lawsuit [[3]she] brought against [[6]Hillary Rodham Clinton] and two former presidential aides . With `` [[4]Headliners] , '' [[5]I] 'm Bob Glascoff .


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In northern Iraq , [[0]U.S. warplanes] hit targets including a ridge east of Mosul , where Iraqi troops have been entrenched . Two F Tomcats struck [[0]the targets] . The same area was [[1]a site of heavy bombing] yesterday . After [[1]today 's air strikes] , [[2]13 Iraqi soldiers] abandoned [[2]their] posts and surrendered to Kurdish fighters .

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In [[1]northern Iraq] , [[2]U.S. warplanes] [[0]hit] [[3]targets including a ridge east of Mosul , where Iraqi troops have been entrenched] . [[2]Two F Tomcats] [[0]struck] [[3]the targets] . [[1]The same area] was a site of heavy bombing yesterday . After [[0]today 's air strikes] , [[4]13 Iraqi soldiers] abandoned [[4]their] posts and surrendered to Kurdish fighters .


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Time now to check the business news with Carrie Lee in New York . Carrie . A you said it , Renay . The Dow was in negative territory much of [[2]the day] . [[0]A couple stocks] losing ground . Coca Cola , down 6.1 % . [[0]They] did okay on [[4]the profit quarter] , but [[1]the taste vowel] came in late for all the regions that 's why [[1]it] is selling off [[8]today] . You can see the Nasdaq . Pretty nice gains holding steady throughout [[2]the day] , mainly due to [[3]Intel and Microsoft] . [[3]They] 're influential on thed ? [[3]They] had better than expected profit reports for [[4]the recent quarter] . [[3]They both] had good things to say going forward upping or reiterating 2003 guidance . Good solid reports . [[7]Motorola] , cutting another 3,000 jobs by [[5]the end of [[6]the year]] . Profits for [[5]the end of [[6]the year]] did see profit as well . [[7][[3]Motorola] and Texas] Instruments both in the chips base as well swinging to profits as well , with sales up 20 % . Finally AMR . The stock gained 15 % [[9]yesterday] . [[8]Today 's] shares up another cent 8 % . [[10]The flight attendants] have until 6:00 [[8]today] to ratify [[11]labor concessions] . [[3]The pilots ' union and ground crew] did so [[9]yesterday] . [[10]The flight attendants] came in with a close vote rejecting [[11]these concessions] so the CEO has extended the deadline [[8]today] . If [[10]they] do n't ratify [[11]these agreements] , AMR will have to file for bankruptcy . [[12]Investors] are betting [[12]they] will agree . 16.8 % to the upside is certainly a vote of confidence . Back to you , guys .

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Time now to check the business news with [[0]Carrie Lee in New York] . [[0]Carrie .] A [[1]you] said it , [[1]Renay] . The Dow was in negative territory much of [[2]the day] . A couple stocks losing ground . [[3]Coca Cola] , down 6.1 % . They did okay on the profit quarter , but the taste vowel [[4]came] in late for all the regions [[4]that] 's why [[3]it] is selling off [[2]today] . You can see the Nasdaq . Pretty nice gains holding steady throughout [[2]the day] , mainly due to [[5]Intel and Microsoft] . [[5]They] 're influential on thed ? [[5]They] had better than expected profit reports for the recent quarter . [[5]They both] had good things to say going forward upping or reiterating 2003 guidance . Good solid reports . [[6]Motorola] , cutting another 3,000 jobs by the end of the year . Profits for the end of the year did see profit as well . [[6]Motorola] and Texas Instruments both in the chips base as well swinging to profits as well , with sales up 20 % . Finally [[7]AMR] . [[9]The stock] gained 15 % [[8]yesterday] . [[9][[2]Today 's] shares] up another cent 8 % . [[11]The flight attendants] have until 6:00 [[2]today] to ratify [[10]labor concessions] . The pilots ' union and ground crew did so [[8]yesterday] . [[11]The flight attendants] came in with a close vote rejecting [[10]these concessions] so the CEO has extended the deadline [[2]today] . If [[11]they] do n't ratify [[10]these agreements] , [[7]AMR] will have to file for bankruptcy . Investors are betting [[11]they] will agree . 16.8 % to the upside is certainly a vote of confidence . Back to you , guys .


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A week after these pictures surfaced , and after saying [[0]he] 'd fight for [[0]his] job , [[0]Larry Eustachy] resigned as basketball coach at [[1]Iowa State] . The damage to [[0]his] credibility was too much after [[0]Eustachy] admitted [[0]he] partied with students at rival schools , and that [[0]he] 's an alcoholic . [[0]He] seeped a $ 960,000 buyout from [[1]the university] .

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A week after these pictures surfaced , and after saying [[0]he] 'd fight for [[2][[0]his] job] , [[0]Larry Eustachy] resigned as [[2]basketball coach at [[1]Iowa State]] . The damage to [[0]his] credibility was too much after [[0]Eustachy] admitted [[0]he] partied with students at rival schools , and that [[0]he] 's an alcoholic . [[0]He] seeped a $ 960,000 buyout from [[1]the university] .


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Tens of thousands of people are greeting [[0]Pope John Paul II in [[4]Croatia]] . In the port city of Dubrovnik , [[0]he] beatified [[1]a nun who dedicated [[2][[1]her] life] to serving [[3]the poor]] . [[2][[1]Her] life] to [[3]the poor] . [[5]Marija Petkovic] founded a religious order of nuns in the 1920s that cared for impoverished children in [[4]Croatia] and South America . [[5]She] is the first Croatian woman to be beatified , which is one step before sainthood . The pope also said [[5]Mass] before a crowd of 70,000 people .

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[[0]Tens of thousands of people] are greeting [[1]Pope John Paul II] in [[2]Croatia] . In the port city of Dubrovnik , [[1]he] beatified [[4]a nun who dedicated [[4][[3]her] life] to serving the poor] . [[4][[3]Her] life] to the poor . [[4]Marija Petkovic] founded a religious order of nuns in the 1920s that cared for impoverished children in [[2]Croatia] and South America . [[4]She] is the first Croatian woman to be beatified , which is one step before sainthood . [[1]The pope] also said Mass before [[0]a crowd of 70,000 people] .


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At least ten people have been injured and at least five homes have burned in Benton Harbor since the rioting began . Police are still looking for the arsonists , but city officials say several people have been arrested on civil disobedience charges . One person was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon .

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At least ten people have been injured and at least five homes have burned in Benton Harbor since the rioting began . Police are still looking for the arsonists , but city officials say several people have been arrested on civil disobedience charges . One person was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon .


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The morning papers , because morning papers around the country and around the world are remaking their front page to include the Elizabeth Smart case , and we end with that tonight . With [[1][[0]her] family] on a day when [[0]their] miracle finally came true . [[1]She] looks very , very healthy . [[1]She] 's grown a lot , and [[1]I] 'm just so absolutely thrilled . [[1]I] could n't believe it . In fact , [[1]I] had to take a double take and pull [[1]her] back away from [[1]me] and say , `` is it really [[1]you] ? '' [[2]All of the children out there] deserve to come home to [[2]their] parents the way [[1]Elizabeth] has come back to [[3]us] , and [[1]I] just hope and pray that Congress will quickly pass the Amber Alert so that [[2]those children] will have a better chance because [[2]they] cross the state line and [[2]they] 're out of commission , and [[3]we] need to have this here , [[3]we] really do . But [[1]I] just am so grateful and so thankful . Thank [[1]you] very much . Reporter : Can [[1]you] describe [[1]Elizabeth 's] demeanor ? [[1]You] said [[1]she] looked good , [[1]she] was bigger , but [[1]she] 's been through this horrible ordeal . Is [[1]she] still scared ? [[1]She] excited ? Happy ? [[1]I] do n't know . [[1]I] mean , [[1]I] 'm sure [[1]she] was just thrilled to be back . such happiness and such love . And [[1]I] just held [[1]her] , held [[1]her] the whole way home . [[1]I] just brought [[4][[1]her] little brother William] in , and as [[4]William] and [[1]she] saw [[5]each other] , it was such a wonderful reunion for [[5]them] to just hug , and [[4]he] would hug [[1]her] and look at [[1]her] and hug [[1]her] and look at [[1]her] , and could n't believe , [[1]I] think , as a 4 - year - old now that [[4]his] sister is home . With the darkness that surrounds [[3]us] in these times of the possibility of war that could be coming upon [[3]us] and a miracle that has been brought to [[3]us] , an incredible miracle that has been brought to [[3]our] family , words can not express how grateful [[3]we] are for the prayers around [[7]the world] . Do miracles still exist ? And the answer is yes . And [[3]we] have [[1]Elizabeth] back . This neighborhood , the Federal Heights neighborhood , everybody 's been ripped up , [[6]everybody 's] helped , everybody 's prayed to do whatever [[6]they] can . [[3]We] thank God for all the searchers , for all the people . In the history of [[7]the world] [[1]I] do n't think a little girl 's been prayed for more than [[1]Elizabeth Smart] , and [[3]we] thank [[8]you] for answering those prayers . Thank [[8]you] . It 's a nice day to have this job . [[3]We] 'll see you tomorrow , 10:00 Eastern time . Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com . A CEO is about to announce Employee of the Year . Earlier , [[9]several go - getters] prepared to accept [[9]their] award . And when [[1]I] began [[10]this journey] ... when [[1]I] started [[10]this journey] ... [[1]me] ? [[1]I] had no idea [[1]I] 'd --

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The morning papers , because [[3]morning papers around the country and around [[1]the world]] are remaking [[3]their] front page to include [[0]the [[2]Elizabeth Smart] case] , and we end with [[0]that] tonight . With [[4]her family] on a day when [[4]their] miracle finally came true . [[2]She] looks very , very healthy . [[2]She] 's grown a lot , and [[5]I] 'm just so absolutely thrilled . [[5]I] could n't believe it . In fact , [[5]I] had to take a double take and pull [[2]her] back away from [[5]me] and say , `` is it really [[2]you] ? '' [[7]All of the children out there] deserve to come home to [[7]their] parents the way [[2]Elizabeth] has come back to us , and [[5]I] just hope and pray that Congress will quickly pass the Amber Alert so that [[7]those children] will have a better chance because [[7]they] cross the state line and [[7]they] 're out of commission , and [[6]we] need to have this here , [[6]we] really do . But [[5]I] just am so grateful and so thankful . Thank you very much . Reporter : Can [[5]you] describe [[2]Elizabeth 's] demeanor ? [[5]You] said [[2]she] looked good , [[2]she] was bigger , but [[2]she] 's been through this horrible ordeal . Is [[2]she] still scared ? [[2]She] excited ? Happy ? [[5]I] do n't know . [[5]I] mean , [[5]I] 'm sure [[2]she] was just thrilled to be back . such happiness and such love . And [[5]I] just held [[2]her] , held [[2]her] the whole way home . [[8]I] just brought [[9][[2]her] little brother William] in , and as [[10][[9]William] and she] saw each other , it was such a wonderful reunion for [[10]them] to just hug , and he would hug [[2]her] and look at [[2]her] and hug [[2]her] and look at [[2]her] , and could n't believe , [[8]I] think , as a 4 - year - old now that [[9][[2]his] sister] is home . With the darkness that surrounds us in these times of the possibility of war that could be coming upon us and [[11]a miracle that has been brought to [[4]us]] , [[11]an incredible miracle that has been brought to [[4]our family]] , words can not express how grateful [[4]we] are for the prayers around [[1]the world] . Do miracles still exist ? And the answer is yes . And [[4]we] have [[2]Elizabeth] back . This neighborhood , the Federal Heights neighborhood , [[12]everybody] 's been ripped up , [[12]everybody] 's helped , [[12]everybody] 's prayed to do whatever [[12]they] can . [[13]We] thank God for all the searchers , for all the people . In the history of [[1]the world] I do n't think a little girl 's been prayed for more than [[2]Elizabeth Smart] , and [[13]we] thank you for answering those prayers . Thank you . It 's a nice day to have this job . We 'll see you tomorrow , 10:00 Eastern time . Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com . A CEO is about to announce Employee of the Year . Earlier , [[14]several go - getters] prepared to accept [[14]their] award . And when [[15]I] began [[16]this journey] ... when [[15]I] started [[16]this journey] ... [[15]me ?] [[15]I] had no idea [[15]I] 'd --


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[[1]We] 're getting late word tonight that [[2]Geraldo Rivera] may not be be kicked out of [[6]Iraq] after all . Originally [[0]the Central Command] said the veteran Fox News correspond was being expelled because [[0]he] compromised the location of [[3]the unit] [[0]he] 's been embedded with . Now a spokesman from [[0]the Central Command] is saying and I 'm quoting `` Frankly , [[1]we] have bigger and more important things to do . '' During a live broadcast [[2]Geraldo] drew a map in the sand showing the location of [[3]the unit] in relation to Baghdad . Says [[0]he] 's not aware [[0]he] 's being expelled but says if so , it is because some bitter former colleagues of [[0]his] at MSNBC blew the whistle on [[0]him] . It sounds to [[4]me] like [[5]some rats at [[4]my] former network , [[8]NBC] ,] are spreading some lies about [[4]me] . You know , [[5]they] ca n't compete fair and square on the battlefield so [[5]they] 're trying to stab [[4]me] in the back . It is not first time . [[0]The Central Command] on the other hand says [[2]Rivera] is being kicked out of [[6]Iraq] because `` [[2]he] gave away the big picture stuff . '' All of this now under review , whether or not [[2]Geraldo] stays or goes . [[10]We] 'll continue to monitor that front on the store yix [[7]another veteran war correspondent] is being fired for [[7]his] controversial conduct in [[6]Iraq] . [[8]NBC] is terminating [[9]freelancer reporter Peter Arnett] for statements [[9]he] made to the Iraqi media . [[10]We] showed you the statements yesterday . [[9]He] said the coalition 's first war plan had failed because of Iraqi resistance . Today [[9]he] appeared on [[8]NBC 's] `` Today '' show and said [[9]he] was sorry . [[11]I] want to apologize to the American people for clearly making a misjudgment over the weekend by giving [[12]an interview to [[13]Iraqi television]] . Now , [[11]I] said in [[12]that interview] essentially what we all know about [[14]the war] , there have been delays in implementing policy , there has been surprises , but clearly by giving [[12]that interview] to [[13]Iraqi television] , [[11]I] created a firestorm in the United States , and for that [[11]I] am truly sorry . [[15]Arnett] had been covering [[14]the war] for National Geographic , which also fired [[15]him] as TV reports were given exclusively to [[8]NBC] and MSNBC . Late word from London that the tabloid [[16]the Daily Mirror] just hired [[15]Peter Arnett] to be [[16]its] correspondent in Baghdad . But the question remains [[15]Did Peter Arnett] and Geraldo Rivera cross the line ? or were [[17]they] within [[17]their] rights as reporters ? [[18]We] posed [[19]that question] to Michael Wolf , a contributing editor for `` New York '' magazine , a media columnist , an important article in the new issue of `` New York . '' [[15]He] 's joining [[18]us] now live from Qatar . What do [[11]you] say to [[19]the question] , [[11]Michael] ? Well , you know , [[11]I] think [[11]I] 'm --

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[[2]We] 're getting late word tonight that [[3]Geraldo Rivera] may not be [[0]be] kicked out of [[1]Iraq] after all . Originally [[5]the Central Command] said [[3]the veteran Fox News correspond] was being expelled because [[3]he] compromised [[6]the location of [[4]the unit [[3]he] 's been embedded with]] . Now a spokesman from [[5]the Central Command] is saying and I 'm quoting `` Frankly , [[5]we] have bigger and more important things to do . '' During a live broadcast [[3]Geraldo] drew a map in the sand showing [[6]the location of [[4]the unit] in relation to [[7]Baghdad]] . Says [[3]he] 's not aware [[3]he] 's [[0]being] expelled but says if so , [[0]it] is because [[8]some bitter former colleagues of [[3]his] at MSNBC] blew the whistle on [[3]him] . It sounds to [[3]me] like [[8]some rats at [[9][[3]my] former network , NBC]] , are spreading some lies about [[3]me] . You know , [[8]they] ca n't compete fair and square on the battlefield so [[8]they] 're trying to stab [[3]me] in the back . It is not first time . [[5]The Central Command] on the other hand says [[3]Rivera] is [[0]being] kicked out of [[1]Iraq] because `` [[3]he] gave away the big picture stuff . '' All of this now under review , whether or not [[3]Geraldo] stays or goes . [[2]We] 'll continue to monitor that front on the store yix [[10]another veteran war correspondent] is being fired for [[10]his] controversial conduct in [[1]Iraq] . [[9]NBC] is terminating [[10]freelancer reporter Peter Arnett] for [[11]statements [[10]he] made to the Iraqi media] . [[2]We] showed you [[11]the statements] yesterday . [[10]He] said the coalition 's first war plan had failed because of Iraqi resistance . Today [[10]he] appeared on [[9]NBC 's] `` Today '' show and said [[10]he] was sorry . [[10]I] want to apologize to the American people for clearly making a misjudgment over the weekend by giving [[12]an interview] to [[13]Iraqi television] . Now , [[10]I] said in [[12]that interview] essentially what we all know about [[15]the war] , there have been delays in implementing policy , there has been surprises , but clearly by giving [[12]that interview] to [[13]Iraqi television] , [[10]I] [[14]created] a firestorm in the United States , and for [[14]that] [[10]I] am truly sorry . [[10]Arnett] had been covering [[15]the war] for National Geographic , which also fired [[10]him] as TV reports were given exclusively to [[9]NBC] and MSNBC . Late word from London that [[16]the tabloid the Daily Mirror] just hired [[10]Peter Arnett] to be [[16]its] correspondent in [[7]Baghdad] . But [[18]the question] remains Did [[17][[10]Peter Arnett] and [[3]Geraldo Rivera]] cross the line ? or were [[17]they] within [[17]their] rights as reporters ? [[2]We] posed [[18]that question] to [[20]Michael Wolf , a contributing editor for [[19]`` New York '' magazine] , a media columnist , an important article in the new issue of [[19]`` New York]] . '' [[20]He] 's joining [[2]us] now live from Qatar . What do [[20]you] say to the question , [[20]Michael] ? Well , you know , [[20]I] think [[20]I] 'm --


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[[0]We] turn now to an Iraqi -- First of all , before [[0]we] tell you about this story , [[0]we] were going to , these are live pictures from [[2]Baghdad] . There 's been some activity in the last few moments . Looks like tracer fire [[0]we] 're looking at , [[1]anti-aircraft guns] firing at what [[1]they] sense is some sort of threat coming from the skies . [[2]Baghdad] has had sporadic episodes of this tonight . No major explosions [[0]we] 're aware of , but just , apparently , in the last few moments , there has been activity . You can see it there just now . We 've been reporting , [[2]the city] has begun to see [[2]its] electricity turned back on . [[0]We] do n't know that all of [[2]it] is back , but at least some of [[2]it] is . [[0]We] also know that 12 miles southwest of [[2]the city] , coalition forces remain largely in control of what was formerly Saddam Hussein International Airport , now renamed by [[3]the coalition Baghdad International Airport] , but [[3]the coalition] is quick to point out that [[3]they] do not have control of the area immediately surrounding the airport . Again , these are live pictures of Baghdad , where it is well into the night . We 're , of course , going to keep monitoring the situation there and bring you up to speed on anything we learn .

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We turn now to an Iraqi -- First of all , before [[1]we] tell you about this story , [[1]we] were going to , [[0]these] are live pictures from [[2]Baghdad] . There 's been some activity in [[3]the last few moments] . Looks like tracer fire we 're looking at , anti-aircraft guns firing at what they sense is some sort of threat coming from the skies . [[2]Baghdad] has had sporadic episodes of this tonight . No major explosions we 're aware of , but just , apparently , in [[3]the last few moments] , there has been [[4]activity] . You can see [[4]it] there just now . We 've been reporting , [[2]the city] has begun to see [[5][[2]its] electricity] turned back on . We do n't know that all of [[5]it] is back , but at least some of [[5]it] is . We also know that 12 miles southwest of [[2]the city] , coalition forces remain largely in control of what was formerly [[7]Saddam Hussein International Airport] , now renamed by [[6]the coalition] [[7]Baghdad International Airport] , but [[6]the coalition] is quick to point out that [[6]they] do not have control of the area immediately surrounding [[7]the airport] . Again , [[0]these] are live pictures of [[2]Baghdad , where it is well into the night] . [[8]We] 're , of course , going to keep monitoring the situation there and bring you up to speed on anything [[8]we] learn .


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Until southern Iraq , another symbol of [[0]Saddam Hussein 's] regime is in ruins [[3]tonight] . [[1][[0]Saddam Hussein 's] private yacht] and quite a yacht [[1]it] is or was , [[1]it] was hit by coalition bombs and missiles and then burned and looted by Iraqis . [[2]The boat] was one of [[4]the world 's] most luxurious yachts when [[2]it] was launched some 20 years ago . Now the scorched hulk floats aimlessly in the Arab waterway next to Basra 's dock yards . People in Baghdad celebrate the fall of a leader whose fate is unknown [[3]tonight] . We 'll be talking with an expert on [[0]Saddam Hussein] , author Andrew Coburn about whether [[0]Saddam Hussein] is dead or alive and where in [[4]the world] is [[0]he] . Also , the long journey of the marine who covered the statue of [[0]Saddam Hussein] with an American flag , Bill Tucker will have a special report on the life of marine corporal Edward Chin , and [[5]actress Jane Fonda] is now questioning freedom of the United States , and [[5]she] has a few thoughts about ignorance . So do [[6]we] . Stay with [[6]us] .

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Until southern Iraq , [[0]another symbol of [[1]Saddam Hussein 's] regime] is in ruins [[2]tonight] . [[1][[0]Saddam Hussein 's] private yacht and quite a yacht [[0]it] is or was] , [[0]it] was hit by coalition bombs and missiles and then burned and looted by Iraqis . [[0]The boat] was one of [[3]the world 's] most luxurious yachts when [[0]it] was launched some 20 years ago . Now the scorched hulk floats aimlessly in the Arab waterway next to Basra 's dock yards . People in Baghdad celebrate the fall of a leader whose fate is unknown [[2]tonight] . We 'll be talking with an expert on [[1]Saddam Hussein] , author Andrew Coburn about whether [[1]Saddam Hussein] is dead or alive and where in [[3]the world] is [[1]he] . Also , the long journey of [[5]the marine who covered the statue of [[1]Saddam Hussein] with an American flag] , Bill Tucker will have a special report on the life of [[5]marine corporal Edward Chin] , and [[4]actress Jane Fonda] is now questioning freedom of the United States , and [[4]she] has a few thoughts about ignorance . So do [[6]we] . Stay with [[6]us] .


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[[0]The U.S.] is considering [[0]its] legal options now that [[0]it] has custody of terrorist [[1]Abu Abbas] . [[1]He] was captured in Baghdad late Monday night . [[1]He] was convicted of hijacking the `` Achille Lauro '' in 1985 . Disabled American tourist Klinghoffer was on board . [[1]He] was shot and thrown overboard . More coverage continues now .

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[[0]The U.S.] is considering [[0]its] legal options now that [[0]it] has custody of [[1]terrorist Abu Abbas] . [[1]He] was captured in Baghdad late Monday night . [[1]He] was convicted of hijacking the `` Achille Lauro '' in 1985 . [[2]Disabled American tourist Klinghoffer] was on board . [[2]He] was shot and thrown overboard . More coverage continues now .


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Now Saddam Hussein 's regime is no more , the focus in [[0]Iraq] is turning from military action to rebuilding which means the coalition 's role in [[0]the country] will have to change . Military analyst and retired Army General Claudia Kennedy joins me with a look at possibilitys . Good to have you with us .

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Now Saddam Hussein 's regime is no more , the focus in [[0]Iraq] is turning from military action to rebuilding which means the coalition 's role in [[0]the country] will have to change . [[1]Military analyst and retired Army General Claudia Kennedy] joins me with a look at possibilitys . Good to have [[1]you] with us .


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Stocks sold off on Wall Street today , ending a two - session rally . One catalyst rose to the highest level in more then a year . The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 75.62 . The Nasdaq lost almost nine . The S&P 500 down almost eight . The 11th executive of [[0]Health South] charged with two counts of bank fraud . [[0]The former chief financial officer] became the 50th executive anybody corporate America to be charged since [[1]Enron 's] collapse . [[1]Seven [[1]Enron]] executives have also been charged , 507 days since [[1]Enron] filed for bankruptcy . The SE KRE held a closed door meeting on the settlement over conflict of interest in stock research . Sources tell us a final deal will be announced Monday in Washington . Regulators and research firms promised that the $ 1.5 billion settlement would be finalized two months ago . No settlement in the Dixie Chicks dispute . [[2]The singers] fighting back now about the criticism of [[2]their] remarks against President Bush , and the material girl , [[3]she] 's fighting [[3]her] own past , criticizing Americans for values [[3]she] once espoused . Bill Tucker has the story .

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Stocks sold off on Wall Street today , ending a two - session rally . One catalyst rose to the highest level in more then a year . The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 75.62 . The Nasdaq lost almost nine . The S&P 500 down almost eight . [[0]The 11th executive of Health South] charged with two counts of bank fraud . [[0]The former chief financial officer] became the 50th executive anybody corporate America to be charged since [[1]Enron 's] collapse . Seven [[1]Enron] executives have also been charged , 507 days since [[1]Enron] filed for bankruptcy . The SE KRE held a closed door meeting on [[2]the settlement over conflict of interest in stock research] . Sources tell us a final deal will be announced Monday in Washington . Regulators and research firms promised that [[2]the $ 1.5 billion settlement] would be finalized two months ago . No settlement in the [[3]Dixie Chicks] dispute . [[3]The singers] fighting back now about the criticism of [[3]their] remarks against President Bush , and [[4]the material girl] , [[4]she] 's fighting [[4]her] own past , criticizing Americans for values [[4]she] once espoused . Bill Tucker has the story .


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Now an update on a story that touched all our lives . Remember Ali Abbas who lost both [[0]his] arms , [[0]his] home , many of [[0]his] relatives in a bombing on [[3]Baghdad] ? As you might imagine , [[0]his] will to live was not very strong at first . [[1]Mark Webster of ITN] has an update for [[4]us] . Reporter : After so much suffering , [[1]his] gentle smile said it all . Two weeks in hospital and [[7]Ali] is recovering fast , happily watching [[2]Tom] and Jerry on [[2]his] mini television , [[2]his] transformation from [[2]the pain - wracked boy who left [[3]Baghdad]] . With the encouragement of [[5][[2]his] doctors] , [[4]we] visited [[2]him] in [[6]the intensive care unit] . [[5]They] 're confident [[2]he] wo n't be here much longer . I will say [[2]he] will come out of [[6]the burn unit] in three weeks time , but [[2]he] will be , you know , in Kuwait until we find [[2]him] really constructive plan that takes into consideration all aspects of [[2]his] needs , psychological , social and future plan . Reporter : Since [[7]Ali] is an ardent football fan , [[4]we] gave [[7]him] a Manchester United shirt specially signed by all the players . Pride of place went to [[7]his] favorite player , David Beckham , who surprised everyone with his response . Thank you very much . Reporter : Gifts --

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Now an update on a story that touched all our lives . Remember [[0]Ali Abbas who lost both [[0]his] arms , [[0]his] home , many of [[0]his] relatives in a bombing on [[1]Baghdad]] ? As you might imagine , [[0]his] will to live was not very strong at first . Mark Webster of ITN has an update for us . Reporter : After so much suffering , [[0]his] gentle smile said it all . Two weeks in hospital and [[0]Ali] is recovering fast , happily watching Tom and Jerry on [[0]his] mini television , [[0]his] transformation from [[0]the pain - wracked boy who left [[1]Baghdad]] . With the encouragement of [[2][[0]his] doctors] , [[3]we] visited [[0]him] in the intensive care unit . [[2]They] 're confident [[0]he] wo n't be here much longer . I will say [[0]he] will come out of the burn unit in three weeks time , but [[0]he] will be , you know , in Kuwait until we find [[0]him] really constructive plan that takes into consideration all aspects of [[0]his] needs , psychological , social and future plan . Reporter : Since [[0]Ali] is an ardent football fan , [[3]we] gave [[0]him] a Manchester United shirt specially signed by all the players . Pride of place went to [[4][[0]his] favorite player , David Beckham , who surprised everyone with [[4]his] response] . Thank you very much . Reporter : Gifts --


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Make this final port call for some of these men and women on board who have been there for ten months at sea . Chad Myers joining me on the set . Typical perfect day in [[0]San Diego] waiting for [[4]these men and women] to come home . Raining in L.a. , raining in San Francisco but nice in [[0]San Diego] . It 's a picture perfect place to live . 72 and sunny just about every day . Have [[1]you] ever been down there ? No , [[1]I] have not . It is quite stunning . It is beautiful out there . [[1]I] just think about [[2]all the family members] sitting at home , sitting on the dock looking at this boat coming in . It 's just amazing . [[2]They] were not on vacation . [[2]They] were in danger . Your loved ones are in danger for ten months . Is [[8]he] okay [[3]today] ? Is she okay [[3]today] ? Incredible sight to see [[4]these young men and women] . [[4]They] are children . [[4]They] are 18 , 19 , 20 years old . Think about when [[1]I] was 18 , [[1]I] was thinking about going to college . [[4]These guys] are running ships . Some of [[4]these] , as [[1]you] say , are children . Some of [[4]these] had [[5]children] while [[5]they] were out at sea and this is first opportunity to get home and meet and hold [[5]them] . [[6]We] 've seen the reunions for the past week or so . It brings a lot of emotion . It 's going to be hard for [[1]me] to hold back tears . [[6]We] 're watching from the sidelines . You can just imagine what [[7]these people] must be thinking and how antsy [[7]they] must be . Got to think the last five minutes must feel like five days as they 've spent ten months on the water . Just about to come home . Sense the anticipation there beginning to build on those docks . Friend of mine in Richmond , Virginia , on the radio up there WRBA . [[8]His] son was on one of the ships that escorted a carrier , although [[9]this] came home by [[9]itself] from Hawaii . There are so many other ships out there that escort [[9]this ship] as [[9]it] goes out . [[9]It] 's just not one ship , not just 5,000 people . [[9]It] is a battle group that goes out . Eight , nine , ten ships and a submarine . While [[10]some of these ladies and gentlemen] are going to be joining [[10]their] families half of [[10]them] are going to stay on board because the `` Lincoln '' is going to be docked in Everett , [[11]Washington] . [[11]That] 's where [[12]the home base] is . [[12]It] 's going to have to make a trip up the coast . [[13]They] wo n't get to see [[13]their] loved ones until Tuesday or Wednesday . [[1]I] wonder who gets to get off first . Is there a drawing ? Was there a raffle ? [[15]We] 've got to deal with the person who 's going to be getting off here . As [[14]you] 've been watching throughout the morning , [[14]you] 've been seeing that balloon , just getting back from spending a tour in Kuwait during the war . [[16]Betsy] is going to be leaving [[15]us] . [[16]She] is jumping ship . [[16]She] is going on [[16]her] own . [[16]She] was one of the water skiers . [[15]We] have to let [[16]her] go . [[16]She] is going to be leaving [[15]us] . [[15]we] do wish [[17]you] the best , [[17]Betsy] . You know that . It 's been a blast having [[17]you] , been a pain in the butt sometimes , been big part of [[15]our] group the entire time . Love you , [[17]Betsy] . Thank [[18]you] , [[18]Leon] . [[20]We] 're going to say good-bye to [[17]Betsy] . [[19]Some of these ladies and gentlemen] are going to be saying hello to [[19]their] families , standing on the side of the ship , ca n't wait to get off there . [[20]We] 'll have that for you live . These reunions . That should be happening any moment now . Stay with us .

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Make this final port call for some of [[0]these men and women on board who have been there for ten months at sea] . [[1]Chad Myers] joining [[2]me] on the set . Typical perfect day in [[3]San Diego] waiting for [[0]these men and women] to come home . Raining in L.a. , raining in San Francisco but nice in [[3]San Diego] . [[3]It] 's a picture perfect place to live . 72 and sunny just about every day . Have [[1]you] ever been down there ? No , [[1]I] have not . It is quite stunning . It is beautiful out there . [[1]I] just think about all the family members sitting at home , sitting on the dock looking at [[4]this boat] coming in . It 's just amazing . [[0]They] were not on vacation . [[0]They] were in danger . Your loved ones are in danger for ten months . Is he okay today ? Is she okay today ? Incredible sight to see [[0]these young men and women] . [[0]They] are children . [[0]They] are 18 , 19 , 20 years old . Think about when [[1]I] was 18 , [[1]I] was thinking about going to college . [[0]These guys] are running ships . Some of [[0]these] , as [[1]you] say , are children . [[6]Some of [[0]these]] had [[5]children] while [[6]they] were out at sea and this is first opportunity to get home and meet and hold [[5]them] . [[7]We] 've seen the reunions for the past week or so . It brings a lot of emotion . It 's going to be hard for me to hold back tears . [[7]We] 're watching from the sidelines . You can just imagine what [[0]these people] must be thinking and how antsy [[0]they] must be . Got to think the last five minutes must feel like five days as [[0]they] 've spent ten months on the water . Just about to come home . Sense the anticipation there beginning to build on those docks . [[8]Friend of [[2]mine] in Richmond , Virginia] , on the radio up there WRBA . [[8]His] son was on [[9]one of the ships that escorted a carrier] , although [[9]this] came home by [[9]itself] from Hawaii . There are so many other ships out there that escort [[10]this ship] as [[10]it] goes out . [[11]It] 's just not one ship , not just 5,000 people . [[11]It] is a battle group that goes out . [[11]Eight , nine , ten ships and a submarine .] While [[12]some of [[0]these ladies and gentlemen]] are going to be joining [[12]their] families [[13]half of [[0]them]] are going to stay on board because the `` [[4]Lincoln] '' is going to be docked in [[14]Everett , Washington] . [[14]That] 's where the home base is . [[4]It] 's going to have to make a trip up the coast . [[13]They] wo n't get to see [[13]their] loved ones until Tuesday or Wednesday . [[2]I] wonder who gets to get off first . Is there a drawing ? Was there a raffle ? [[7]We] 've got to deal with the person who 's going to be getting off here . As [[15]you] 've been watching throughout the morning , [[15]you] 've been seeing that balloon , just getting back from spending a tour in Kuwait during the war . [[17]Betsy] is going to be leaving [[16]us] . [[17]She] is jumping ship . [[17]She] is going on [[17]her] own . [[17]She] was one of the water skiers . [[16]We] have to let [[17]her] go . [[17]She] is going to be leaving [[16]us] . [[16]we] do [[18]wish] [[17]you] the best , [[17]Betsy] . [[17]You] know [[18]that] . It 's been a blast having [[17]you] , been a pain in the butt sometimes , been big part of our group the entire time . Love [[17]you] , [[17]Betsy] . Thank [[2]you] , [[2]Leon] . We 're going to say good-bye to [[17]Betsy] . [[20]Some of [[0]these ladies and gentlemen]] are going to be [[19]saying] hello to [[20]their] families , standing on the side of [[4]the ship] , ca n't wait to get off there . [[7]We] 'll have [[19]that] for you live . [[19]These reunions .] [[19]That] should be happening any moment now . Stay with [[7]us] .


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[[0]The slogan] makes for a powerful bumper sticker -- guns do n't kill people , people do ! but this next story makes the case [[0]the slogan] does n't go far enough . A better one might be , people do and people die and still [[1]other people] search [[1]their] souls and struggle for redemption . The story from `` Newsnight 's '' Beth Nissen . Reporter : It was the lead story across [[2]Connecticut] in early April . Police say Jennifer O'Conner , a [[2]Connecticut] woman with a history of psychiatric problems confessed to shooting [[5][[3]her] daughter] 7 , while [[3]the 7 - year - old girl] lay sleeping . [[4]O'Conner] told police [[4]she] could no longer cope with [[5][[4]her] daughter 's] learning , disability Prps Sara Dade three days later . Thomas , owner a local gun and motorcycle shop , said [[4]he] felt gutted when [[4]he] saw the news reports of [[4]O'Conner 's] arrest on murder charges . As soon as the police officers pulled [[3]the gun] out and held [[3]it] up , [[6]I] knew [[3]it] was [[6]my] rifle . Reporter : [[7]Had] sold [[4]O'Conner] [[3]the rifle] a few months before . [[7]She] explained to [[6]me] [[7]she] . Ed a lighter , smaller caliber hunting gun for deer hunting , for medium - size game hunting . Reporter : Followed the letter of law . [[4]He] sent [[4]O'Conner 's] information to the state authorities for a background check . Once [[7]she] was cleared , [[4]he] made [[4]O'Conner] wait for a minimum . Two weeks . [[4]He] --

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[[0]The slogan] makes for a powerful bumper sticker -- guns do n't kill people , people do ! but [[1]this next story] makes the case [[0]the slogan] does n't go far enough . A better one might be , people do and people die and [[2]still other people] search [[2]their] souls and struggle for redemption . [[1]The story] from `` Newsnight 's '' Beth Nissen . Reporter : [[1]It] was the lead story across [[3]Connecticut] in early April . Police say [[4]Jennifer O'Conner , a [[3]Connecticut] woman with a history of psychiatric problems] confessed to shooting [[5][[4]her] daughter 7] , while [[5]the 7 - year - old girl] lay sleeping . [[4]O'Conner] told police [[4]she] could no longer cope with [[5][[4]her] daughter 's] learning , disability Prps Sara Dade three days later . [[6]Thomas , owner a local gun and motorcycle shop] , said [[6]he] felt gutted when [[6]he] saw the news reports of [[4]O'Conner 's] arrest on murder charges . As soon as the police officers pulled [[7]the gun] out and held [[7]it] up , [[6]I] knew [[7]it] was [[6]my] rifle . Reporter : Had sold [[4]O'Conner [[7]the rifle] a few months before] . [[4]She] explained to [[6]me] [[4]she] . Ed a lighter , smaller caliber hunting gun for deer hunting , for medium - size game hunting . Reporter : Followed the letter of law . [[6]He] sent [[4]O'Conner 's] information to the state authorities for a background check . Once [[4]she] was cleared , [[6]he] made [[4]O'Conner] wait for [[8]a minimum] . [[8]Two weeks .] [[6]He --]


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From Texas politics now to Chinese censorship . [[0]China] today blacked out a CNN interview that was critical of the Chinese government 's handling of the SARs epidemic and of [[0]the country 's] health care system . [[0]China] requires foreign broadcasters to use a Chinese satellite to serve [[0][[0]their] country] . Until last month [[0]it] was routinely blocking almost all reports about Sars in [[0]China] , a practice that has produced intense global criticism . The British Broadcasting Company has also faced the censorship in [[0]China] . In 1993 [[3]Rupert Murdoch] bought a controlling stake in [[0]China 's] Star TV satellite system . In 1994 the [[1]BBC World Service] broadcasts were pulled from Star . [[0]China] was offended by [[2][[1]the BBC 's] news content] and demanded that [[4]STAR TV] remove [[2]it] or lose permission to broadcast in [[0]China] . A year later [[3]Murdoch] bought the rest of [[4]Star TV] that [[3]he] did not own . [[3]Rupert Murdoch 's] News Corp. has [[5]an extensive presence] , of course in [[0]this country] . [[5]That presence] may be [[7]expanding] soon , if [[6]the FCC] eases some of [[6]its] broadcast rules . [[3]Murdoch] has lobbied hard for [[7]those changes] . [[6]They] would allow [[3]him] to buy even more U.S. television stations . Next month [[6]the FCC] is likely to accommodate [[3]him] . [[3]Murdoch] today promised that if the rules are changed [[3]he] will limit future purchases to a few of what [[3]he] calls sizable markets .

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From Texas politics now to [[0]Chinese censorship] . [[1]China] [[2]today] blacked out a CNN interview that was critical of [[1]the Chinese government 's] handling of the SARs epidemic and of [[1]the country 's] health care system . [[1]China] requires foreign broadcasters to use [[3]a Chinese satellite] to serve [[1]their country] . Until last month [[3]it] was routinely [[4]blocking] almost all reports about Sars in [[1]China] , [[4]a practice that has produced intense global criticism] . [[5]The British Broadcasting Company] has also faced [[0]the censorship in [[1]China]] . In 1993 [[6]Rupert Murdoch] bought a controlling stake in [[7][[1]China 's] Star TV satellite system] . In 1994 the BBC World Service broadcasts were pulled from [[7]Star] . [[1]China] was offended by [[8][[5]the BBC 's] news content] and demanded that [[7]STAR TV] remove [[8]it] or lose permission to broadcast in [[1]China] . A year later [[6]Murdoch] bought the rest of [[7]Star TV] that [[6]he] did not own . [[6]Rupert Murdoch 's] News Corp. has [[9]an extensive presence] , of course in [[1]this country] . [[9]That presence] may be expanding soon , if [[11]the FCC] [[10]eases] some of [[12][[11]its] broadcast rules] . [[6]Murdoch] has lobbied hard for [[10]those changes] . [[10]They] would allow [[6]him] to buy even more U.S. television stations . Next month [[11]the FCC] is likely to accommodate [[6]him] . [[6]Murdoch] [[2]today] promised that if [[12]the rules] are changed [[6]he] will limit future purchases to a few of what [[6]he] calls sizable markets .


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Let 's talk a little bit more about what [[3]the Navy] does to prevent such tragedies . [[0]We] were talking about [[1]it] this morning and [[0]we] put together some graphics for you . [[2]I] 'll try to explain [[1]it] the best [[2]I] can from what [[2]I] remember from being on the `` USS Abraham Lincoln '' . This is an amphibious ship , rather , but this is what [[3]the Navy] does with regard to prevention . , [[4]every sailor that 's entering [[3]the Navy]] does take a swim test . [[4]They] learn how to tread water and do [[8]the dead man] float and [[4]they] have to pass that in order to continue on . Also drills take place before sailors get on to any ship , before any deployment . Usually twice a day , [[4]they] 're practicing man overboard drills , knowing where to go , where to report to if indeed [[9]a man overboard] takes place and as the deployment begins , those wane off , but [[4]they] know where to go quickly . [[4]They] also wear float coats . You can see [[4]them] here . The yellow shirt is wearing a yellow float coat . Everything is color coordinated . You see the gentleman here wearing a brown one and [[4]they] have [[5]toggles] to pull and inflate . [[4]They] also have a manual device so if [[5]the toggles] do n't work [[4]they] can blow air into the inflation device . [[4]They] have [[6]dive goggles] and [[4]they] 're able to find [[6]them] . It also has a strobe light and a whistle . Also such location devices , [[7]some ships] have smoke floats [[7]they] can toss out so [[9][[8]the man] overboard] will be able to use [[10]smoke signals] as a way of trying to , let the rescuer locate [[10]them] . Also 24 / 7 there are individuals on watch , all throughout [[11]the ship] , all around [[11]the ship] , and indeed , there is netting on most parts of [[11]the ship] , not all around [[11]the entire ship] , but on most parts there is a very thick netting . Now let 's talk about [[8]the man] overboard rescue and when indeed there is a man overboard situation . You will hear a P.A. announcement around [[11]the entire ship] , there is a man overboard so [[12]everyone] knows [[12]they] have to react quickly . [[13]A ship - wide search] will happen if [[13]they] do n't see that person go overboard , but if indeed [[13]they] do see someone go overboard , [[11]the ship] starts to circle that area continuously . Also small boats sometimes go out into [[15]the water] , but even more importantly , helicopters are launched immediately . Inside those helicopters rescue swimmers . If indeed [[9]the man overboard] is located , well the hoister is dropped down with [[16]usually a torso harness] . If [[9]the man overboard] is injured then [[14]they] may use a basket , but more than likely [[14]those swimmers] will go right into [[15]the water] and try and help the swimmer hook up on [[16]that harness] and pull [[14]them] up into the helo and pull [[14]them] back on to [[11]the ship] for treatment and usually [[17]a search] takes about 24 hours . The search crews will go 24 hours before calling off [[17]that search] . Why call [[17]it] off ? There 's a number of reasons to look at . Depending on the water temperature , it 's very common in cold water that [[18]someone] will not survive a certain amount of time . Also the reason for [[17]the 24 - hour search] is [[18]they] fail [[18]they] 've exhausted all resources by that time . Anyway , we 'll continue to follow what 's happening on [[11]the `` USS Nassau ''] as those investigations continue for the two missing sailors .

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Let [[0]'s] talk a little bit more about what [[1]the Navy] does to prevent such tragedies . [[0]We] were talking about it this morning and [[0]we] put together some graphics for you . [[2]I] 'll try to explain it the best [[2]I] can from what [[2]I] remember from being on the `` USS Abraham Lincoln '' . This is an amphibious ship , rather , but this is what [[1]the Navy] does with regard to prevention . , [[4]every sailor that 's entering [[1]the Navy]] does take [[3]a swim test] . [[4]They] learn how to tread water and do the dead man float and [[4]they] have to pass [[3]that] in order to continue on . Also drills take place before [[5]sailors] get on to any ship , before any deployment . Usually twice a day , [[5]they] 're practicing [[6]man overboard drills , knowing where to go , where to report to if indeed a man overboard takes place] and as the deployment begins , [[6]those] wane off , but [[5]they] know where to go quickly . [[5]They] also wear [[7]float coats] . You can see [[7]them] here . The yellow shirt is wearing a yellow float coat . Everything is color coordinated . You see the gentleman here wearing a brown one and [[7]they] have [[8]toggles to pull and inflate] . [[7]They] also have a manual device so if [[8]the toggles] do n't work [[9]they] can blow air into the inflation device . [[9]They] have [[10]dive goggles] and [[9]they] 're able to find [[10]them] . It also has a strobe light and a whistle . Also such location devices , [[12]some ships] have smoke floats [[12]they] can toss out so [[11]the man overboard] will be able to use smoke signals as a way of trying to , let the rescuer locate [[11]them] . Also 24 / 7 there are individuals on watch , all throughout [[13]the ship] , all around [[13]the ship] , and indeed , there is netting on most parts of [[13]the ship] , not all around [[13]the entire ship] , but on most parts there is a very thick netting . Now let [[0]'s] talk about the man overboard rescue and when indeed there is a man overboard situation . You will hear a P.A. announcement around [[13]the entire ship] , there is [[14]a man overboard] so [[15]everyone] knows [[15]they] have to react quickly . A ship - wide search will happen if [[16]they] do n't see [[14]that person] go overboard , but if indeed [[16]they] do see someone go overboard , [[13]the ship] starts to circle that area continuously . Also small boats sometimes go out into the water , but even more importantly , [[17]helicopters] are launched immediately . Inside [[17]those helicopters] [[18]rescue swimmers] . If indeed [[14]the man overboard] is located , well the hoister is dropped down with [[19]usually a torso harness] . If [[14]the man overboard] is injured then they may use a basket , but more than likely [[18]those swimmers] will go right into the water and try and help [[14]the swimmer] hook up on [[19]that harness] and pull [[14]them] up into the helo and pull [[14]them] back on to [[13]the ship] for treatment and usually [[20]a search] takes about 24 hours . The search crews will go 24 hours before calling off [[20]that search] . Why call [[20]it] off ? There 's a number of reasons to look at . Depending on the water temperature , it 's very common in cold water that someone will not survive a certain amount of time . Also the reason for the 24 - hour search is [[21]they] fail [[21]they] 've exhausted all resources by that time . Anyway , [[0]we] 'll continue to follow what 's happening on the `` USS Nassau '' as those investigations continue for the two missing sailors .


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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas scheduled to meet today , [[0]their] second chance now to discuss the Bush administration 's road map for [[2]Mideast] peace . [[0]Both sides] will meet with [[1]President Bush] when [[1]he] arrives in [[2]the Mideast] next week . Our Jerusalem bureau chief Mike Hanna standing by with more and that . Mike ?

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[[0]Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas] scheduled to meet today , [[0]their] second chance now to discuss the [[1]Bush] administration 's road map for [[2]Mideast] peace . Both sides will meet with [[1]President Bush] when [[1]he] arrives in [[2]the Mideast] next week . [[3]Our Jerusalem bureau chief Mike Hanna] standing by with more and that . [[3]Mike ?]


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In the African nation of Nigeria , [[0]an Islamic court] delayed the appeal of a woman condemned to death by stoning . [[0]The court] says [[0]it] will not hear this case until late August . [[1]The 31 - year - old mother of three] was convicted in March of having sex outside of marriage . Three other Nigerians also face stoning deaths for the same crime . The prosecution of premarital or extramarital sex is not quite as rare as you might think . [[2]Our] next guest this morning faced 100 lashes for premarital sex in Pakistan . [[1]She] was there as a journalist in the wake of the 9 / 11 attacks . [[1]She] has written about [[1]her] experience in the book `` Tantrika '' Traveling the Road of Divine Love . A traveling reporter now on leave and joins [[2]us] to tell [[1]her] story . Thank [[3]you] for coming in to share this with [[2]us] . As [[3]I] understand it , you say [[3]you] were facing [[4]a sentence of 100 lashes] , had not yet been sentenced [[4]that] ?

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In the African nation of Nigeria , [[1]an Islamic court] delayed [[2]the appeal of [[0]a woman condemned to death by stoning]] . [[1]The court] says [[1]it] will not hear [[2]this case] until late August . [[0]The 31 - year - old mother of three] was convicted in March of [[3]having] sex outside of marriage . Three other Nigerians also face stoning deaths for [[3]the same crime] . The prosecution of premarital or extramarital sex is not quite as rare as you might think . [[6][[5]Our] next guest] this morning faced [[4]100 lashes for premarital sex] in Pakistan . [[5]She] was there as a journalist in the wake of the 9 / 11 attacks . [[5]She] has written about [[5]her] experience in the book `` Tantrika '' Traveling the Road of Divine Love . [[5]A traveling reporter now on leave] and joins [[6]us] to tell [[7][[5]her] story] . Thank [[5]you] for coming in to share [[7]this] with [[6]us] . As I understand it , [[5]you] say [[5]you] were facing [[4]a sentence of 100 lashes] , had not yet been sentenced [[4]that] ?


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Back in this city , a courthouse in Manhattan . [[0]Sam Waksal , founder and former CEO of [[2]ImClone]] is scheduled to be sentenced today . [[0]He] pleaded guilty earlier this year to insider trading , bank fraud and tax evasion . Waksal could be fined $ 3.5 million , facing a maximum of 75 years in prison , expected , though , to receive about six to seven years . That 's the early indication we 've been given . [[1]A friend of [[0]his] , Martha Stewart] , pleaded not guilty last week . The charges related to [[3][[1]her] sale of [[2]ImClone] stock] . [[1]She] sold [[3]the share] a day before bad news about [[2]the company] sent the stock price falling , considerably . Sam Waksal , sentenced , 10:00 a.m. , local time here in New York .

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Back in [[0]this city] , a courthouse in Manhattan . [[1]Sam Waksal , founder and former CEO of [[2]ImClone]] is scheduled to be sentenced today . [[1]He] pleaded guilty earlier this year to insider trading , bank fraud and tax evasion . [[1]Waksal] could be fined $ 3.5 million , facing a maximum of 75 years in prison , expected , though , to receive about six to seven years . That 's the early indication we 've been given . [[3]A friend of [[1]his] , Martha Stewart] , pleaded not guilty last week . The charges related to [[4][[3]her] sale of [[5][[2]ImClone] stock]] . [[3]She] [[4]sold] [[5]the share] a day before bad news about [[2]the company] sent the stock price falling , considerably . [[1]Sam Waksal] , sentenced , 10:00 a.m. , local time here in [[0]New York] .


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[[0]Freddie Mac] is giving [[2]golden parachutes] to two of [[0]its] ousted executives . [[1]Our] Rhonda Schaffler is near New York Stock Exchange with the latest on this unfolding story , certainly one [[1]we] have been hearing a lot about . Reporter : That 's right . There 's a new development out . [[5]This particular scandal] has really captivated Wall Street this month . Before [[3]I] tell [[4]you] how big [[2]those parachutes] are , let [[3]me] tell [[4]you] what the U.S. Treasury Secretary is saying about [[5]it] now . [[4]John Snow] making some comments a short time ago saying [[4]he] backs tougher oversight for [[0]the company] . [[4]He] also says [[6][[4]his] department] is trying to determine if [[6]it] has implication for the nation 's financial system . [[7][[0]Freddie Mac] stock] is down another 6.5 % today . [[7]It] has lost more than 207 % -- or about 20 % since [[8]Monday] . [[8]Monday] , of course , is when [[0]the company] fired [[10][[0]its] President] for not cooperating with efforts to restate earnings for the last few years . [[0]Freddie Mac 's] Chairman and [[9]CEO] forced out the same day . Investors learned last night [[9]the CEO] is getting a severance package worth $ 24 million . [[10]The ousted President] is going to walk away with more than $ 6 million in vested openings . Yesterday Federal Prosecutions announced a criminal probe into [[0]the company] . Probably tough number for the rest of [[0]the company] employees to hear . [[12]I] want to ask you a little bit about cell phones now . [[13]All of [[11]us]] use [[11]our] phones , [[12]I] think , maybe too much . The companies that [[13]we] pay for probably love it . Who talks more ? Men or --

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[[0]Freddie Mac] is giving [[1]golden parachutes] to two of [[0]its] ousted executives . [[4][[3]Our] Rhonda Schaffler] is near New York Stock Exchange with the latest on [[2]this unfolding story , certainly one [[3]we] have been hearing a lot about] . Reporter : That 's right . There 's a new development out . [[2]This particular scandal] has really captivated Wall Street this month . Before [[4]I] tell [[5]you] how big [[1]those parachutes] are , let [[4]me] tell [[5]you] what [[6]the U.S. Treasury Secretary] is saying about it now . [[6]John Snow] making some comments a short time ago saying [[6]he] backs tougher oversight for [[0]the company] . [[6]He] also says [[6]his] department is trying to determine if it has implication for the nation 's financial system . [[7][[0]Freddie Mac] stock] is down another 6.5 % today . [[7]It] has lost more than 207 % -- or about 20 % since [[8]Monday] . [[8]Monday] , of course , is when [[0]the company] fired [[9][[0]its] President] for not cooperating with efforts to restate earnings for the last few years . [[10][[0]Freddie Mac 's] Chairman and CEO] forced out [[8]the same day] . Investors learned last night [[10]the CEO] is getting a severance package worth $ 24 million . [[9]The ousted President] is going to walk away with more than $ 6 million in vested openings . Yesterday Federal Prosecutions announced a criminal probe into [[0]the company] . Probably tough number for the rest of the company employees to hear . [[11]I] want to ask you a little bit about cell phones now . [[12]All of us] use [[12]our] phones , [[11]I] think , maybe too much . The companies that [[12]we] pay for probably love it . Who talks more ? Men or --


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Off the coast there was a dramatic rescue by [[2]a cruise ship ship] . Canada TV has the story and some dramatic pictures . Reporter : With winds bliping at more than 100 kilometers an hour , [[0]three men] desperately cling to [[0]their] sinking fishing boat . [[0]The crew] sent out a distress call after [[0]it] started taking on water . Suddenly [[4]we] realized [[1]water] came into the engine room and [[1]it] was rising and [[0]they] started to pump , of course , and [[0]they] pumped and pumped and [[1]the water] came more and more and more . Reporter : [[2]The ship] was sinking by the second , and as the waves pounded against [[3]them] , waiting for help was [[3]their] only option . [[3]Their] life raft had already been snitched away by the high seas . When [[4]we] got [[5]the information] , [[5]it] was only 23 , 25 miles off , so [[4]we] were quite close . Reporter : Still it took the Royal Caribbean cruise ship `` Raidience of the Seas '' almost an hour to reach the scene and despite [[6]the rough ocean] , [[9]the captain] immediately sent [[7]a boat] in to save [[3]them] . [[3]They] see [[3]them] . [[3]They] see [[3]them] . [[3]They] were jumping in [[6]the sea] when [[3]they] saw [[3]the rescuers] were on the way . [[3]They] were swimming toward [[7]the boat] . [[8]I] pulled out the youngest guy first and then [[8]I] wanted to pull out [[9]the captain] , but [[9]the captain] said take --

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Off the coast there was a dramatic rescue by [[0]a cruise ship ship] . Canada TV has the story and some dramatic pictures . Reporter : With winds bliping at more than 100 kilometers an hour , [[2]three men] desperately cling to [[2][[1]their] sinking fishing boat] . [[3]The crew] sent out [[4]a distress call] after [[1]it] started taking on water . Suddenly [[3]we] realized [[6]water] came into the engine room and [[6]it] was rising and [[5]they] started to pump , of course , and [[5]they] pumped and pumped and [[6]the water] came more and more and more . Reporter : [[1]The ship] was sinking by the second , and as the waves pounded against [[2]them] , waiting for help was [[2]their] only option . [[2]Their] life raft had already been snitched away by [[7]the high seas] . When [[8]we] got [[4]the information] , it was only 23 , 25 miles off , so [[8]we] were quite close . Reporter : Still it took [[0]the Royal Caribbean cruise ship `` Raidience of the Seas ''] almost an hour to reach the scene and despite [[7]the rough ocean] , the captain immediately sent [[9]a boat] in to save [[2]them] . [[10]They] see [[11]them] . [[10]They] see [[11]them] . [[2]They] were jumping in the sea when [[2]they] saw the rescuers were on the way . [[2]They] were swimming toward [[9]the boat] . [[12]I] pulled out the youngest guy first and then [[12]I] wanted to pull out [[13]the captain] , but [[13]the captain] said take --


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[[1]Dog Chapman] was in the same truck you saw . At one point , [[0]the Mexican police] busted both [[3]Andrew Luster] and Dwayne Dog Chapman , because [[0]they] do n't like bounty hunters in [[2]Mexico] . [[1]Chapman] remains behind bars as we speak in [[2]Mexico] . [[3]Andrew Luster] , though arrived yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight from [[2]Mexico] . As soon as [[1]he] arrived -- thoom being walked by the FBI to a van belonging to the Ventura County sheriff 's folks . [[1]He] was taken to a prison in Kearn County , California , about 100 miles from Los Angeles , a place mostly known for its grapes . Make of that what you may . Heidi ?

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[[0]Dog Chapman] was in the same truck you saw . At one point , [[2]the Mexican police] busted both [[3]Andrew Luster] and [[0]Dwayne Dog Chapman] , because [[2]they] do n't like bounty hunters in [[1]Mexico] . [[0]Chapman] remains behind bars as we speak in [[1]Mexico] . [[3]Andrew Luster] , though arrived yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight from [[1]Mexico] . As soon as [[3]he] arrived -- thoom being walked by the FBI to a van belonging to the Ventura County sheriff 's folks . [[3]He] was [[5]taken] to a prison in [[4]Kearn County , California , about 100 miles from Los Angeles , a place mostly known for [[4]its] grapes] . Make of [[5]that] what you may . Heidi ?


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[[0]Going] to use it in those patients . [[1][[0]His] dandruff shampoo] was n't tough enough for Black , so I bought [[0]him] maximum strength [[2]Selsun Blue] . [[1]It] 's doctor recommended and works fast . [[2]Selsun Blue] . That have riveted the nation . First , a big hearing tomorrow in the Scott Peterson case . Punishing prosecutors . It could all be up for grabs . Then [[3]the Texas woman] accused of hitting [[4]a man] with [[3]her] car , driving home with [[4]him] stuck to [[3]her] windshield and leaving [[4]him] there to die . And Andrew Luster , grandson of cosmetic legend Max Factor , what drove [[0]him] to become a serial rapist and to jump bail in the middle of the trial , only to be captured in Mexico by a bounter hunter after five months on the Roun . That 's all next on `` Larry King Live . '' We begin first with the extraordinary case of [[5]Andrew Luster] , and the guests are here in Los Angeles , Roger John Diamond , [[0]he] is [[5]Andrew Luster 's] attorney , in Chicago , the well known Bill Curtis . The special report will air tonight at 10:00 Eastern , A Twisted Mind , The Andrew Luster Story on [[6]A&E] produced by CBS News Productions for [[6]A&E] and Bill Curtis is the producer and director . In [[7]New York] is Nancy Grace , a former prosecutor , in Atlanta Chris Picksly , defense attorney , and in [[7]New York] , Dr. Michael Wellner who published the research study on drug facilitated rapists . [[8]He] 's a professor of psychiatry at NYU , chairman of the forensic panel and fellow of the depravity scale that considers sensational crimes for sentencing . [[8]He] was arrested in June after [[8]he] -- jumped trial on bail .

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Going to use it in those patients . [[0]His] dandruff shampoo was n't tough enough for [[0]Black] , so I bought [[0]him] [[1]maximum strength Selsun Blue] . [[1]It] 's doctor recommended and works fast . [[1]Selsun Blue .] That have riveted the nation . First , a big hearing tomorrow in the Scott Peterson case . Punishing prosecutors . It could all be up for grabs . Then [[3]the Texas woman accused of hitting [[2]a man] with [[3]her] car , driving home with [[2]him] stuck to [[3]her] windshield and leaving [[2]him] there to die] . And [[4]Andrew Luster , grandson of cosmetic legend Max Factor] , what drove [[4]him] to become a serial rapist and to jump bail in the middle of the trial , only to be captured in Mexico by a bounter hunter after five months on the Roun . That 's all next on `` Larry King Live . '' We begin first with the extraordinary case of [[4]Andrew Luster] , and the guests are here in Los Angeles , [[5]Roger John Diamond , [[5]he] is [[4]Andrew Luster 's] attorney] , in Chicago , [[6]the well known Bill Curtis] . The special report will air tonight at 10:00 Eastern , A Twisted Mind , The Andrew Luster Story on [[7]A&E] produced by CBS News Productions for [[7]A&E] and [[6]Bill Curtis] is the producer and director . In [[9]New York] is Nancy Grace , a former prosecutor , in Atlanta Chris Picksly , defense attorney , and in [[9]New York] , [[8]Dr. Michael Wellner who published the research study on drug facilitated rapists] . [[8]He] 's a professor of psychiatry at NYU , chairman of the forensic panel and fellow of the depravity scale that considers sensational crimes for sentencing . [[4]He] was arrested in June after he -- jumped trial on bail .


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[[0]It] will be one of the first election returns on Tuesday . [[0]It] will also be among the most important . As [[1]we] continue [[1]our] coverage of presidential politics with a look at the last - minute battle to win a crucial swing state , [[2]Florida] . 25 electoral votes . It 's being fought over hard . With a look at how [[3]the candidates] are getting out the vote there , here 's [[1]NBC News] correspondent Kerry Sanders . The image of [[2]Florida] , both fact and fiction . A great getaway , a state where a mouse wields more power than a tropical paradise . While the mild winters make this comfortable living for almost three million seniors , the largest elderly population in [[6]the United States] , this year it is not the weather drawing [[8]Al Gore] and [[9]George W. Bush] to the Sunshine State . [[3]Both candidates] list 25 reasons to keep coming back , [[2]Florida 's] 25 electoral votes . Polls show [[2]Florida] is still up for grabs . [[3]Both candidates] have been here almost equally . In fact , it 's almost I dare you politics . [[4]Each of them] dares the other one to spend less time , money , and energy than [[4]they] are at [[4]their] own peril . [[5]Elderly voters] once again in [[2]Florida] , the most important voting bloc because [[5]they] actually vote more than any other group . In this election , 45 % of those going to the voting booth are expected to be over the age of 65 . The issue most important to [[5]them] , [[7]Social Security] . Pay down [[6]the nation 's] debt , strengthen [[7]Social Security] , cut taxes for middle class family , save our environment . Experience . Vision . Values . [[8]Al Gore] . Why does [[8]Al Gore] say one thing when the truth is another ? [[8]His] attacks on [[10][[9]George Bush 's] Social Security plan] , exaggerations . The truth , nonpartisan analysis confirms [[10][[9]George Bush 's] plan] sets aside $ 2.4 trillion to strengthen [[7]Social Security] . [[3]Both candidates] repeatedly talking about that one issue , but in [[2]Florida] where there are more than 550 children born every day , families drive the other campaign issues . Polls show education , the environment , and [[2]the candidate 's] character will influence who voters choose . And in [[2]this diverse state] with a 15 % Hispanic population , [[3]both candidates] courting [[3]their] votes in ways not seen in any previous election . Following both conventions , [[11][[8]Gore] and [[9]Bush]] granted [[11]their] first live TV interviews to [[9]this man] . [[8]His] name , Jorge Ramos , the Tom Brokaw of Spanish language news . The race gets really , really close , and let 's suppose that states like [[2]Florida] and Illinois might decide the election . maybe , maybe Hispanic votes might decide , too , who would be the next President of the United States . The largest Hispanic voting bloc of [[2]Florida] , Republican voters who do not seem to be crossing the party line . [[8]Gore] wanted the young Cuban boy , Elian Gonzalez to stay in [[2]this country] . [[12]Joe Lieberman] brings [[8]Gore] support [[12]he] probably would have gotten here anyway . Sizable Jewish and African - American voting blocs . Of the 10 largest states , [[2]Florida] is the most Republican . The Republican governor here , [[9]Jeb Bush] was once expected to deliver [[9]his] brother [[2]this state] . The managers of both campaigns saying in the end , the wipper may simply be determined by who gets more people to the voting booth . Kerry Sanders , NBC News , Anaheim .

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[[0]It] will be one of the first election returns on Tuesday . [[0]It] will also be among the most important . As [[3]we] continue [[3]our] coverage of presidential politics with a look at [[2]the last - minute battle to win [[1]a crucial swing state , Florida]] . [[4]25 electoral votes .] [[1]It] 's being [[2]fought] over hard . With a look at how [[5]the candidates] are getting out the vote there , here 's [[6][[3]NBC News] correspondent Kerry Sanders] . The image of [[1]Florida] , both fact and fiction . [[1]A great getaway , a state where a mouse wields more power than a tropical paradise .] While the mild winters make this comfortable living for almost three million seniors , the largest elderly population in [[7]the United States] , this year it is not the weather drawing [[9][[5]Al Gore] and [[8]George W. Bush]] to [[1]the Sunshine State] . [[5]Both candidates] list [[4]25 reasons to keep coming back , [[1]Florida 's] 25 electoral votes] . Polls show [[1]Florida] is still up for grabs . [[5]Both candidates] have been here almost equally . In fact , it 's almost I dare you politics . [[11]Each of [[5]them]] dares [[10]the other one] to spend less time , money , and energy than [[11]they] are at [[10]their] own peril . [[12]Elderly voters once again in [[1]Florida] , the most important voting bloc because [[12]they] actually vote more than any other group .] In [[13]this election] , 45 % of those going to the voting booth are expected to be over the age of 65 . [[14]The issue most important to [[12]them]] , [[14]Social Security] . Pay down [[7]the nation 's] debt , strengthen [[14]Social Security] , cut taxes for middle class family , save our environment . Experience . Vision . Values . [[9]Al Gore .] Why does [[9]Al Gore] say one thing when the truth is another ? [[9]His] attacks on [[15][[8]George Bush 's] [[14]Social Security] plan] , exaggerations . The truth , nonpartisan analysis confirms [[15][[8]George Bush 's] plan] sets aside $ 2.4 trillion to strengthen [[14]Social Security] . [[5]Both candidates] repeatedly talking about [[14]that one issue] , but in [[1]Florida where there are more than 550 children born every day] , families drive the other campaign issues . Polls show education , the environment , and the candidate 's character will influence who voters choose . And in [[1]this diverse state with [[16]a 15 % Hispanic population]] , [[5]both candidates] courting [[16]their] votes in ways not seen in any previous election . Following both conventions , [[9][[5]Gore] and [[8]Bush]] granted [[5]their] first live TV interviews to [[17]this man] . [[17]His] name , Jorge Ramos , the Tom Brokaw of Spanish language news . The race gets really , really close , and let 's suppose that states like [[1]Florida] and Illinois might decide [[13]the election] . maybe , maybe Hispanic votes might decide , too , who would be the next President of [[7]the United States] . [[18]The largest Hispanic voting bloc of [[1]Florida]] , [[18]Republican voters who do not seem to be crossing the party line] . [[9]Gore] wanted the young Cuban boy , Elian Gonzalez to stay in [[7]this country] . Joe Lieberman brings [[9]Gore] [[19]support [[9]he] probably would have gotten here anyway] . [[19]Sizable Jewish and African - American voting blocs .] Of the 10 largest states , [[1]Florida] is the most Republican . [[20]The Republican governor here , Jeb Bush] was once expected to deliver [[20][[8]his] brother] [[1]this state] . The managers of both campaigns saying in the end , the wipper may simply be determined by who gets more people to the voting booth . [[6]Kerry Sanders] , [[3]NBC News] , Anaheim .


Predicted

There was , of course , a team of attorneys on both sides of this live network coverage over the weekend of this trial going on in the courtroom in [[0]Florida] , and , of course , among the teams of lawyers on the Bush side , one of the leaders , Ben Ginsberg , one of the lawyers who argued the case in Leon County Circuit Court . [[2]He] 's with [[5]us] tonight , victorious in Tallahassee , [[0]Florida] , and Ben , whatever the outcome [[3]today] , and [[1]you] were on the upside , [[1]you] are forced now to go along with the appeals process as is the right of the [[9]Gore] team . What is [[1]your] reaction to the work that will cause ? Well , [[1]I] mean , we 're certainly prepared to brief all the issues . [[1]I] think that the circuit court judge , [[2]Judge Sauls] gave a very well reasoned and thorough , both legal and factual discussion of [[0]Florida] law . Well , let 's talk about [[1]your] statement earlier [[3]today] that [[4]the Vice President] -- [[1]I] guess [[1]you] were asked should [[4]the Vice President] concede , and [[1]you] answered , [[4]the Vice President] should do what 's best for the United States . Is that what [[1]you] 're trying to say ? Well , sure . [[1]I] mean , [[1]I] think that all the people involved in [[10]this unique situation] , the first time a presidential election in [[5]our] history has been contested , [[7]Brian] , need to do [[6]the right thing] , and [[1]I] 'm sure do [[6]the right thing] , as they see fit . Do [[7]you] think [[8]the judge there] , in addition to just giving out [[8]his] ruling at the end of the court session [[3]today] , [[8]he] went on beyond the basic issues and added reason upon reason for why [[8]he] turned down [[11]the [[9]Gore] case] . Do [[7]you] think [[8]his] method there was to try to make this more or less appeal proof ? Well , [[7]I] think what [[8]he] did was addressed [[10]the situation] as [[10]it] exists in [[0]Florida] and addressed the contingencies that were raised in the voluminous briefs that [[8]he] had , not only from the two party candidates involved , but also of the interveners who were in [[11]the case] . As you know , [[12]the Democratic line throughout] is [[12]they] wo n't be happy until every vote is counted , and [[13]we] could n't help but notice , should [[13]we] call it a rhetorical device you used when talking to reporters this afternoon . Pause and listen along with us to the following piece of videotape . [[16]Those ballots] have been counted not once on election night but twice in [[17]the recount] and how many did [[14]you] say there were ? 10,750 -- If you know the exact number , does n't that mean [[15]they] 've been counted ? So [[7]I] do n't suppose that was any accident on [[14]your] part ? Well , [[15]they] have been making this point throughout these proceedings that [[16]these ballots] have never been counted , and that is factually not true . [[15]They] have been counted on election night -- [[15]they] 've been counted in [[17]the recounts] , and it simply happens to be not the case that [[16]those ballots] have failed to be counted by anyone . [[18]Ben] , for better or worse , [[18]you] are forced now to follow [[19]the [[21]Gore] team] as [[19]they] take you on a kind of trail of appeal here . If you were asked to predict whether this stops at the Florida or U.S. Supreme Court , what would [[20][[14]your] prediction] be ? [[14]I] think [[20]it] 's one of those situations where [[14]I] would have predicted all , [[23]Brian] . [[14]I] think that the decisions are not ours to make . We 'll be involved in [[22]all the legal processes] obviously as long as the [[21]Gore] campaign keeps [[22]them] up , no matter how long that takes . Ben Ginsberg , attorney for the Bush team , victorious today in Tallahassee . Thank [[14]you] very much , after a long day , for being with us tonight . Thanks , [[23]Brian] .

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There was , of course , a team of attorneys on both sides of this live network coverage over the weekend of this trial going on in the courtroom in [[0]Florida] , and , of course , among [[3]the teams of lawyers on the Bush side] , [[2]one of the leaders , Ben Ginsberg , one of the lawyers who argued [[1]the case] in Leon County Circuit Court] . [[2]He] 's with [[5]us] [[6]tonight] , victorious in Tallahassee , [[0]Florida] , and [[2]Ben] , whatever the outcome [[9]today] , and [[2]you] were on the upside , [[2]you] are forced now to go along with [[4]the appeals process] as is the right of [[7]the [[8]Gore] team] . What is [[2]your] reaction to the work [[4]that] will cause ? Well , [[2]I] mean , [[3]we] 're certainly prepared to brief all the issues . [[2]I] think that the circuit court judge , Judge Sauls gave a very well reasoned and thorough , both legal and factual discussion of [[0]Florida] law . Well , let [[5]'s] talk about [[2]your] statement earlier today that [[8]the Vice President --] [[10]I] guess [[2]you] were asked should [[8]the Vice President] [[11]concede] , and [[2]you] answered , [[8]the Vice President] should do what 's best for the United States . Is [[11]that] what [[2]you] 're trying to say ? Well , sure . [[2]I] mean , [[2]I] think that [[12]all the people involved in this unique situation , the first time a presidential election in our history has been contested] , [[10]Brian] , need to do the right thing , and [[2]I] 'm sure do the right thing , as [[12]they] see fit . Do [[2]you] think [[13]the judge there] , in addition to just giving out [[14][[13]his] ruling] at the end of the court session [[9]today] , [[13]he] went on beyond the basic issues and added reason upon reason for why [[13]he] turned down the [[8]Gore] case . Do [[2]you] think [[13]his] method there was to try to make [[14]this] more or less appeal proof ? Well , [[2]I] think what [[13]he] did was addressed [[15]the situation as [[15]it] exists in [[0]Florida]] and addressed the contingencies that were raised in the voluminous briefs that [[13]he] had , not only from the two party candidates involved , but also of the interveners who were in [[1]the case] . As [[2]you] know , the Democratic line throughout is they wo n't be happy until every vote is counted , and [[5]we] could n't help but notice , should [[5]we] call it a rhetorical device [[2]you] used when talking to reporters this afternoon . Pause and listen along with [[5]us] to the following piece of videotape . [[16]Those ballots] have been counted not once on [[17]election night] but twice in the recount and how many did you say there were ? [[18]10,750 --] If you [[19]know] [[18]the exact number] , does n't [[19]that] mean [[16]they] 've been counted ? So [[10]I] do n't suppose that was any accident on [[2]your] part ? Well , they have been making [[20]this point] throughout [[21]these proceedings] that [[16]these ballots] have never been counted , and [[20]that] is factually not true . [[16]They] have been counted on [[17]election night] -- [[16]they] 've been counted in the recounts , and it simply happens to be not the case that [[16]those ballots] have failed to be counted by anyone . [[2]Ben] , for better or worse , [[3]you] are forced now to follow [[7]the [[8]Gore] team] as [[7]they] take [[3]you] on a kind of trail of appeal here . If [[2]you] were asked to predict whether [[21]this] stops at the [[0]Florida] or U.S. Supreme Court , what would [[2]your] prediction be ? [[2]I] think it 's one of those situations where [[2]I] would have predicted all , [[10]Brian] . [[2]I] think that the decisions are not [[3]ours] to make . [[3]We] 'll be involved in [[22]all the legal processes] obviously as long as [[7]the [[8]Gore] campaign] keeps [[22]them] up , no matter how long that takes . [[2]Ben Ginsberg , attorney for [[3]the Bush team , victorious [[9]today] in Tallahassee] .] Thank [[2]you] very much , after [[9]a long day] , for being with [[5]us] [[6]tonight] . Thanks , [[10]Brian] .


Predicted

In the waters off the coast of [[2]Yemen] , two urgent missions tonight collecting evidence from the suicide bombing and retrieving bodies still buried in debris . 316 were aboard [[1]the `` USS Cole ''] when the terrorists struck . Dozens were injured . 17 were killed . [[0]Our] coverage begins with [[0]NBC 's] Joe Johns . A plane carrying the bodies of five dead American sailors from [[1]the `` USS Cole ''] arrived today at Dover Air Force Base , as the first wave of forensics experts and investigators from the Department of Defense and [[11]the FBI] arrived in [[2]Yemen] . Their mission -- to continue the search for evidence and suspects in [[5]the explosion] . Also on the way , equipment to lift [[1]the `` Cole ''] out of [[9]the water] and specialists to help retrieve the bodies of those trapped and presumed dead . [[3]We] know there are [[4]spaces that are inaccessible] . [[3]We] know there are some remains in [[4]those spaces] . [[3]We] need to get in [[4]those] and locate the remains that [[3]we] anticipate finding there . Though the work was only beginning , a top [[15]Justice Department] official in [[12]Washington] predicted [[7]the outcome of [[8]the investigation]] . I 'm confident that [[3]we] will be able to determine who was behind [[5]the bombing] and that those people , [[6]those organizations] , will be held accountable , [[6]they] will be punished . [[7]This critical phase of [[8]the investigation]] must be conducted both above and beneath [[9]the water] on a tight time line . [[8]They] 'll want to get in there quickly because one of the problems when you 're dealing with [[10]seawater] is that [[10]it] will have an adverse effect on your evidence . To further speed up the process , [[11]the FBI] has now activated the Strategic Information and Operation Center in [[12]Washington] , conceived after the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania , ensuring the fastest possible exchange of information between investigators and the decision makers . On the diplomatic front , the U.S. said the government of Yemen is cooperating with [[8]the investigation] , though that [[14][[13]country 's] President] disputes charges that [[14][[13]his] nation] is a haven for terrorists . [[15]The Justice Department] says no group or individual has been ruled out as a suspect , though many expect that whoever gets the blame will eventually be tied to the terrorist Osama bin Laden . And the grieving continued today at the Naval Academy 's football game against Notre Dame . A moment of silence to remember the victims of this terrorist act . Joe Johns , NBC News .

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In the waters off the coast of [[0]Yemen] , two urgent missions tonight collecting evidence from [[2]the suicide bombing] and retrieving [[1]bodies still buried in debris] . 316 were aboard [[3]the `` USS Cole ''] when the terrorists [[2]struck] . Dozens were injured . 17 were killed . [[4]Our] coverage begins with [[5][[4]NBC 's] Joe Johns] . A plane carrying the bodies of five dead American sailors from [[3]the `` USS Cole ''] arrived [[6]today] at Dover Air Force Base , as [[7]the first wave of forensics experts and investigators from the Department of Defense and [[8]the FBI]] arrived in [[0]Yemen] . [[7]Their] mission -- to continue [[9]the search for evidence and suspects in [[2]the explosion]] . Also on the way , equipment to lift [[3]the `` Cole ''] out of the water and specialists to help retrieve [[1]the bodies of those trapped and presumed dead] . [[11]We] know there are [[10]spaces that are inaccessible] . [[11]We] know there are [[12]some remains in [[10]those spaces]] . [[11]We] need to get in [[10]those] and locate [[12]the remains that [[11]we] anticipate finding there] . Though the work was only beginning , [[14]a top [[13]Justice Department] official in [[15]Washington]] predicted the outcome of [[9]the investigation] . [[14]I] 'm confident that we will be able to determine who was behind [[2]the bombing] and that [[16]those people , those organizations] , will be held accountable , [[16]they] will be punished . This critical phase of [[9]the investigation] must be conducted both above and beneath the water on a tight time line . They 'll want to get in there quickly because one of the problems when you 're dealing with [[17]seawater] is that [[17]it] will have an adverse effect on your evidence . To further speed up the process , [[8]the FBI] has now activated the Strategic Information and Operation Center in [[15]Washington] , conceived after the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania , ensuring the fastest possible exchange of information between investigators and the decision makers . On the diplomatic front , the U.S. said [[0]the government of [[0]Yemen]] is cooperating with [[9]the investigation] , though [[18][[0]that country 's] President] disputes charges that [[18][[0]his] nation] is a haven for terrorists . [[13]The Justice Department] says no group or individual has been ruled out as a suspect , though many expect that whoever gets the blame will eventually be tied to the terrorist Osama bin Laden . And the grieving continued [[6]today] at the Naval Academy 's football game against Notre Dame . A moment of silence to remember the victims of [[2]this terrorist act] . [[5]Joe Johns] , [[4]NBC News] .


Predicted

[[0]The `` USS Cole ''] is on [[0]its] long journey home [[1]tonight] , sitting atop a rescue ship , and now , for the first time , [[0]its] open wound fully visible . [[3][[2]NBC 's] Jim Miklaszewski] [[1]tonight] at the Pentagon with an exclusive report on [[4]the damage] done and the difficulty in finding those responsible . [[2]Jim] ? What 's the latest there ? New pictures reveal the sheer power of [[0]that terrorist bomb that ripped through [[0]the `` USS Cole]] . '' For the first time , with [[0]the `` Cole ''] out of [[5]the water] , the full impact of [[0]the catastrophic blast] clearly visible . In these photos obtained by [[3]NBC News] , [[4]the damage] much larger than first imagined , extending well below the water line . Workers on deck dwarfed by the 40 x 60 - foot gaping wound . Large sections of the hull buckled inward . Crewman Sean Powell , back home in Florida , says inside [[0]the `` Cole] , '' [[0]it] was chaos , it got dark , we lost power , ship started to list , that 's what scared everybody . Despite [[0]the devastating damage] , Navy officials predict [[0]the `` Cole ''] can be repaired for about $ 150 million , and put back into service . Justice Department officials say in [[6]Yemen] , [[9]the FBI 's investigation] is dead in [[5]the water] . Senior U.S. officials tell [[3]NBC News] [[6]the Yemen government] has all but shut down all cooperation in finding those behind [[0]the `` Cole '' attack] . Evidence is either withheld or tampered with . A surveillance video of the harbor at the time of [[0]the attack] was so heavily edited , it did n't even show [[0]the blast [[0]itself]] . Why ? [[6]Yemen] is a terrorist hotbed , and some members of [[7]President Saleh 's] own cabinet have direct ties to radical Islamic extremists and terrorists . It 's hard to see exactly why it is that [[7]the President there] would ever want to cooperate with the United States and possibly put [[7]himself] in jeopardy . Reporter : And even though cooperation from [[6]Yemen] is at a standstill , [[8]U.S. officials] tell [[3]NBC News] that [[8]they] are making substantial progress in [[9]the investigation] and are fully confident [[8]they] will get enough evidence to retaliate against those responsible . Tom ? Thanks very much , [[3]NBC 's] Jim Miklaszewski tonight .

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[[0]The `` USS Cole ''] is on [[0]its] long journey home [[1]tonight] , sitting atop a rescue ship , and now , for the first time , [[2][[0]its] open wound] fully visible . [[6][[4]NBC 's] Jim Miklaszewski [[1]tonight] at the Pentagon with an exclusive report on [[5]the damage done] and the difficulty in finding [[3]those responsible] .] [[6]Jim ?] What 's the latest there ? [[7]New pictures] reveal the sheer power of that terrorist bomb that ripped through [[0]the `` USS Cole] . '' For the first time , with [[0]the `` Cole ''] out of the water , [[2]the full impact of [[8]the catastrophic blast]] clearly visible . In [[7]these photos obtained by [[4]NBC News]] , [[5]the damage] much larger than first imagined , extending well below the water line . Workers on deck dwarfed by [[2]the 40 x 60 - foot gaping wound] . Large sections of the hull buckled inward . Crewman Sean Powell , back home in Florida , says inside [[0]the `` Cole] , '' it was chaos , it got dark , we lost power , [[0]ship] [[9]started] to list , [[9]that] 's what scared everybody . Despite [[5]the devastating damage] , Navy officials predict [[0]the `` Cole ''] can be repaired for about $ 150 million , and put back into service . Justice Department officials say in [[11]Yemen] , [[10]the FBI 's investigation] is dead in the water . Senior U.S. officials tell [[4]NBC News] [[11]the Yemen government] has all but shut down [[12]all cooperation in finding [[3]those behind [[8]the `` [[0]Cole] '' attack]]] . Evidence is either withheld or tampered with . [[13]A surveillance video of the harbor at the time of [[8]the attack]] was so heavily edited , [[13]it] did n't even show [[8]the blast [[8]itself]] . Why ? [[11]Yemen] is a terrorist hotbed , and some members of [[14]President Saleh 's] own cabinet have direct ties to radical Islamic extremists and terrorists . It 's hard to see exactly why it is that [[14]the President there] would ever want to cooperate with the United States and possibly put [[14]himself] in jeopardy . Reporter : And even though [[12]cooperation from [[11]Yemen]] is at a standstill , [[15]U.S. officials] tell [[4]NBC News] that [[15]they] are making substantial progress in [[10]the investigation] and are fully confident [[15]they] will get enough evidence to retaliate against [[3]those responsible] . Tom ? Thanks very much , [[6][[4]NBC 's] Jim Miklaszewski] [[1]tonight] .


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The nation 's highest court will [[0]take] up [[1]the case] next week . [[0]That development] may not be as significant as [[0]it] seems . Joining me now is law professor Rick Pildes , a consultant to NBC News . Could a decision from [[2]the U.S. Supreme Court] settle [[1]this case] once and for all ? At this stage , [[3]any decision from [[2]the U.S. Supreme Court]] is almost certainly not going to provide a final resolution of this election dispute . Indeed , [[3]the issue] is so narrow now before [[2]the Supreme Court] that whichever way the court rules , [[3]it] will likely have only the most marginal impact on what 's going on in [[9]Florida] . Even if [[4]the [[5]Bush] campaign] prevails before [[2]the Supreme Court] , [[4]it] simply means we will move more quickly into the contest phase of the litigation or the next stage of the litigation . But you believe the fact that [[2]the U.S. Supreme Court] just decided to hear [[1]this case] is a partial victory for [[6]both [[5]Bush] and [[8]Gore]] . [[1]It] is a partial victory for [[6]both sides] . For the last two weeks , the central constitutional argument [[4]the [[5]Bush] campaign] has been making to the federal courts is , stop [[7]these manual recounts] now , [[7]they] violate the Constitution . [[2]The U.S. Supreme Court] refused to hear that part of [[1]the case] , agreeing with all the other federal judges who have unanimously held that this is not the proper time for federal court intervention . So in that sense , a victory for [[4]the [[8]Gore] campaign] . For [[4]the [[5]Bush] campaign] , a victory in the willingness of [[2]the Supreme Court] to play some role in overseeing the [[9]Florida] system and the [[9]Florida] judicial decision making process . Whatever [[2]the Supreme Court] decides this time , you say [[1]this case] could come back before [[2]the U.S. Supreme Court] again ? John , if the Supreme Court of the United States is to play a final and decisive role in this dispute , that role is going to come at the end of the [[9]Florida] judicial process , not at this stage . [[10]Law professor Rick Pildes] , thank [[10]you] .

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[[2][[1]The nation 's] highest court] will [[0]take] up [[3]the case] next week . [[0]That development] may not be as significant as [[0]it] seems . Joining [[5]me] now is [[4]law professor Rick Pildes , a consultant to NBC News] . Could a decision from [[1]the U.S. Supreme Court] [[6]settle] [[3]this case] once and for all ? At [[8]this stage] , [[9]any decision from [[1]the U.S. Supreme Court]] is almost certainly not going to provide [[6]a final resolution of [[7]this election dispute]] . Indeed , the issue is so narrow now before [[1]the Supreme Court] that whichever way [[1]the court] rules , [[9]it] will likely have only the most marginal impact on what 's going on in [[10]Florida] . Even if [[14]the [[13]Bush] campaign] [[12]prevails] before [[1]the Supreme Court] , [[12]it] simply means we will move more quickly into the contest phase of [[11]the litigation] or the next stage of [[11]the litigation] . But [[4]you] believe [[15]the fact that [[1]the U.S. Supreme Court] just decided to hear [[3]this case]] is a partial victory for both [[13]Bush] and [[16]Gore] . [[15]It] is a partial victory for both sides . For the last two weeks , [[17]the central constitutional argument [[14]the [[13]Bush] campaign] has been making to the federal courts] is , stop [[18]these manual recounts] now , [[18]they] violate the Constitution . [[1]The U.S. Supreme Court] refused to hear [[17]that part of [[3]the case]] , agreeing with all the other federal judges who have unanimously held that this is not the proper time for federal court intervention . So in that sense , a victory for the [[16]Gore] campaign . For [[14]the [[13]Bush] campaign] , a victory in the willingness of [[1]the Supreme Court] to play some role in overseeing the [[10]Florida] system and [[19]the [[10]Florida] judicial decision making process] . Whatever [[1]the Supreme Court] decides this time , [[4]you] say [[3]this case] could come back before [[1]the U.S. Supreme Court] again ? [[5]John] , if [[1]the Supreme Court of [[2]the United States]] is to play [[20]a final and decisive role in [[7]this dispute]] , [[20]that role] is going to come at the end of [[19]the [[10]Florida] judicial process] , not at [[8]this stage] . [[4]Law professor Rick Pildes] , thank [[4]you] .


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From BBC News in London , I am James Cawling for The World . [[0]The Yugoslav Army] has given [[0]its] support to [[1]President - elect Vojislav Kostunica] . Earlier [[1]he] had an hour long meeting with [[2]former President Slobodan Milosevic] . It 's the first meeting since [[2]Milosevic] was ousted by a popular revolt . [[1]He] conceded defeat and congratulated [[1]his] successor . [[5]Secretary of State Madeleine Albright] says , the lifting of [[3]international sanctions against [[4]Serbia]] can now be discussed . [[3]Our sanctions regime] is not against the people of [[4]Serbia] , [[3]it] was against [[2]Milosevic] , and if [[2]Milosevic] is gone then there are many ways that [[3]the sanctions regime] can be changed and lifted and adjusted . [[5]Albright] says [[2]Milosevic] must not be allowed to maintain any position of power . Earlier Russia also recognized [[1]Kostunica] as Yugoslavia 's new leader . Visiting Foreign Minister Evan Holf told [[2]Milosevic] [[2]his] time is up .

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From BBC News in London , I am James Cawling for The World . [[0]The Yugoslav Army] has given [[0]its] support to [[1]President - elect Vojislav Kostunica] . Earlier [[1]he] had [[3]an hour long meeting with [[2]former President Slobodan Milosevic]] . [[3]It] 's the first meeting since [[2]Milosevic] was ousted by a popular revolt . [[2]He] conceded defeat and congratulated [[2][[1]his] successor] . [[4]Secretary of State Madeleine Albright] says , the lifting of [[6]international sanctions against [[5]Serbia]] can now be discussed . [[6]Our sanctions regime] is not against the people of [[5]Serbia] , [[6]it] was against [[2]Milosevic] , and if [[2]Milosevic] is gone then there are many ways that [[6]the sanctions regime] can be changed and lifted and adjusted . [[4]Albright] says [[2]Milosevic] must not be allowed to maintain any position of power . Earlier Russia also recognized [[1]Kostunica] as Yugoslavia 's new leader . Visiting Foreign Minister Evan Holf told [[2]Milosevic] [[2]his] time is up .


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This is The World . I am Tony Kahn . Novelist and playwright [[0]Gao Xingjian] [[4]today] became the first Chinese language author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature . [[0]Gao Xingjian 's] avant - garde plays made [[0]him] persona non-grata in [[0]his] native China and [[0]he] fled [[3]the country] in 1988 . [[0]He] settled in [[1]France] becoming a French citizen two years ago . [[2]Gregory Lee] is a professor of Chinese and Chinese literature at the University of Lyons in [[1]France] . [[2]Professor Lee] , [[2]I] gather [[2]you] know [[0]the man] and know [[0]his] work . Tell us a little bit about [[0]him] , Who is [[0]he] and why did [[0]he] flee [[3]China] . [[0]Gao Xingjian] is quite an interesting writer because in some senses [[0]he] differs from the great cohort of contemporary Chinese writers that are well known in the West [[4]today] . [[2]I] would say that the great difference about [[0]Gao Xingjian] is that [[0]he] actually received a university education . [[0]He] was educated in French , so has a very good knowledge of French literature and it is very much French literature that has influenced [[0]his] own literary creativities , only free production , so much so that conservative Chinese critics would accuse [[0]him] of blind worship of Western models . [[5]Sartre] is a big man in [[0]Mr. Xingjian 's] life , is n't [[5]he] ? [[2]I] would say so that [[5]Sartre] has been a quite a big influence . [[2]I] think [[6]the other influences] would be Samuel Beckett , the Irish and French language writer , Unesco . These are models and , of course , all of these writers are writers who were active in the first half of the twentieth century . Well , this is very interesting because [[0]Mr. Gao] left [[3]China] before Tianenmen . [[0]He] wrote a play , in particular about the events there . Would [[2]you] say that [[6][[0]his] influences] may be more French literary then [[6]they] were [[0]his] own immediate life experience ? [[2]I] would say both , in fact , because the first play that [[0]he] wrote that made [[0]him] famous was a play that dates from 1981 , which was actually called ` Bus Stop ' , which many people said or had resonances from [[7]Beckett 's] play ` Waiting for Godot ' and it concerned a number of Chinese people from different walks of life who were standing at a bus stop waiting for a bus that never came . So , we can see immediately that the resonances with the play of [[7]Beckett] , but [[0]Gao Xingjian] really before 1989 felt , that [[0]he] was unable to write and to have [[0]his] plays produced , as [[0]he] would wish , and so left [[3]China] couple of years before the incident at Tiananmen in 1989 . [[2]I] think [[8]it] is a great day for modern Chinese literature and [[8]it] is a day that has been awaited for the past 60 to 70 years . [[9]Gregory Lee] is a professor of Chinese and Chinese literature at the University of Lyons , France . [[9]He] spoke to [[11]us] from [[9]his] home in Provence . [[10]Professor] , thank [[10]you] very much for speaking with [[11]us] . Not at all . Thank [[10]you] very much .

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This is [[0]The World] . [[1]I] am Tony Kahn . [[3]Novelist and playwright Gao Xingjian] [[2]today] became the first Chinese language author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature . [[3]Gao Xingjian 's] avant - garde plays made [[3]him] persona non-grata in [[4][[3]his] native China] and [[3]he] fled [[4]the country] in 1988 . [[3]He] settled in [[5]France] becoming a French citizen two years ago . [[8]Gregory Lee] is a professor of [[7]Chinese] and Chinese literature at [[6]the University of Lyons in [[5]France]] . [[8]Professor Lee] , [[1]I] gather [[8]you] know [[3]the man] and know [[3]his] work . Tell [[0]us] a little bit about [[3]him] , Who is [[3]he] and why did [[3]he] flee [[4]China] . [[3]Gao Xingjian] is quite an interesting writer because in some senses [[3]he] differs from the great cohort of contemporary Chinese writers that are well known in the West today . [[8]I] would say that the great difference about [[3]Gao Xingjian] is that [[3]he] actually received a university education . [[3]He] was educated in French , so has a very good knowledge of French literature and it is very much French literature that has influenced [[3]his] own literary creativities , only free production , so much so that conservative Chinese critics would accuse [[3]him] of blind worship of Western models . [[9]Sartre] is a big man in [[3]Mr. Xingjian 's] life , is n't [[9]he] ? [[8]I] would say so that [[9]Sartre] has been a quite a big influence . [[8]I] think the other influences would be [[10]Samuel Beckett , the Irish and French language writer , Unesco] . [[11]These] are models and , of course , [[11]all of these writers] are writers who were active in the first half of the twentieth century . Well , this is very interesting because [[3]Mr. Gao] left [[4]China] before [[12]Tianenmen] . [[3]He] wrote a play , in particular about [[12]the events there] . Would [[8]you] say that [[13][[3]his] influences] may be more French literary then [[13]they] were [[3]his] own immediate life experience ? [[8]I] would say both , in fact , because [[14]the first play that [[3]he] wrote that made [[3]him] famous] was a play that dates from 1981 , which was actually called ` Bus Stop ' , which many people said or had [[15]resonances from [[16][[10]Beckett 's] play ` Waiting for Godot ']] and [[14]it] concerned a number of Chinese people from different walks of life who were standing at a bus stop waiting for a bus that never came . So , we can see immediately that [[15]the resonances with [[16]the play of [[10]Beckett]]] , but [[3]Gao Xingjian] really before [[17]1989] felt , that [[3]he] was unable to write and to have [[3]his] plays produced , as [[3]he] would wish , and so left [[4]China] couple of years before [[12]the incident at Tiananmen in [[17]1989]] . [[8]I] think [[2]it] is a great day for modern Chinese literature and [[2]it] is a day that has been awaited for the past 60 to 70 years . [[8]Gregory Lee] is a professor of [[7]Chinese] and Chinese literature at [[6]the University of Lyons , [[5]France]] . [[8]He] spoke to [[0]us] from [[8]his] home in Provence . [[8]Professor] , thank [[8]you] very much for speaking with [[0]us] . Not at all . Thank [[1]you] very much .


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This is the World , I am Lisa Mullins . There are mounting allegations of police and military brutality in [[0]Zimbabwe] . But [[3]President Robert Mugabe] has deployed troops to quell rioting over the rising price of food . There are sharp increases here just as [[0]Zimbabwe] has slumped into [[0]its] worst economic crisis since becoming independent in 1980 . In three days of unrest Army helicopters have dropped teargas in poor suburbs of [[2]the capital Harare] , but [[1]many of those protesting] say [[1]they] wo n't stop until Mugabe , the man [[1]they] blame for [[0]the country 's] economic problems , surrenders the presidency . From [[2]Harare] the BBC 's Grant Ferrett reports . Protestors in one of [[2]Harare 's] poor southern townships run for cover as riot police fire teargas from the top of an armored vehicle . Such confrontations have been taking place all over the south of [[2]the capital] for several days . The aim is twofold , to demand a halt to the rising prices of basics such as food , fuel and transport , as well as the resignation of [[3]President Mugabe] . [[4]People] are demonstrating for the price increase fuel and everything . [[4]They] are trying to stay away . [[4]They] do n't want to go to work . [[4]They] want to stay away . So what happened here , can you tell me ? [[5]We] set a barricade , not for [[6][[5]our] people] but for [[7]the police] . [[5]We] do n't want [[6]them] . [[5]We] want [[6]them] to go . And what have [[7]the police] done ? [[7]They] are rounding up [[8]people] to clear our barricade , forcing [[8]them] , beating [[8]them] , throwing teargas canisters into school children , but the war here has just started . Nearly four months after [[10][[9]Zimbabwe 's] bloodiest parliamentary elections] , [[13]the economy] has gone from bad to worse . [[3]President Mugabe 's] vitriolic attacks on the west combined with continuing lawlessness , particularly on white owned commercial farms have driven away donors , investors and tourists . [[9]Zimbabwe] now has [[2]Africa 's] fastest shrinking economy . Many of us like to characterize [[10][[9]Zimbabwe 's] crisis] as an economic crisis but [[10]it] is wider and deeper than economy . [[11]Simba Makoni] looks and sounds like an opposition politician . In fact , [[11]he] is the recently appointed finance minister . You can see the price of bread go up , you can see your bus fares go up , you can see companies closing down or working short weeks and that sort of thing , but you can also read [[10][[9]Zimbabwe 's] crisis] in the number of destitute people on the streets , in the number of crimes being committed . 245 ! 245 ! [[9]Zimbabwe] earns the bulk of [[9]its] hard currency here on the tobacco auction floors . [[15]This year 's] crop is down because of the continuing occupation of white owned farms . When the selling season ends next month , [[12]foreign exchange reserves] , hardly estimated to cover just a few days of imports , are likely to completely dry up . Without [[12]them] , paying for central imports such as fuel and electricity will become even more difficult . What we have right now is a political crisis and until that political crisis is resolved , there is no way [[13]the economy] is going to improve . The sentiments of economist Howard Setoli are widely shared . With eighteen months to go until scheduled presidential elections , [[9]Zimbabwe] is headed for complete economic ruin . If [[14]government] continues on [[14]its] current path , [[13]the economy] will continue to contract . [[15]This year] it was expected to contract by 8 % . Next year we see a further contraction of 12 % . So we are talking of massive unemployment , severe foreign exchange shortage . It is an alarming prediction . For those taking part in the protests on the streets , after two decades in office they want [[17]President Mugabe] to go now . [[16]We] want a new President . The situation is like Yugoslavia now . [[16]We] do n't want [[17]Mugabe] . No more . For The World , I am Grant Ferrett , in Harare .

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[[0]This] is the World , I am Lisa Mullins . There are mounting allegations of police and military brutality in [[1]Zimbabwe] . But [[2]President Robert Mugabe] has deployed troops to quell rioting over the rising price of food . There are sharp increases here just as [[1]Zimbabwe] has slumped into [[1]its] worst economic crisis since becoming independent in 1980 . In three days of unrest Army helicopters have dropped teargas in poor suburbs of [[4]the capital Harare] , but [[3]many of those protesting] say [[3]they] wo n't stop until [[2]Mugabe , the man [[3]they] blame for [[1]the country 's] economic problems] , surrenders the presidency . From [[4]Harare] [[5]the BBC 's Grant Ferrett] reports . Protestors in one of [[4]Harare 's] poor southern townships run for cover as riot police fire teargas from the top of an armored vehicle . Such confrontations have been taking place all over the south of [[4]the capital] for several days . The aim is twofold , to demand a halt to the rising prices of basics such as food , fuel and transport , as well as the resignation of [[2]President Mugabe] . [[6]People] are demonstrating for the price increase fuel and everything . [[6]They] are trying to stay away . [[6]They] do n't want to go to work . [[6]They] want to stay away . So what happened here , can you tell [[5]me] ? [[9]We] set [[8]a barricade , not for [[9]our] people but for [[7]the police]] . [[9]We] do n't want [[7]them] . [[9]We] want [[7]them] to go . And what have [[7]the police] done ? [[7]They] are rounding up [[10]people to clear [[9][[8]our] barricade]] , forcing [[10]them] , beating [[10]them] , throwing teargas canisters into school children , but the war here has just started . Nearly four months after [[1]Zimbabwe 's] bloodiest parliamentary elections , [[11]the economy] has gone from bad to worse . [[2]President Mugabe 's] vitriolic attacks on the west combined with continuing lawlessness , particularly on white owned commercial farms have driven away donors , investors and tourists . [[1]Zimbabwe] now has [[11]Africa 's fastest shrinking economy] . Many of us like to characterize [[12][[1]Zimbabwe 's] crisis] as an economic crisis but [[12]it] is wider and deeper than economy . [[13]Simba Makoni] looks and sounds like an opposition politician . In fact , [[13]he] is the recently appointed finance minister . You can see the price of bread go up , you can see your bus fares go up , you can see companies closing down or working short weeks and that sort of thing , but you can also read [[12][[1]Zimbabwe 's] crisis] in the number of destitute people on the streets , in the number of crimes being committed . 245 ! 245 ! [[1]Zimbabwe] earns the bulk of [[1]its] hard currency here on the tobacco auction floors . [[14]This year 's] crop is down because of the continuing occupation of white owned farms . When the selling season ends next month , [[15]foreign exchange reserves , hardly estimated to cover just a few days of imports] , are likely to completely dry up . Without [[15]them] , paying for central imports such as fuel and electricity will become even more difficult . What we have right now is [[16]a political crisis] and until [[16]that political crisis] is resolved , there is no way [[11]the economy] is going to improve . The sentiments of economist Howard Setoli are widely shared . With eighteen months to go until scheduled presidential elections , [[1]Zimbabwe] is headed for complete economic ruin . If [[17]government] continues on [[17]its] current path , [[11]the economy] will continue to contract . [[14]This year] [[11]it] was expected to contract by 8 % . Next year we [[18]see] a further contraction of 12 % . So we are talking of massive unemployment , severe foreign exchange shortage . [[18]It] is an alarming prediction . For [[19]those taking part in the protests on the streets] , after two decades in office [[19]they] want [[2]President Mugabe] to go now . We want a new President . The situation is like Yugoslavia now . We do n't want [[2]Mugabe] . No more . For [[0]The World] , [[5]I] am Grant Ferrett , in [[4]Harare] .


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From [[5]BBC News in London] , I 'm James Cawling , for The World . Clashes between Israeli Army units and Palestinians have [[0]continued] into the night . [[0]That] 's after another day of violence in which four Palestinians were killed . Helicopter gunships were deployed around [[2]the [[1]West Bank] village of Bagella] . Exchanges of fire between Israelis and Palestinians have also been reported around Jericho , [[4]Greg Barrow] reports . A day of violence across [[1]the West Bank] and Gaza has been followed by more clashes after nightfall . Houses in [[2]the West Bank village of Bagella] have been attached by [[3]Israeli helicopter gunships] . An Israeli military spokesman said they were deployed in response to gun fire from Palestinians inside Bagella , which was aimed at the Jewish settlement of Kilo . The Israelis say [[3]the helicopters] went into action firing machine guns , but unconfirmed reports from inside [[2]Bagella] suggested rockets may have been used . [[4]Greg Barrow] , [[5]BBC News] , Jerusalem .

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From [[0]BBC News in London] , I 'm James Cawling , for The World . Clashes between Israeli Army units and Palestinians have [[1]continued] into the night . [[1]That] 's after [[2]another day of violence in which four Palestinians were killed] . Helicopter gunships were deployed around [[4]the [[3]West Bank] village of Bagella] . Exchanges of fire between Israelis and Palestinians have also been reported around Jericho , [[5]Greg Barrow] reports . [[2]A day of violence across [[3]the West Bank] and Gaza] has been followed by more clashes after nightfall . Houses in [[4]the [[3]West Bank] village of Bagella] have been attached by [[6]Israeli helicopter gunships] . An Israeli military spokesman said [[6]they] were deployed in response to gun fire from Palestinians inside [[4]Bagella] , which was aimed at the Jewish settlement of Kilo . The Israelis say [[6]the helicopters] went into action firing machine guns , but unconfirmed reports from inside [[4]Bagella] suggested rockets may have been used . [[5]Greg Barrow] , [[0]BBC News] , Jerusalem .


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This is the World I am Lisa Mullins . Well [[0]we] ca n't tell you who won Florida , but in a moment [[0]we] will enter the musical question , who let the dogs out ? First up [[0]we] have the answer to [[0]our] geo quiz today . [[0]We] are looking for a region of [[1]central Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea] . [[1]The area] is mostly mountainous and includes Mt. Corno , the highest peak of the Apennines . [[1]It] also includes a lot of sheep , good clean - living , healthy sheep , and an Italian entrepreneur has an idea about how to make a little money of them . The answer is [[2]Abruzzo] . Journalist Carlos Depalazai was in Rome , [[4]Italy] and Carlo how does [[3]this fellow] plan to profit from the sheep of [[2]the Abruzzo] ? [[3]He] is taking advantage of two crazes that we are having in [[4]the Italy] at the moment , one is internet , the other one is the awareness on food . So [[3]this guy] came up with the idea of having people adopting sheep by an internet . So you can have access through your computer on your desk . Go to the web site of these guys and you can have look at the face of sheep which are available to be adopted . So what does it mean to adopt [[5]a sheep] , to show up on your back step or do you , somehow keep track of its progress on the farm in [[4]Italy] ? You are not actually adopting [[5]the sheep] in the sense that you can have [[5]it] with you . [[6]It] looks like distant adoption , where you do n't actually have the child in your home . You are just contributing with a certain amount of money and you are monitoring the growing up . [[6]It] works in the same way , so you have access on the web site of this little farm , in a little village of Abrutzi and you can choose among many , many sheeps and after contributing with a certain amount of money [[5]the sheep] is actually yours . All right , so the amount of money you have mentioned to us is about 160 US dollars and for that you get more than just a warm and fuzzy feeling . You can also receive leggings that are made from wool of [[5]the sheep] and even if you like some of [[5]the sheep] dropping delivered to your door . Yeah , [[7]I] mean [[8]this] is quite funny , but apart from all the details , which are sometimes even strange [[7]I] think what is really important is that [[8]it] is a sign of a new concern that is effecting Italian people . [[7]I] mean we are notoriously lover of good food . We have a generous attitude towards food , and [[8]this] is a new stuff . The fact that you really care about a sheep in the way [[9]she] is fed , in the way [[9]she] is nurtured , in the way people are looking after it , because it 's a way to ensure that you have something which is genuine on your table up [[10]the end] . Wait a minute , you said that on your table at [[10]the end] . Yeah , at [[11]the table] if [[11]it] becomes food for instance , which is an option . You are adopting the sheep and whatever happens at the end it 's your choice and among the option is you know food for your meal . That kind of puts a whole new tone to [[12]this thing] . [[7]I] mean usually when you think of this kind of adoption that means saving an animal not eventually eating [[12]it] . [[7]I] mean [[13]this] is an option which is available and [[7]I] think [[13]it] is a sort of provocation . You know [[16]Italians] now mainly live in metropolitan areas in big cities like [[17]Rome] , Florence , Naples . In the past , [[14]we] were a population of shepherds or farmers . [[14]We] had completely different attitude towards nature . It seems that we are losing something , and we need to reestablish a better relationship with nature and the simple fact that the Environment Minister in Italy supported the initiative and [[15]he [[15]himself]] adopted a sheep is significant . [[15]He] took advantage immediately of these ideas to build up a new awareness and a new attitude of [[16]Italians] towards nature and farms . Carlo De Blazia , journalist speaking to us from [[17]Rome] . Thank [[7]you] very much [[7]Carlo] . Nice to talk to [[7]you] . Thank [[7]you] .

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This is [[1]the World] [[0]I] am Lisa Mullins . Well [[1]we] ca n't tell you who won Florida , but in a moment [[1]we] will enter the musical question , who let the dogs out ? First up [[1]we] have [[2]the answer to [[1]our] geo quiz today] . [[1]We] are looking for [[3]a region of central Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea] . [[3]The area] is mostly mountainous and includes Mt. Corno , the highest peak of the Apennines . [[3]It] also includes [[5]a lot of sheep , good clean - living , healthy sheep] , and [[4]an Italian entrepreneur] has an idea about how to make a little money of [[5]them] . [[2]The answer] is Abruzzo . [[7]Journalist Carlos Depalazai] was in [[8]Rome , [[6]Italy]] and [[7]Carlo] how does [[4]this fellow] plan to profit from [[5]the sheep of [[3]the Abruzzo]] ? [[4]He] is taking advantage of two crazes that we are having in [[6]the Italy] at the moment , one is internet , the other one is the awareness on food . So [[4]this guy] came up with the idea of having people adopting sheep by an internet . So you can have access through your computer on your desk . Go to [[9]the web site of these guys] and you can have look at the face of sheep which are available to be adopted . So what does it mean to adopt [[11]a sheep] , to show up on your back step or do you , somehow keep track of [[11]its] progress on [[10]the farm in [[6]Italy]] ? You are not actually adopting [[12]the sheep] in the sense that you can have [[12]it] with you . [[13]It] looks like distant adoption , where you do n't actually have the child in your home . You are just contributing with a certain amount of money and you are monitoring the growing up . [[13]It] works in the same way , so you have access on [[9]the web site of [[10]this little farm , in a little village of [[3]Abrutzi]]] and you can choose among many , many sheeps and after contributing with [[14]a certain amount of money] the sheep is actually yours . All right , so [[14]the amount of money [[7]you] have mentioned to [[1]us]] is about 160 US dollars and for [[14]that] you get more than just a warm and fuzzy feeling . You can also receive leggings that are made from wool of the sheep and even if you like some of the sheep dropping delivered to your door . Yeah , [[7]I] mean this is quite funny , but apart from all the details , which are sometimes even strange [[7]I] think what is really important is that [[13]it] is a sign of a new concern that is effecting [[15]Italian people] . [[7]I] mean [[15]we] are notoriously lover of good food . [[15]We] have a generous attitude towards food , and [[13]this] is a new stuff . The fact that you really care about [[16]a sheep] in the way [[16]she] is fed , in the way [[16]she] is nurtured , in the way people are looking after [[16]it] , because it 's a way to ensure that you have something which is genuine on your table up the end . Wait a minute , [[7]you] said that on your table at the end . Yeah , at the table if [[16]it] becomes food for instance , which is [[17]an option] . You are adopting [[16]the sheep] and whatever happens at the end it 's your choice and among the option [[18]is] you know food for your meal . [[18]That] kind of puts a whole new tone to [[13]this thing] . [[0]I] mean usually when you think of [[19]this kind of adoption] [[19]that] means saving [[20]an animal] not eventually eating [[20]it] . [[7]I] mean [[17]this] [[18]is] an option which is available and [[7]I] think [[18]it] is a sort of provocation . You know [[21]Italians] now mainly live in metropolitan areas in big cities like [[8]Rome] , Florence , Naples . In the past , [[21]we] were a population of shepherds or farmers . [[21]We] had completely different attitude towards nature . It seems that [[21]we] are losing something , and [[21]we] need to reestablish a better relationship with nature and the simple fact that [[22]the Environment Minister in [[6]Italy]] supported the initiative and [[22]he [[22]himself]] adopted a sheep is significant . [[22]He] took advantage immediately of these ideas to build up a new awareness and a new attitude of [[21]Italians] towards nature and farms . [[7]Carlo De Blazia , journalist speaking to [[1]us] from [[8]Rome] .] Thank [[7]you] very much [[7]Carlo] . Nice to talk to [[7]you] . Thank [[0]you] .


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Five years ago today , [[0]the agreement ending [[4]the war in [[5]Bosnia]]] was initialed in [[3]Dayton Ohio] . [[1]Western leaders] were n't wild about relying on [[2]Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic] to help implement [[0]the accord] , but [[1]they] felt [[1]they] had no choice . Five years later , the West and the United States in particular are n't counting on [[2]the deposed leader] for anything . They want to see [[2]his] successor Vojislav Kostinica extradite [[2]Milosevic] through the International War Crimes Tribunal in [[8]The Hague] , but not only is [[2]Milosevic] still living comfortable in [[7]Belgrade] , last night [[2]he] made [[2]his] first TV appearance in six weeks , giving a pep talk to [[2]his] supporters . The World 's Jeb Sharp reports on the still unresolved fate of [[2]Slobodan Milosevic] . [[2]He] 's kept Western diplomats spinning in circles for more than a decade . Five years ago [[6]they] were negotiating with [[2]Milosevic] at [[3]Dayton] to stop [[4]the war in [[5]Bosnia]] . Two years ago [[6]they] were still shuttling back and forth to [[7]Belgrade] in an effort to solve the Kosovo crisis . By March of last year [[6]they] had given up talking and Nato had started bombing instead . When [[2]Milosevic] was indited on war crimes charges soon after , US and other Western officials began calling for [[14][[2]his] arrest] and transfer to [[8]The Hague] , but now that a delicate transition is underway in [[11]Serbia] , those calls have grown quieter , according to Gary Bass , the author of the new book about war crimes trials , ` Stay , the Hand of Vengeance ' . Even Madeleine Albright , who is with the President who is usually most decipherous about the importance of prosecuting war criminals , has in fact said that our first priority is making sure that [[9]Vojislov Kostunica] can [[10]consolidate] [[9]his] democratic government and make [[10]that transition] , and the issue of punishing war criminals sort of takes a back seat . [[12]Bass] says US diplomats do n't want to risk destabilizing [[11]Serbia 's] fragile political situation by pushing too hard for war crimes trials . After [[12]all Bass] points out , outside pressure has backfired in the past . In Germany after World War I and in the Ottoman Empire also after World War I , [[13]the British and the French] pushed really hard for war crimes trials , and the result in [[13]both countries] was a kind of a nationalist backlash . A nationalist backlash in [[11]Serbia] right now could play into [[2]Milosevic 's] hands , especially with parliamentary elections scheduled for next month . That 's one reason Western governments are not demanding [[14][[2]his] immediate arrest] , but critics of this approach say letting [[2]Milosevic] stay in [[18]Belgrade] could be equally destabilizing . Eva Barnetts , professor of history at [[22]Yale] , says [[9]President Kostunica] should cooperate immediately with [[8]the Hague Tribunal] . [[15]This particular UN institution] has in [[15]its] power really to give instant legitimacy to [[9]Kostunica] but of course at a price . It means that [[11]the government of Yugoslavia] has to become very serious about dealing with the indited war criminals , beginning with [[2]Slobodan Milosevic [[2]himself]] . But [[16]even officials at [[8]The Hague]] say [[16]they] are willing to be patient with [[2]the new Yugoslav President] . [[8]Tribunal] spokesman Jim Landel says [[8]it] helps that [[9]Kostunica 's] people who initially refused to even entertain the idea of arresting [[2]Milosevic] , may be starting to cooperate with [[8]the Tribunal] . [[17]They] have already indicated that [[17]they] are willing to [[19]allow] the reopening of [[20]the prosecutor 's] liaison office in [[18]Belgrade] , and [[19]that] 's certainly a welcome first step . However , it is only a first step . [[8]The Tribunal 's] chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has applied for a Yugoslav visa and plans to visit [[18]Belgrade] soon . Delponte 's spokeswoman says [[20]the prosecutor] has much to discuss with [[9]Kostunica] , not least how to [[21]arrest] all the indited war crimes suspects now in [[11]Serbia] . [[21]That] wo n't be easy . Even in Bosnia where Nato is in charge , troops have failed to capture [[23]Bosnian - Serb leader Radavan Karadzic] , [[24]indited] on genocide charges in connection with the 1995 massacre at Shrabanitca . [[25][[22]Yale] history professor Eva Barnett] says the excuses for not arresting [[23]Karadzic] are not persuasive . The claim is that [[24]this] would engender tremendously destabilizing consequences that in any event [[24]it] might be a very , very bloody affair and so on . This does not seem terribly compelling to [[25]me] . [[25]I] think that it has to be [[26]tried] and of course there is always a danger that somebody might get hurt in this , but [[26]that] is a danger that every attempt at remedying criminal activity has to face . [[27]Hague prosecutor Carla Del Ponte] is prepared to discuss arrest strategies with [[9]Kostunica] including the use of foreign troops . It 's difficult to know how [[27]he] would react . [[9]Kostunica] has questioned the legality of [[8]the Hague Tribunal] , and talked of trying Milosevic in Yugoslavia . Still , [[9]Kostunica 's] grace period wo n't last forever . When [[28]the US Congress] approved one hundred million dollars in [[29]aid] to [[11]Serbia] last month , [[28]it] stipulated [[29]the aid] would stop flowing if Belgrade has n't cooperated with the tribunal by March 31st . For The World , I am Jeb Sharp .

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Five years ago today , [[0]the agreement ending [[1]the war in [[2]Bosnia]]] was initialed in [[3]Dayton Ohio] . [[4]Western leaders] were n't wild about relying on [[5]Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic] to help implement [[0]the accord] , but [[4]they] felt [[4]they] had no choice . Five years later , [[6]the West and the United States in particular] are n't counting on [[5]the deposed leader] for anything . [[6]They] want to see [[7][[5]his] successor Vojislav Kostinica] extradite [[5]Milosevic] through [[10]the International War Crimes Tribunal in [[8]The Hague]] , but not only is [[5]Milosevic] still living comfortable in [[9]Belgrade] , last night [[5]he] made [[5]his] first TV appearance in six weeks , giving a pep talk to [[5]his] supporters . [[12][[11]The World 's] Jeb Sharp] reports on the still unresolved fate of [[5]Slobodan Milosevic] . [[5]He] 's kept [[13]Western diplomats] spinning in circles for more than a decade . Five years ago [[13]they] were negotiating with [[5]Milosevic] at [[3]Dayton] to stop [[1]the war in [[2]Bosnia]] . Two years ago [[13]they] were still shuttling back and forth to [[9]Belgrade] in an effort to solve the Kosovo crisis . By March of last year [[13]they] had given up talking and [[14]Nato] had started bombing instead . When [[5]Milosevic] was indited on war crimes charges soon after , US and other Western officials began [[15]calling] for [[5]his] arrest and transfer to [[8]The Hague] , but now that [[18]a delicate transition] is underway in [[17]Serbia] , [[15]those calls] have grown quieter , according to [[16]Gary Bass , the author of the new book about war crimes trials , ` Stay , the Hand of Vengeance '] . Even Madeleine Albright , who is with the President who is usually most decipherous about the importance of prosecuting war criminals , has in fact said that our first priority is making sure that [[7]Vojislov Kostunica] can consolidate [[7]his] democratic government and make [[18]that transition] , and the issue of punishing war criminals sort of takes a back seat . [[16]Bass] says US diplomats do n't want to risk destabilizing [[17]Serbia 's] fragile political situation by pushing too hard for war crimes trials . After all [[16]Bass] points out , outside pressure has backfired in the past . In Germany after [[19]World War I] and in the Ottoman Empire also after [[19]World War I] , the British and the French pushed really hard for war crimes trials , and the result in both countries was a kind of a nationalist backlash . A nationalist backlash in [[17]Serbia] right now could [[20]play] into [[5]Milosevic 's] hands , especially with parliamentary elections scheduled for next month . [[20]That] 's one reason Western governments are not demanding [[5]his] immediate arrest , but critics of this approach say letting [[5]Milosevic] stay in [[9]Belgrade] could be equally destabilizing . [[22]Eva Barnetts , professor of history at [[21]Yale]] , says [[7]President Kostunica] should cooperate immediately with [[10]the Hague Tribunal] . [[10]This particular UN institution] has in [[10]its] power really to give instant legitimacy to [[7]Kostunica] but of course at [[23]a price] . [[23]It] means that the government of [[24]Yugoslavia] has to become very serious about dealing with the indited war criminals , beginning with [[5]Slobodan Milosevic [[5]himself]] . But [[25]even officials at The Hague] say [[25]they] are willing to be patient with [[7]the new Yugoslav President] . [[10]Tribunal] spokesman Jim Landel says it helps that [[26][[7]Kostunica 's] people who initially refused to even entertain the idea of arresting [[5]Milosevic]] , may be starting to cooperate with [[10]the Tribunal] . [[26]They] have already [[27]indicated] that [[26]they] are willing to allow the reopening of the prosecutor 's liaison office in [[9]Belgrade] , and [[27]that] 's certainly a welcome first step . However , [[27]it] is only a first step . [[28][[10]The Tribunal 's] chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte] has applied for a Yugoslav visa and plans to visit [[9]Belgrade] soon . [[28]Delponte 's] spokeswoman says [[28]the prosecutor] has much to discuss with [[7]Kostunica] , not least how to [[29]arrest] all the indited war crimes suspects now in [[17]Serbia] . [[29]That] wo n't be easy . Even in [[2]Bosnia where [[14]Nato] is in charge] , troops have failed to [[31]capture] [[30]Bosnian - Serb leader Radavan Karadzic , indited on genocide charges in connection with the 1995 massacre at Shrabanitca] . [[22][[21]Yale] history professor Eva Barnett] says the excuses for not arresting [[30]Karadzic] are not persuasive . [[32]The claim] is that [[31]this] would engender tremendously destabilizing consequences that in any event [[31]it] might be a very , very bloody affair and so on . [[32]This] does not seem terribly compelling to [[22]me] . [[22]I] think that [[31]it] has to be [[34]tried] and of course there is always [[33]a danger that somebody might get hurt in [[34]this]] , but [[33]that] is a danger that every attempt at remedying criminal activity has to face . [[28][[10]Hague] prosecutor Carla Del Ponte] is prepared to discuss arrest strategies with [[7]Kostunica] including the use of foreign troops . It 's difficult to know how [[7]he] would react . [[7]Kostunica] has questioned the legality of [[10]the Hague Tribunal] , and talked of trying [[5]Milosevic] in [[24]Yugoslavia] . Still , [[7]Kostunica 's] grace period wo n't last forever . When [[35]the US Congress] approved [[36]one hundred million dollars in aid to [[17]Serbia]] last month , [[35]it] stipulated [[36]the aid] would stop flowing if [[17]Belgrade] has n't cooperated with [[10]the tribunal] by March 31st . For [[12]The World] , [[11]I] am Jeb Sharp .


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This is [[3]The World] . I am Lisa Mullins . [[0]Both [[1]George W. Bush] and Al Gore] [[5]today] continue to press [[0]their] cases literally and figuratively . [[0]Their] PR machines seem to be functioning smoothly . [[1]Governor Bush 's] running mate Dick Cheney talked with reporters about the Republican transition plans , another signal that [[1]Bush] is getting ready to become the next President of the United States . Meanwhile , [[2]Vice President Gore] continued [[2]his] appeal for patience while [[2]he] contests [[1]Bush 's] claim to victory , and attorneys for [[6]both men] were preparing for key court battles later in the week , which could settle the three - week dispute over who won [[4]Florida] and the presidency . [[3]The World 's] Clark Boyd has the latest . All eyes were on [[4]Florida] yet again [[5]today] as lawyers , judges , lawmakers and citizens , all picked at the knots that have tied up the conclusion of this presidential election for the past three weeks . Yesterday in Leon County Circuit Court , [[8]Judge N. Sander Sauls] set a Saturday deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered the roughly 14000 contested ballots in Miami Dade and Palm Beach counties , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to [[7]Tallahassee] under police escort . [[5]Today] , as officials in [[6]both two counties] ready the ballots for transport , [[1]George W. Bush 's] lawyers asked the judge to order all 1.16 million ballots from [[6]the two counties] to be trucked to [[7]the state capital] . Late this afternoon , [[8]Judge Sauls] granted that motion . In [[10]Washington] , [[2]Vice President Al Gore] was back on television this morning trying to shore up public support for [[2]his] legal cause . In a taped interview , for NBC 's Today Show , [[2]Gore] said despite all the legal maneuvering [[2]he] is calling on [[6]both camps] to put partisan politics aside . [[8]I] think that [[9]both [[1]Governor Bush] and [[8]I]] should recognize an obligation during this time when the votes are still to be counted , to try to restrain the passions of [[9]our] partisan supporters . Meanwhile , [[11][[1]Bush 's] vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney] was a busy man [[5]today] . After a heart checkup at a [[10]Washington] hospital [[11]he] appeared at a news conference to say that [[11]he] is pressing ahead with transition plans . [[9]We] have now acquired office space in McClain , Virginia that will become the site for the transition operation that [[9]we] announced two days ago , so [[9]we] are just in a business of getting up and running , but [[9]we] now have an office with a lot of space . [[9]We] have got people signing up , volunteers coming on , telephones being put in and computers , so [[9]we] will be fully operational within the next day or two . Earlier today in [[12]Florida] , the Republican dominated legislature began hearings on calling a special session to pick [[13][[12]the state 's] electors [[13]itself]] , should the December 12th deadline still find [[19]the election] tied up in the courts . The committee heard from angry voters and precinct workers in [[15]Palm Beach] . [[8]I] believe our issues do relate directly to the appointing of [[14]electors for [[12]the state of Florida]] . [[14]The electors] need to be appointed , are supposed to be appointed according to [[16]the will of [[17]the people]] and [[8]I] believe in [[15]Palm Beach County] that it was very difficult to determine what [[16]the will of [[17]the people]] was . Although [[18]Al Gore] said [[5]today] that [[18]he] certainly feels like [[18]he] won [[19]the election] , [[18]he] put [[18]his] odds of wining the various legal battles at fifty - fifty . [[18]Gore] said , if [[20]Bush] does triumph in court , [[20]he] will throw [[20]his] support behind the Republican President - elect . But for now , says former Clinton administration [[22]cabinet member Robert Riche] , [[21]both sides] are positive that [[21]they] 've won [[19]the election] , and says [[22]Riche] , the longer the fight goes on , the more troublesome the next four years might be . What we risk by prolonging this is greater public cynicism and a hardening of partisan lines among career politicians who have to work together . After all , come January , these people are going to have to be in Washington whether [[18]Gore] or [[20]Bush] is the President . You have a lot of politicians in Congress who are going to have to work together with [[20]the new President] and with each other , so we do n't want to prolong this forever . The US Supreme Court will hear arguments from [[21]both sides] on Friday and [[23][[12]Florida 's] Leon County Circuit Court] will consider the arguments on disputed state ballots on Saturday , and while the nation wearies of the protracted legal battle maybe [[24][[23]Leon County Circuit Court] judge N. Sander Sauls] said it best . The whole process , [[24]he] said , is a bit like being nibbled to death by a duck . For The World , this is Clark Boyd .

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[[0]This] is The World . I am Lisa Mullins . [[3]Both [[4]George W. Bush] and [[2]Al Gore]] [[1]today] continue to press [[3]their] cases literally and figuratively . [[3]Their] PR machines seem to be functioning smoothly . [[6][[5][[4]Governor Bush 's] running mate] [[5]Dick Cheney]] [[7]talked] with reporters about [[9]the Republican transition plans] , [[7]another signal that [[4]Bush] is getting ready to become [[8]the next President of the United States]] . Meanwhile , [[2]Vice President Gore] continued [[2]his] appeal for patience while [[2]he] contests [[4]Bush 's] claim to victory , and attorneys for [[3]both men] were preparing for key court battles later in the week , which could settle the three - week dispute over who won [[10]Florida] and the presidency . [[11][[0]The World 's] Clark Boyd] has the latest . All eyes were on [[10]Florida] yet again [[1]today] as lawyers , judges , lawmakers and citizens , all picked at the knots that have tied up the conclusion of [[12]this presidential election] for the past three weeks . Yesterday in [[19]Leon County Circuit Court] , [[14]Judge N. Sander Sauls] set a [[18]Saturday] deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered [[16]the roughly 14000 contested ballots in [[17]Miami Dade and [[13]Palm Beach] counties]] , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to [[15]Tallahassee] under police escort . [[1]Today] , as officials in [[17]both two counties] ready [[16]the ballots] for transport , [[4]George W. Bush 's] lawyers asked [[14]the judge] to [[20]order] all 1.16 million ballots from [[17]the two counties] to be trucked to [[15]the state capital] . Late this afternoon , [[14]Judge Sauls] granted [[20]that motion] . In [[21]Washington] , [[2]Vice President Al Gore] was back on television this morning trying to shore up public support for [[2]his] legal cause . In a taped interview , for NBC 's Today Show , [[2]Gore] said despite all the legal maneuvering [[2]he] is calling on [[22]both camps] to put partisan politics aside . [[2]I] think that [[3]both [[4]Governor Bush] and [[2]I]] should recognize an obligation during this time when the votes are still to be counted , to try to restrain the passions of [[3]our] partisan supporters . Meanwhile , [[6][[4]Bush 's] vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney] was a busy man [[1]today] . After a heart checkup at a [[21]Washington] hospital [[6]he] appeared at a news conference to say that [[6]he] is pressing ahead with [[9]transition plans] . [[23]We] have now acquired [[24]office space in McClain , Virginia that will become the site for the transition operation that [[23]we] announced two days ago] , so [[23]we] are just in a business of getting up and running , but [[23]we] now have [[24]an office with a lot of space] . [[23]We] have got people signing up , volunteers coming on , telephones being put in and computers , so [[23]we] will be fully operational within the next day or two . Earlier today in [[10]Florida] , [[25]the Republican dominated legislature] began hearings on calling a special session to [[27]pick] [[26][[10]the state 's] electors] [[25]itself] , should the December 12th deadline still find [[12]the election] tied up in the courts . [[25]The committee] heard from angry voters and precinct workers in [[13]Palm Beach] . [[28]I] believe our issues do relate directly to [[27]the appointing of [[26]electors for [[10]the state of Florida]]] . [[26]The electors] need to be appointed , are supposed to be appointed according to [[29]the will of the people] and [[28]I] believe in [[13]Palm Beach County] that it was very difficult to determine what [[29]the will of the people] was . Although [[2]Al Gore] said [[1]today] that [[2]he] certainly feels like [[2]he] won [[12]the election] , [[2]he] put [[2]his] odds of wining the various legal battles at fifty - fifty . [[2]Gore] said , if [[4]Bush] does triumph in court , [[2]he] will throw [[2]his] support behind [[4]the Republican President - elect] . But for now , says [[30]former Clinton administration cabinet member Robert Riche] , [[22]both sides] are positive that [[22]they] 've won [[12]the election] , and says [[30]Riche] , the longer [[31]the fight] goes on , the more troublesome the next four years might be . What [[32]we] risk by prolonging [[31]this] is greater public cynicism and a hardening of partisan lines among career politicians who have to work together . After all , come January , these people are going to have to be in [[21]Washington] whether [[2]Gore] or [[4]Bush] is [[8]the President] . You have a lot of politicians in Congress who are going to have to work together with [[8]the new President] and with each other , so [[32]we] do n't want to prolong [[31]this] forever . The US Supreme Court will hear arguments from [[22]both sides] on Friday and [[19][[10]Florida 's] Leon County Circuit Court] will consider the arguments on [[16]disputed state ballots] on [[18]Saturday] , and while the nation wearies of the protracted legal battle maybe [[19][[14]Leon County Circuit Court] judge N. Sander Sauls] said it best . The whole process , [[14]he] said , is a bit like being nibbled to death by a duck . For [[0]The World] , [[11]this] is Clark Boyd .


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[[4][[2]Russia 's] lower house of [[3]parliament]] has overwhelmingly approved [[0]restoring] [[1]the former Soviet anthem] as the Russian national anthem . [[0]The move] had the strong support of Russian President Vladimir Putin who said use of [[1]the old anthem] represented a gesture of reconciliation . Critics argued that [[1]the anthem] is a throwback to the former totalitarian government . [[1]The anthem] will have new words , eliminating verses that praised Communist leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin . [[2]The lower house of [[3]parliament]] also gave formal endorsement to [[5][[4]Russia 's] white , red and blue flag] but reinstated [[5]the old red and gold Soviet flag] as the flag of the military .

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[[3][[1]Russia 's] lower house of [[4]parliament]] has overwhelmingly approved [[2]restoring] [[0]the former Soviet anthem] as the Russian national anthem . [[2]The move] had the strong support of Russian President Vladimir Putin who said use of [[0]the old anthem] represented a gesture of reconciliation . Critics argued that [[0]the anthem] is a throwback to the former totalitarian government . [[0]The anthem] will have new words , eliminating verses that praised Communist leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin . [[3]The lower house of [[4]parliament]] also gave formal endorsement to [[1]Russia 's] white , red and blue flag but reinstated the old red and gold Soviet flag as the flag of the military .


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From BBC news in London , I am Gregor Cragey for The World . [[1]George W. Bush] has met with Al Gore in Washington . [[0]The two men] met for just 15 minutes at the Vice President 's official residence . It 's the first time [[0]they] 've been face to face since the bitterly contested presidential election was finally concluded last week . [[1]Bush] went into the talks with [[1]his] defeated rival after meeting with [[2]President Clinton] earlier today . At a photo opportunity in the Oval Office , [[1]Bush] thanked [[2]the President] and fended off an interruption from a veteran White House correspondent . [[3]I] am humbled and honored , and [[3]I] ca n't thank [[2]the President] enough for [[2]his] hospitality . [[2]He] did n't need to do this . Yes , [[2]he] did . [[3]I] have n't quite finished yet . And [[3]I] am grateful and [[3]I] am going to look forward to the discussion . [[3]I] am here to listen . For [[4][[2]his] part [[2]President Clinton]] said [[4]his] only advice to [[1]Bush] is to assemble a good team and to do what [[4]he] thinks is right . [[1]Bush] is now heading back to Texas .

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From BBC news in London , I am Gregor Cragey for The World . [[1]George W. Bush] has met with [[0]Al Gore] in Washington . [[2]The two men] met for just 15 minutes at [[0]the Vice President 's] official residence . It 's the first time [[2]they] 've been face to face since the bitterly contested presidential election was finally concluded last week . [[1]Bush] went into [[3]the talks with [[1][[0]his] defeated rival]] after meeting with [[4]President Clinton] earlier today . At a photo opportunity in the Oval Office , [[1]Bush] thanked [[4]the President] and fended off an interruption from a veteran White House correspondent . [[1]I] am humbled and honored , and [[1]I] ca n't thank [[4]the President] enough for [[4]his] hospitality . [[4]He] did n't need to do this . Yes , [[4]he] did . [[1]I] have n't quite finished yet . And [[1]I] am grateful and [[1]I] am going to look forward to [[3]the discussion] . [[1]I] am here to listen . For [[4]his] part [[4]President Clinton] said [[4]his] only advice to [[1]Bush] is to assemble a good team and to do what [[1]he] thinks is right . [[1]Bush] is now heading back to Texas .


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[[1]The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak] is due to [[0]meet] with Egypt 's President Mubarak in Cairo on Thursday . [[0]The encounter] is being seen as an effort by [[1]Barak] to drum up regional support for a Middle East peace agreement based on President Clinton 's proposals . They require [[5]Israel] to relinquish sovereignty over most of Arab East Jerusalem and [[2]the Palestinians] to scale back [[2]their] demand for a return of refugees , but Palestinian chief negotiator Sayeb Erekat says more details are required before both sides can strike a deal . [[3]We] have so many questions that [[3]we] have ... so many points that need to be clarified . The most important thing is the clarity . The most important thing is that [[3]we] focus on the travails of the peace process . Israeli settlers are worried that most of the settlements in the West Bank will be dismantled if an agreement is reached . The spokeswoman for this Settlers ' Council Yahudi Tayar says this is unacceptable . We have a situation where instead of protecting the interests of [[4]the Jewish people] , [[1]the Israeli Prime Minister] is willing to forgo on all of the vital and important areas and not only our history , but the security of the future for [[4]the Jewish people in [[5]Israel]] . More than 300 people have been killed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since September .

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[[1]The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak] is due to [[0]meet] with Egypt 's President Mubarak in Cairo on Thursday . [[0]The encounter] is being seen as an effort by [[1]Barak] to drum up regional support for a Middle East peace agreement based on [[2]President Clinton 's proposals] . [[2]They] require [[4]Israel] to relinquish sovereignty over most of Arab East Jerusalem and [[3]the Palestinians] to scale back [[3]their] demand for a return of refugees , but Palestinian chief negotiator Sayeb Erekat says more details are required before both sides can strike a deal . [[5]We] have so many questions that [[5]we] have ... so many points that need to be clarified . [[6]The most important thing] is the clarity . [[6]The most important thing] is that we focus on the travails of the peace process . Israeli settlers are worried that most of the settlements in [[7]the West Bank] will be [[8]dismantled] if an agreement is reached . The spokeswoman for this Settlers ' Council Yahudi Tayar says [[8]this] is unacceptable . We have a situation where instead of protecting the interests of [[9]the Jewish people] , [[1]the Israeli Prime Minister] is willing to forgo on all of the vital and important areas and not only [[9]our] history , but the security of the future for [[9]the Jewish people in [[4]Israel]] . More than 300 people have been killed in the [[7]West Bank] and Gaza Strip since September .


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The head of the Palestinian Television and Radio has been shot dead in the Gaza Strip . Masked gunmen opened fire on Hisham Mekki at a hotel in Gaza City but the motive for the attack is unclear . You 're listening to BBC News .

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[[0]The head of the Palestinian Television and Radio] has been [[1]shot] dead in the Gaza Strip . Masked gunmen [[1]opened] fire on [[0]Hisham Mekki] at a hotel in Gaza City but the motive for [[1]the attack] is unclear . You 're listening to BBC News .


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A Venezuelan [[0]Ford] executive says [[3]Firestone] hid information about [[1]tyre defects from [[0]Ford]] and should be held responsible for more than [[2]one hundred traffic accidents in the South American country] . Hector Rodriguez told the hearing of [[4]the Venezuelan Consumer Protection Agency] that Bridgeton Firestone knew about [[1]the tyre defects] for many months and should be held responsible for [[2]the accidents] . In a letter to [[5]the consumer panel] a spokesman for [[3]Firestone] said [[4]the company 's] appearance at Wednesday 's hearing would have implied fault , which [[3]it] denies . [[5]The Venezuelan government panel] wants both [[0]Ford] and [[3]Firestone] to compensate victims of accidents caused by [[0]Ford] vehicles equipped with [[3]Firestone] tyres . Some 46 people have died on Venezuelan highways in accidents caused by the vehicles .

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[[1]A Venezuelan [[3]Ford] executive] says [[4]Firestone] hid information about [[0]tyre defects] from [[3]Ford] and should be held responsible for [[2]more than one hundred traffic accidents in the South American country] . [[1]Hector Rodriguez] told [[5]the hearing of [[6]the Venezuelan Consumer Protection Agency]] that [[4]Bridgeton Firestone] knew about [[0]the tyre defects] for many months and should be held responsible for [[2]the accidents] . In a letter to [[6]the consumer panel] a spokesman for [[4]Firestone] said [[4]the company 's] appearance at [[5]Wednesday 's hearing] would have implied fault , which [[4]it] denies . [[6]The Venezuelan government panel] wants both [[3]Ford] and [[4]Firestone] to compensate victims of accidents caused by [[7][[3]Ford] vehicles equipped with [[4]Firestone] tyres] . Some 46 people have died on Venezuelan highways in accidents caused by [[7]the vehicles] .


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[[0]North Korean leader Kim Jong Il] has sent [[0]his] second - in - command to [[2]the United States] for talks that could see new steps towards ending the Cold War animosity between the two nations . [[1]Vice - marshall Jo Myong Rok] is to meet President Clinton and other top US officials during a 4 - day visit . [[1]He] is the highest - ranking North Korean official ever to visit [[2]the United States] .

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[[2]North Korean leader Kim Jong Il] has sent [[3][[2]his] second - in - command] to [[1]the United States] for [[0]talks that could see new steps towards ending the Cold War animosity between the two nations] . [[3]Vice - marshall Jo Myong Rok] is to [[0]meet] President Clinton and other top US officials during a 4 - day visit . [[3]He] is the highest - ranking North Korean official ever to visit [[1]the United States] .


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[[0]The United States] has lifted some of the economic sanctions [[0]it] imposed on [[2]Yugoslavia] two years ago . As [[7][[6]VOA 's] Eve Cornet] reports from Belgrade , a US special envoy gave the news to [[1]President Vojislav Kostunica] . [[3]Balkans] advisor James O'Brien and [[1]President Kostunica] met for the first top - level talks between [[0]the United States] and [[2]Yugoslavia] , since the break of diplomatic relations on the eve of Nato air strikes in 1999 . [[1]President Kostunica] said [[1]he] was ready for dialogue with the West , but stressed that territorial accords reached with international negotiators in [[3]the Balkans] should be respected . Balkans envoy O'Brian stressed that [[0]the US] would begin lifting sanctions against [[2]Yugoslavia] and that only technical issues remain an obstacle to reestablishing relations . However , key sanctions which directly target [[4]ousted Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic] and [[4]his] allies remain in place . Meanwhile , [[5]parties in Slobodan Milosevic 's socialist coalition] are making it clear [[5]they] plan to hold onto control of [[2]the Serbian government] , despite calls for new elections . [[6]Eve Cornet] , [[7]VOA News] , Belgrade .

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[[0]The United States] has lifted some of the economic sanctions [[0]it] imposed on [[1]Yugoslavia] two years ago . As [[4][[2]VOA 's] Eve Cornet] reports from [[5]Belgrade] , a US special envoy gave the news to [[3]President Vojislav Kostunica] . [[7][[6]Balkans] advisor James O'Brien] and [[3]President Kostunica] met for the first top - level talks between [[0]the United States] and [[1]Yugoslavia] , since the break of diplomatic relations on the eve of Nato air strikes in 1999 . [[3]President Kostunica] said [[3]he] was ready for dialogue with the West , but stressed that territorial accords reached with international negotiators in the Balkans should be respected . [[7][[6]Balkans] envoy O'Brian] stressed that [[0]the US] would begin lifting sanctions against [[1]Yugoslavia] and that only technical issues remain an obstacle to reestablishing relations . However , key sanctions which directly target [[8]ousted Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic] and [[8]his] allies remain in place . Meanwhile , [[9]parties in [[8]Slobodan Milosevic 's] socialist coalition] are making it clear [[9]they] plan to hold onto control of the Serbian government , despite calls for new elections . [[2]Eve Cornet] , [[4]VOA News] , [[5]Belgrade] .


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A leading expert on international finance , Johns Hopkins University economist , [[0]Steve Hanky] says [[1]Yugoslavia 's new President Vojislav Kostunica] only has a few weeks to reassure financial stability in the dominant republic of [[2]Serbia] by stabilizing [[3]the inflation - prone Yugoslav dinar] . VOA 's Barry Wood spoke with Mr. Hanky , who recently returned from several weeks in Europe . [[0]Mr. Hanky] says that [[1]President Kostunica] has only two options for achieving financial stability in [[2]Serbia] . [[1]He] can either abandon [[3]the dinar] and adopt the German mark as [[5]the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro] has done or , [[0]Mr. Hanky] says , [[2]Serbia] can adopt [[7]a currency board system under which a new currency] would be issued under conditions of utmost financial discipline . [[0]I] think if [[1]Kostunica] does not move in a direction decisively within the next month of abandoning [[3]the dinar] completely or going to a deutsche mark based currency board where we have a foreign governor on the board , the chances for economic unification in the area and economic recovery in [[2]Serbia] are slim at best . [[0]Mr. Hanky] says it 's essential that [[1]President Kostunica] embrace the principle of sound money , something [[0]Mr. Hanky] believes is as important as the rule of law . Last week , the new acting head of the Yugoslav Central Bank devalued [[3]the dinar] , bringing [[3]it] to 30 to [[3]the dollar] , compared to the previous official rate of 20 . Mr. Hanky , who regards [[3]the dinar] as the world 's worst currency , says the deutsch mark is becoming the de facto money in [[9]the entire Balkan region] . If [[4]they] use [[6]the d mark in [[2]Serbia]] , obviously there would be essentially the same system that [[4]they] have in [[5]Montenegro] and if [[4]they] had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like [[8]Bosnia] , it would essentially mean that [[4]they] had a unified system was what [[4]they] have in [[5]Montenegro] because with [[5]Montenegro] , [[4]they] would still have [[6]the d mark] as legal tender , but [[4]they] would also use [[7]this new currency board money] from [[2]Serbia] and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based . [[8]Bosnia] has a currency board that 's d mark based . Kosovo has a d mark , [[5]Montenegro] has a d mark . [[0]Mr. Hanky] was instrumental in developing the deutsche mark based currency systems throughout [[9]the region] . Advisors to Mr. Kostunica say they are considering a currency board system for [[2]Serbia] . Barry Wood , VOA News , Washington .

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[[0]A leading expert on international finance , Johns Hopkins University economist , Steve Hanky] says [[1]Yugoslavia 's new President Vojislav Kostunica] only has a few weeks to reassure financial stability in [[3]the dominant republic of Serbia] by stabilizing [[2]the inflation - prone Yugoslav dinar] . [[5][[4]VOA 's] Barry Wood] spoke with [[0]Mr. Hanky , who recently returned from several weeks in Europe] . [[0]Mr. Hanky] says that [[1]President Kostunica] has only two options for achieving financial stability in [[3]Serbia] . [[1]He] can either abandon [[2]the dinar] and adopt [[6]the German mark] as [[7]the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro] has done or , [[0]Mr. Hanky] says , [[3]Serbia] can adopt a currency board system under which a new currency would be issued under conditions of utmost financial discipline . [[0]I] think if [[1]Kostunica] does not move in a direction decisively within the next month of abandoning [[2]the dinar] completely or going to [[9]a deutsche mark based currency board where we have a foreign governor on [[9]the board]] , the chances for economic unification in [[8]the area] and economic recovery in [[3]Serbia] are slim at best . [[0]Mr. Hanky] says it 's essential that [[1]President Kostunica] embrace the principle of sound money , something [[0]Mr. Hanky] believes is as important as the rule of law . Last week , the new acting head of the Yugoslav Central Bank devalued [[2]the dinar] , bringing [[2]it] to 30 to the dollar , compared to the previous official rate of 20 . [[0]Mr. Hanky , who regards [[2]the dinar] as the world 's worst currency] , says [[6]the deutsch mark] is becoming the de facto money in [[8]the entire Balkan region] . If [[3]they] use [[6]the d mark] in [[3]Serbia] , obviously there would be essentially the same system that [[7]they] have in [[7]Montenegro] and if [[3]they] [[10]had] [[12]a currency board with a foreign national running [[12]the thing] , like [[11]Bosnia]] , [[10]it] would essentially mean that [[3]they] had a unified system was what [[7]they] have in [[7]Montenegro] because with [[7]Montenegro] , [[7]they] would still have [[6]the d mark as legal tender] , but [[7]they] would also use this new currency board money from [[3]Serbia] and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based . [[11]Bosnia] has a currency board that 's d mark based . Kosovo has a d mark , [[7]Montenegro] has a d mark . [[0]Mr. Hanky] was instrumental in developing the deutsche mark based currency systems throughout [[8]the region] . [[13]Advisors to [[1]Mr. Kostunica]] say [[13]they] are considering a currency board system for [[3]Serbia] . [[5]Barry Wood] , [[4]VOA News] , Washington .


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[[0]A Russian diver] has found the bodies of three of the 118 sailors who were killed when the nuclear submarine Kursk sank in [[1]the Barents Sea] . [[0]The diver] entered [[1]the sub] after a Russian and Norwegian recovery team cut a hole wide enough for [[0]him] to enter a rear compartment . The drilling and cutting effort took several days . Navy officials do not expect that all 118 bodies can be recovered .

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[[0]A Russian diver] has found the bodies of three of [[2]the 118 sailors who were killed when [[1]the nuclear submarine Kursk] sank in the Barents Sea] . [[0]The diver] entered [[1]the sub] after a Russian and Norwegian recovery team [[3]cut] a hole wide enough for [[0]him] to enter a rear compartment . [[3]The drilling and cutting effort] took several days . Navy officials do not expect that [[2]all 118 bodies] can be recovered .


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[[0]The Balkan Stability Pact] has admitted [[1]Yugoslavia] as a full member marking [[3]Belgrade 's] return to the international community after years of isolation under ousted President Slobodan Milosevic . The head of [[0]the Stability Pact] for South Eastern Europe Bodo Hombak announced the decision as representatives of member countries met in the Romanian capital Bucharest . [[2]A special envoy of [[1]Yugoslavia 's] new President Vojislav Kostunica] reaffirmed [[2][[1]his] country 's] commitment to peace in [[3]the region] . [[0]The Balkan Stability Pact] was established last year in response to the Kosovo crisis .

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[[0]The Balkan Stability Pact] has admitted [[1]Yugoslavia as a full member] marking [[1]Belgrade 's] return to the international community after years of isolation under ousted President Slobodan Milosevic . The head of [[0]the Stability Pact] for South Eastern Europe Bodo Hombak announced the decision as representatives of member countries met in the Romanian capital Bucharest . [[2]A special envoy of [[3][[1]Yugoslavia 's] new President] [[3]Vojislav Kostunica]] reaffirmed [[2][[1]his] country 's] commitment to peace in the region . [[0]The Balkan Stability Pact] was established last year in response to the Kosovo crisis .


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Here in the United States , it 's just a week and a day before Americans go to the polls to fill offices from local school boards to Congress and the President . In the latest daily CNN [[2]USA Today Gallup] popular opinion survey , George W Bush , the Governor of Texas , the Republican nominee , holds a 49 % to 42 % advantage over [[0]his] Democratic opponent Al Gore , [[0]the Vice President] , but two other major surveys gave [[0]Mr. Bush] only a one - point lead . On [[3]Sunday] , [[1]several major newspapers] weighed in with [[1]their] endorsements and VOA 's Peter Hymline has that story . In [[2]its] [[3]Sunday] editions , [[2]the New York Times] calls Vice President Gore , the man best equipped for the presidency by virtue of [[0]his] knowledge of government , [[0]his] experience at the top levels of federal and diplomatic decision making and [[0]his] devotion to the general welfare . [[2]The [[2]Times] editorial] says [[0]Mr. Gore] has , in [[2]its] words , struggled impressively and successfully to escape the shadow of the [[4]Clinton] administration 's ethical lapses . [[2]The paper 's] editorial board goes on to say , [[2]we] believe [[0]Mr. Gore] would never follow [[4]Bill Clinton 's] example of reckless conduct that cheapens the Presidency . [[2]The Times] also praise [[0]Republican candidate George W Bush] for running what was described as a largely positive inclusive campaign but [[5]the writers] said [[5]they] had concluded [[0]Mr. Bush 's] agenda was harsh on issues such as women 's rights , guns , and law enforcement . [[2]The Times] joins the Washington Post newspaper , which earlier gave [[2]its] backing to [[0]Mr. Gore] . Other major dailies throwing their support to the Vice President [[3]Sunday] included The Philadelphia Inquirer , The Denver Post and The San Jose California Mercury News . [[0]Mr. Bush] also picked up some key endorsements [[3]Sunday] including both major Chicago papers . In [[2]its] editorial , [[2]The Chicago Tribune] called [[0]Mr. Gore] a decent man but concluded that , in [[2]its] words , [[2]his] penchant for enhancement has become something of a running joke . The Tribune endorsement says this is an election about honesty , about restoring bipartisanship , about fostering government that will nurture a booming economy without getting in the way of American ingenuity . [[2]The paper] concludes that there is one candidate who will do [[6]that] and [[6]that] is [[0]George W Bush] . The battle of the editorials reflects what many political analysts predict will be one of the closest Presidential races in decades . Most opinion polls give [[0]Mr. Bush] a slight lead but a just released survey by Newsweek magazine puts the text . The Newsweek poll indicates [[7]voters] consider Vice President Gore the more intelligent candidate , but [[7]they] see [[0]Governor Bush] as more honest . Peter Hymline , VOA News , Washington .

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Here in the United States , it 's just a week and a day before Americans go to the polls to fill offices from local school boards to Congress and the President . In the latest daily CNN USA Today Gallup popular opinion survey , [[0]George W Bush , the Governor of Texas , the Republican nominee] , holds a 49 % to 42 % advantage over [[1][[0]his] Democratic opponent Al Gore , the Vice President] , but two other major surveys gave [[0]Mr. Bush] only a one - point lead . On [[5]Sunday] , [[2]several major newspapers] weighed in with [[2]their] endorsements and [[4][[3]VOA 's] Peter Hymline] has that story . In [[6]its] [[5]Sunday] editions , [[6]the New York Times] calls [[1]Vice President Gore] , the man best equipped for [[7]the presidency] by virtue of [[1]his] knowledge of government , [[1]his] experience at the top levels of federal and diplomatic decision making and [[1]his] devotion to the general welfare . [[9]The [[6]Times] editorial] says [[1]Mr. Gore] has , in [[9]its] words , struggled impressively and successfully to escape the shadow of the [[8]Clinton] administration 's ethical lapses . [[10][[6]The paper 's] editorial board] goes on to say , [[10]we] believe [[1]Mr. Gore] would never follow [[8]Bill Clinton 's] example of reckless conduct that cheapens [[7]the Presidency] . [[6]The Times] also praise [[0]Republican candidate George W Bush] for running what was described as a largely positive inclusive campaign but [[10]the writers] said [[10]they] had concluded [[0]Mr. Bush 's] agenda was harsh on issues such as women 's rights , guns , and law enforcement . [[6]The Times] joins [[11]the Washington Post newspaper , which earlier gave [[11]its] backing to [[1]Mr. Gore]] . [[12]Other major dailies throwing [[12]their] support to [[1]the Vice President] [[5]Sunday]] included The Philadelphia Inquirer , The Denver Post and The San Jose California Mercury News . [[0]Mr. Bush] also picked up some key endorsements [[5]Sunday] including both major Chicago papers . In [[14][[13]its] editorial] , [[14]The Chicago Tribune] called [[1]Mr. Gore] a decent man but concluded that , in [[14]its] words , [[1]his] penchant for enhancement has become something of a running joke . [[13]The [[14]Tribune] endorsement] says this is an election about honesty , about restoring bipartisanship , about fostering government that will nurture a booming economy without getting in the way of American ingenuity . [[14]The paper] concludes that there is [[0]one candidate who will do that] and [[0]that] is George W Bush . The battle of the editorials reflects what many political analysts predict will be one of the closest Presidential races in decades . Most opinion polls give [[0]Mr. Bush] a slight lead but [[15]a just released survey by [[16]Newsweek magazine]] puts the text . [[15]The [[16]Newsweek] poll] indicates [[17]voters] consider [[1]Vice President Gore] the more intelligent candidate , but [[17]they] see [[0]Governor Bush] as more honest . [[4]Peter Hymline] , [[3]VOA News] , Washington .


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Meanwhile , in Philadelphia [[0]the Phillies] have hired [[1]Larry Bowa] as [[0]their] new manager for [[2]the [[3]2001] season] . [[1]The fiery Bowa] helped lead [[0]the Phillies] to the franchise 's only World Series Championship in 1980 , as a player . [[1]The 54 - year - old Bowa] signed a two year deal with a club option for [[2]the [[3]2003] season] . [[1]He] replaces Terry Francona who was fired on October the 1st .

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Meanwhile , in Philadelphia [[1]the Phillies] have hired [[0]Larry Bowa] as [[1]their] new manager for the 2001 season . [[0]The fiery Bowa] helped lead [[1]the Phillies] to [[1]the franchise 's] only World Series Championship in 1980 , as a player . [[0]The 54 - year - old Bowa] signed a two year deal with a club option for the 2003 season . [[0]He] replaces Terry Francona who was fired on October the 1st .


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Brazilian officials say [[0]an oil tanker] has crashed into a pier in a resort area , spilling more than 86,000 liters of crude oil into the ocean . [[0]The state - owned Petro Basque tanker] hit the concrete pier in San Sebastian , a popular resort south of Sao Paulo . Workers sealed [[0]the leaking hull] and contained [[0]the spill] , but authorities say [[0]the oil] is still threatening local beaches . Saturday 's incident was the sixth Petro Basque spill this year .

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Brazilian officials say [[3]an oil tanker] has [[2]crashed] into [[0]a pier in [[5]a resort area]] , [[1]spilling] [[4]more than 86,000 liters of crude oil] into the ocean . [[3]The state - owned [[6]Petro Basque] tanker] hit [[0]the concrete pier] in [[5]San Sebastian , a popular resort south of Sao Paulo] . Workers sealed the leaking hull and contained [[1]the spill] , but authorities say [[4]the oil] is still threatening local beaches . [[2]Saturday 's incident] was the sixth [[6]Petro Basque] spill this year .


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The United Nations says nationalist parties are the apparent winners in [[0]Saturday 's] general elections in Bosnia - Herzegovina . The outcome disappointed Western officials who had hoped the balloting would signal an end to [[0]the country 's] ethnic divisions .

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The United Nations says nationalist parties [[2]are] the apparent winners in [[1]Saturday 's general elections] in [[0]Bosnia - Herzegovina] . [[2]The outcome] disappointed Western officials who had hoped [[1]the balloting] would signal an end to [[0]the country 's] ethnic divisions .


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[[3]Prime Minister Ehud Barak] defends [[4]Israel 's] bombardment of Palestinian targets in [[0]the Gaza Strip] in response to a bomb attack on a school bus in [[0]Gaza] that killed [[1]two Jewish settlers] and injured at least nine , some of [[1]them] children . [[6][[5]VOA] correspondent Eve Connan in [[7]Jerusalem]] reports . Dozens of people are reported injured in the air raids which Palestinian leaders are calling an act of criminal aggression . As night fell , Israeli combat helicopters fired dozens of missiles at targets in [[0]the Gaza Strip] , striking near the office of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . Targets included a police station and security headquarters . Parts of [[0]Gaza] were plunged into darkness as electricity went off during [[2]the raids] . Following [[2]the strikes] , [[3]Prime Minister Ehud Barak] warned [[4]Israel] would use all force necessary with no restraints to end weeks of violence . [[3]He] described the bombing of a school bus traveling from a Jewish settlement in [[0]the Gaza Strip] early Monday , as a barbaric and terrorist act , and said no negotiations were currently underway with the Palestinian leadership . Earlier , the Palestinian authority issued a statement denying involvement in the school bus attack . Palestinian leaders accused [[4]Israel] of choosing a path of war by launching [[2]the strikes] and called for international intervention . [[5]Eve Connan] , [[6]VOA News] , [[7]Jerusalem] .

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[[1]Prime Minister Ehud Barak] defends [[4][[2]Israel 's] bombardment of Palestinian targets in [[5]the Gaza Strip] in response to [[3]a bomb attack on a school bus in [[0]Gaza] that killed two Jewish settlers and injured at least nine , some of them children]] . [[8][[6]VOA] correspondent Eve Connan in [[7]Jerusalem]] reports . Dozens of people are reported injured in [[4]the air raids which Palestinian leaders are calling an act of criminal aggression] . As night fell , Israeli combat helicopters fired dozens of missiles at targets in [[5]the Gaza Strip] , striking near the office of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . Targets included a police station and security headquarters . Parts of [[0]Gaza] were plunged into darkness as electricity went off during [[4]the raids] . Following [[4]the strikes] , [[1]Prime Minister Ehud Barak] warned [[2]Israel] would use all force necessary with no restraints to end weeks of violence . [[1]He] described [[3]the bombing of a school bus traveling from a Jewish settlement in [[5]the Gaza Strip] early Monday] , as a barbaric and terrorist act , and said no negotiations were currently underway with [[9]the Palestinian leadership] . Earlier , [[9]the Palestinian authority] issued a statement denying involvement in [[3]the school bus attack] . Palestinian leaders accused [[2]Israel] of choosing a path of war by launching [[4]the strikes] and called for international intervention . [[8]Eve Connan] , [[6]VOA News] , [[7]Jerusalem] .


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[[0]Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic] won a landslide victory Saturday as [[0]he] was re-elected leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia . [[0]A defiant Mr. Milosevic] made [[0]his] first public appearance since being deposed in a popular uprising last month . [[0]He] told the SPS conference in Belgrade , those who sought [[0]his] downfall are traitors and agents of Western countries .

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[[0]Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic] won a landslide victory Saturday as [[0]he] was re-elected leader of [[1]the Socialist Party of Serbia] . [[0]A defiant Mr. Milosevic] made [[0]his] first public appearance since being deposed in a popular uprising last month . [[0]He] told the [[1]SPS] conference in Belgrade , those who sought [[0]his] downfall are traitors and agents of Western countries .


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Meanwhile , 200 people from [[9]North and [[0]South Korea]] are taking part in the second round of family reunions . The story from [[11][[10]VOA 's] Alicia Reu] . As in [[7]August] , communist North Korea is allowing [[1]100 relatives] to travel to [[0]South Korea 's] capital Seoul to visit loved ones [[1]they] have not seen for five decades . [[2]One hundred South Koreans] will be in the northern capital Pyongyang , to meet [[4][[2]their] North Korean relatives] , but South Korean officials say media interest for [[6]the upcoming event] has dropped substantially . The government has also cut back on cost and allotted days for [[8]the reunions] . [[3]Officials] say [[3]they] have reduced [[5]the reunion] schedule from four days to three and will spend some $ 800,000 to bring [[4]the families] together , compared to the nearly $ 1.6 million [[5]it] spent for [[6]the [[7]August] event] . Nevertheless , [[8]the reunions] represent one of the most tangible signs of thawing between the two cold war enemies . [[9]The North and South Korean leaders] agreed to [[8]the reunions] as part of a broader reconciliation policy at an unprecedented summit in June . [[10]Alicia Reu] , [[11]VOA News] , Hong Kong .

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Meanwhile , 200 people from [[4][[1]North] and [[2]South Korea]] are taking part in [[3]the second round of [[0]family reunions]] . The story from [[6][[5]VOA 's] Alicia Reu] . As in August , [[1]communist North Korea] is allowing [[7]100 relatives] to travel to [[2]South Korea 's] capital Seoul to visit loved ones [[7]they] have not seen for five decades . [[8]One hundred South Koreans] will be in the northern capital Pyongyang , to meet [[8]their] North Korean relatives , but South Korean officials say media interest for [[3]the upcoming event] has dropped substantially . [[2]The government] has also cut back on cost and allotted days for [[3]the reunions] . [[9]Officials] say [[9]they] have reduced the reunion schedule from four days to three and will spend some $ 800,000 to bring the families together , compared to the nearly $ 1.6 million [[2]it] spent for the August event . Nevertheless , [[0]the reunions] represent one of the most tangible signs of thawing between [[4]the two cold war enemies] . The North and South Korean leaders agreed to [[0]the reunions] as part of a broader reconciliation policy at an unprecedented summit in June . [[5]Alicia Reu] , [[6]VOA News] , Hong Kong .


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[[0]The United States] responded cautiously Monday to a declaration by [[1]Iraq] that [[0]it] would resume oil exports to fulfill existing contracts . State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said there is no confirmation as yet that [[1]Iraq] has in fact begun allowing the loading of oil tankers . The UN overseers report that [[1]Iraq] is not allowing loadings into tankers . We reiterate [[1]Iraq] is the one who has chosen to suspend oil exports , even though , the Security Council agreed to allow shipments to continue while [[2]the UN and [[1]Iraq]] concluded a pricing mechanism to reflect a fair market value for December exports , and once again [[2]we] make quite clear [[2]we] continue [[2]our] work with other governments and with the International Energy Agency , and we are ready to take action to add supply very quickly as this situation should warm up . On [[3]Sunday Iraq] backed away from an oil export halt that [[3]it] had called two days earlier .

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The United States responded cautiously Monday to a declaration by [[0]Iraq] that [[0]it] would resume oil exports to fulfill existing contracts . [[1]State Department] spokesman Richard Boucher said there is no confirmation as yet that [[0]Iraq] has in fact begun allowing the loading of oil tankers . The [[2]UN] overseers report that [[0]Iraq] is not allowing loadings into tankers . [[1]We] reiterate [[0]Iraq] is the one who has chosen to suspend oil exports , even though , the Security Council agreed to allow shipments to continue while [[2]the UN] and [[0]Iraq] concluded a pricing mechanism to reflect a fair market value for December exports , and once again [[1]we] make quite clear [[1]we] continue [[1]our] work with other governments and with the International Energy Agency , and [[1]we] are ready to take action to add supply very quickly as this situation should warm up . On Sunday [[0]Iraq] backed away from an oil export halt that [[0]it] had called two days earlier .


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It 's now official , [[0]former star Mario Lemieux] is coming out of retirement to play for the National Ice Hockey League team that [[0]he] owns , [[1]the Pittsburgh Penguins] . [[0]Lemieux] was the first NHL player to become a team owner . Now , [[0]he] is the first owner to become a player . In a news release , Friday , [[0]Lemieux] said [[0]he] missed the game and missed the challenge of competing . [[0]He] added that [[0]he] was excited by the challenge of attempting a comeback and looks forward to the chance to get back on the ice with the players . [[0]The 35 - year - old Lemieux] retired as a player three and one half years ago with 613 goals in 745 regular season games . [[0]He] won three most valuable player awards and led [[1]the Penguins] to two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 92 .

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It 's now official , [[1]former star Mario Lemieux] is coming out of retirement to play for [[2]the [[0]National Ice Hockey League] team that [[1]he] owns , the Pittsburgh Penguins] . [[1]Lemieux] was the first [[0]NHL] player to become a team owner . Now , [[1]he] is the first owner to become a player . In a news release , Friday , [[1]Lemieux] said [[1]he] missed the game and missed the challenge of competing . [[1]He] added that [[1]he] was excited by the challenge of attempting a comeback and looks forward to the chance to get back on the ice with the players . [[1]The 35 - year - old Lemieux] retired as a player three and one half years ago with 613 goals in 745 regular season games . [[1]He] won three most valuable player awards and led [[2]the Penguins] to two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 92 .


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[[0]President Clinton] called for all weapons in [[1]Northern Ireland] to be put away forever . [[0]Mr. Clinton] said Wednesday the United States would intensify cooperation with Britain and [[1]Ireland] to fight groups seeking to undermine the Good Friday power showing agreement . [[0]He] was addressing a large gathering of people in East Belfast . This is the last chance [[0]I] will have as President to speak to [[2]the people of [[1]Northern Ireland]] . Let [[0]me] say to [[2]all of [[2]you]] that [[0]I] have tried to be pretty straightforward today in [[0]my] remarks and not nearly as emotional as [[0]I] feel . [[0]Mr. Clinton] spoke at the end of [[0]his] third official trip to [[1]Northern Ireland] after holding talks with [[1]the province 's] leaders .

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[[0]President Clinton] called for all weapons in [[1]Northern Ireland] to be put away forever . [[0]Mr. Clinton] said [[2]Wednesday] the United States would intensify cooperation with Britain and Ireland to fight groups seeking to undermine the Good Friday power showing agreement . [[0]He] was [[4]addressing] [[3]a large gathering of people in East Belfast] . This is the last chance [[0]I] will have as President to speak to the people of [[1]Northern Ireland] . Let [[0]me] say to [[3]all of you] that [[0]I] have tried to be pretty straightforward [[2]today] in [[4][[0]my] remarks] and not nearly as emotional as [[0]I] feel . [[0]Mr. Clinton] spoke at the end of [[0]his] third official trip to [[1]Northern Ireland] after holding talks with [[1]the province 's] leaders .


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President Clinton has telephoned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a bid to restart Israeli - Palestinian peace negotiations . An Arafat advisor told reporters the two leaders agreed to work together to try to reach an agreement . The United States is exploring the possibility of hosting new peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in Washington as early as next week .

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President Clinton has telephoned [[0]Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat] in a bid to restart Israeli - Palestinian peace negotiations . An [[0]Arafat] advisor told reporters the two leaders agreed to work together to try to reach an agreement . The United States is exploring the possibility of hosting new peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in Washington as early as next week .


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I am Dave Deforest VOA News . [[0]President Clinton] will host a meeting at the White house Saturday with [[1]Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who are holding talks in [[2]Washington]] . Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami and lead Palestinian negotiator Sayeeb Erekat are coming to report to [[0]the President] and to meet with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright . On Friday Ms. Albright joined [[1]the two negotiators] at [[3]the peace talks at Bowling Airbase in [[2]Washington]] . [[3]The talks] are aimed at putting the peace process back on track after three months of violence . Mark Rengav , a spokesman for the Israeli embassy in [[2]Washington] told VOA , the security of the Israeli state is key to reaching a settlement with the Palestinians . If [[6]Israel] is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to [[4]us] , then [[4]we] have to have an understanding that for [[5]such a historic compromise] , that [[5]it] is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against [[6]Israel] and that the two states will be living together in peace . Israeli spokesman Mark Rengav .

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I am Dave Deforest [[0]VOA News] . [[2]President Clinton] will host a meeting at the White house Saturday with [[1]Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who are holding [[4]talks in [[3]Washington]]] . [[1]Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami and lead Palestinian negotiator Sayeeb Erekat] are coming to report to [[2]the President] and to meet with [[5]Secretary of State Madeleine Albright] . On Friday [[5]Ms. Albright] joined [[1]the two negotiators] at [[4]the peace talks at Bowling Airbase in [[3]Washington]] . [[4]The talks] are aimed at putting the peace process back on track after three months of violence . [[6]Mark Rengav , a spokesman for the Israeli embassy in [[3]Washington]] told [[0]VOA] , the security of [[7]the Israeli state] is key to reaching a settlement with the Palestinians . If [[7]Israel] is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to [[7]us] , then [[7]we] have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against [[7]Israel] and that the two states will be living together in peace . [[6]Israeli spokesman Mark Rengav .]


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I am Jeff Finch VOA News . [[1]Democratic reformers] are claiming [[0]victory] in Saturday 's parliamentary elections in Serbia , the dominant republic of Yugoslavia . [[2]Mr. Kostunica] told Serbian television today that [[0]the election victory] will allow [[1]the reformers] to move swiftly to start building a democratic government in what [[2]he] called a socially oriented market economy . [[6][[5]VOA 's] Barry Wood] reports from [[7]Belgrade] that [[0]the elections] come less than three months after [[3]Slobodan Milosevic] was ousted from power when [[3]he] lost to a reformer in a presidential election . Reformist Democratic Opposition of Serbia , the DOS , proclaimed victory only hours after the polls closed . Unofficial results suggest that the reformist coalition will obtain about 65 % and a clear majority in the 250 seat [[4]Serbian Parliament] . The Socialist Party of ousted strong man Slobodan Milosevic , appears to be getting 13 % of the vote and is likely to be the largest single party in [[4]the Parliament] . Vote counting continues with official results likely no sooner than late Sunday . Voter turnout was about 60 % less than had been expected . Reformist leader Zuan Jinjich , who is said to become Serbia 's Prime Minister , called [[0]the election] a popular mandate for democracy and the free market economy . [[3]He] promises to bring [[3]Mr. Milosevic] to justice and rid the police and judiciary of Milosevic loyalists . [[5]Barry Wood] , [[6]VOA News] , [[7]Belgrade] .

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I am Jeff Finch [[0]VOA News] . [[1]Democratic reformers] are claiming [[2]victory in [[4]Saturday 's parliamentary elections in [[3]Serbia , the dominant republic of Yugoslavia]]] . [[5]Mr. Kostunica] told Serbian television today that [[2]the election victory] will allow [[1]the reformers] to move swiftly to start building a democratic government in what [[5]he] called a socially oriented market economy . [[6][[0]VOA 's] Barry Wood] reports from [[8]Belgrade] that [[4]the elections] come less than three months after [[7]Slobodan Milosevic] was ousted from power when [[7]he] lost to [[5]a reformer] in a presidential election . [[9]Reformist Democratic Opposition of Serbia , the DOS] , proclaimed victory only hours after the polls closed . Unofficial results suggest that [[9]the reformist coalition] will obtain about 65 % and a clear majority in the 250 seat Serbian Parliament . The Socialist Party of [[7]ousted strong man Slobodan Milosevic] , appears to be getting 13 % of the vote and is likely to be the largest single party in the Parliament . Vote counting continues with official results likely no sooner than late Sunday . Voter turnout was about 60 % less than had been expected . [[10]Reformist leader Zuan Jinjich , who is said to become [[3]Serbia 's] Prime Minister] , called [[4]the election] a popular mandate for democracy and the free market economy . [[10]He] promises to bring [[7]Mr. Milosevic] to justice and rid the police and judiciary of [[7]Milosevic] loyalists . [[6]Barry Wood] , [[0]VOA News] , [[8]Belgrade] .


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[[1]A US poll] shows [[0]President Clinton] and [[0]his] wife , First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton are the man and woman most admired by Americans . [[1]The Gallup poll] places New York Senator - elect Hillary Clinton clearly ahead in the contest for most popular woman with 19 % of the total . Tied for second are television talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , both with 4 % . [[0]President Clinton] finishes with 6 % of the men 's popularity poll , good enough for a first place tie with Pope John Paul . The Clintons are also in the news after signing a 2.85 million dollar contract to purchase a five - bedroom Brit - colonial home in northwest Washington DC . the first couple moves out of the White House on January 20th .

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[[3]A US poll] shows [[1][[0]President Clinton] and [[2][[0]his] wife , First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton]] are the man and woman most admired by Americans . [[3]The Gallup poll] places [[2]New York Senator - elect Hillary Clinton] clearly ahead in the contest for most popular woman with 19 % of the total . Tied for second are television talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , both with 4 % . [[0]President Clinton] finishes with 6 % of the men 's popularity poll , good enough for a first place tie with Pope John Paul . [[1]The Clintons] are also in the news after signing a 2.85 million dollar contract to purchase a five - bedroom Brit - colonial home in northwest Washington DC . [[1]the first couple] moves out of the White House on January 20th .


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Meanwhile [[0]Prime Minister Ehud Barak] told Israeli television [[0]he] doubts a peace deal can be reached before Israel 's February 6th election . [[0]He] said [[0]he] will now focus on suppressing Palestinian violence .

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Meanwhile [[0]Prime Minister Ehud Barak] told Israeli television [[0]he] doubts a peace deal can be reached before Israel 's February 6th election . [[0]He] said [[0]he] will now focus on suppressing Palestinian violence .


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Unidentified gunmen in north western Colombia have [[0]massacred] at least twelve peasants in the second such incident in as many days . Local police say it 's not clear who was responsible for [[0]the massacre] .

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Unidentified gunmen in north western Colombia have massacred at least twelve peasants in [[0]the second such incident in as many days] . Local police say it 's not clear who was responsible for [[0]the massacre] .


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[[0]Defense lawyers in the Lockerby trial] said Thursday , that [[2]prosecutors] ignored crucial evidence and failed to prove even the basics of [[0]their] case against [[1]the two Libyan defendants] . In a last chance to persuade a Scottish court that [[1]the defendants] did not bomb Pan Am Flight 103 , defense attorney William Taylor said even [[2]the prosecution 's] best evidence fails to prove that [[1]the men] were involved in any criminal activity .

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Defense lawyers in the Lockerby trial said Thursday , that [[0]prosecutors] ignored crucial evidence and failed to prove even the basics of [[0]their] case against [[1]the two Libyan defendants] . In a last chance to persuade a Scottish court that [[1]the defendants did not bomb Pan Am Flight 103] , defense attorney William Taylor said [[0]even the prosecution 's] best evidence fails to prove that [[1]the men] were involved in any criminal activity .


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Meanwhile Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has held talks with [[0]Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami] in Cairo , but no breakthroughs toward a peace deal were reported . The meeting , which lasted about two hours , followed Cairo talks earlier Wednesday between [[0]Mr. Ben - Ami] and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak . Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been trying to revive the peace process and reduce Israeli - Palestinian violence that has killed more than 365 people since late September .

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Meanwhile Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has held [[2]talks with [[0]Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami] in [[1]Cairo]] , but no breakthroughs toward a peace deal were reported . [[2]The meeting , which lasted about two hours] , followed [[1]Cairo] talks earlier Wednesday between [[0]Mr. Ben - Ami] and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak . Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been trying to revive the peace process and reduce Israeli - Palestinian violence that has killed more than 365 people since late September .


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[[0]Former President Clinton] drew cheers from admirers at a US Air Force base outside Washington [[1]today] before departing for [[0]his] home in New York , and although [[0]Mr. Clinton] is out of office , [[0]he] says [[0]he] 'll still be around . So you see that sign there says , `` Please do n't go '' . [[0]I] left the White House , but [[0]I] 'm still here . Go anywhere . Prior to leaving office [[1]today] [[0]Mr. Clinton] issued more than one hundred presidential pardons . Among those pardoned was Susan Mcdoogle , a former business partner of Mr. Clinton who became a key figure in the White Water Real Estate investigation that plagued the [[0]Clinton] presidency .

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[[0]Former President Clinton] drew cheers from admirers at a US Air Force base outside Washington [[1]today] before departing for [[0]his] home in New York , and although [[0]Mr. Clinton] is out of office , [[0]he] says [[0]he] 'll still be around . So you see that sign there says , `` Please do n't go '' . [[0]I] left the White House , but [[0]I] 'm still here . Go anywhere . Prior to leaving office [[1]today] [[0]Mr. Clinton] issued more than one hundred presidential pardons . Among those pardoned was Susan Mcdoogle , a former business partner of [[0]Mr. Clinton] who became a key figure in the White Water Real Estate investigation that plagued the [[0]Clinton] presidency .


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[[0]Egypt 's President Hosni Mubarak] has called on Israeli leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians and Syria . In an interview with Israeli Television Monday , [[0]Mr. Mubarak] said Israel knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war . [[0]He] also acknowledged the Palestinian refugees ' right of return . In another Israeli TV interview , Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said [[1]the Israelis and Palestinians] had made real progress in [[1]their] talks at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba .

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[[0]Egypt 's President Hosni Mubarak] has called on Israeli leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians and Syria . In an interview with Israeli Television Monday , [[0]Mr. Mubarak] said Israel knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war . [[0]He] also acknowledged the Palestinian refugees ' right of return . In another Israeli TV interview , Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said [[1]the Israelis and Palestinians] had made real progress in [[1]their] talks at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba .


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Innocents Abroad Educating Taiwanese Kids in the PRC -LRB- Jackie Chen / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by David Mayer -RRB- When [[0]Taiwanese business people] take up an expatriate lifestyle , the thing [[0]they] worry about most is family matters , especially the education of [[0]their] growing children . For Taiwanese expatriates in [[3]mainland China] , incompatibility between [[1]the Taiwanese and mainland education systems] is the main reason why [[2]most of [[1]them]] do not move [[2]their] families across with [[2]them] . In the city of Dongguan , located just over 40 kilometers east of Guangzhou , the ground has already been broken on a project to build the first school for Taiwanese children in [[3]mainland China] . There is an especially large Taiwanese expatriate community in the Dongguan area , and there are high hopes that the new school , scheduled to begin officially enrolling students in September , will go a long way toward solving the nettlesome problem of education . " Sometimes [[4]I] get to thinking that [[4]I] 've achieved absolutely everything [[4]I] set out to do in life , " says H. D. Ye , " then [[4]I] take a look at [[4]my] family 's situation and it seems as though [[4]I] have n't really done anything at all . " As chairman of the board at Dongguan Primax Electronics Products , Ye has nine factories and over 4,000 employees under [[5]him] . Why would someone so successful be so down about [[5]his] situation ? Says Ye with a worried frown , " Recently [[6][[4]my] wife] has been calling [[4]me] a lot from Canada to talk about [[6]her] problems trying to maintain discipline with [[8][[7]our] kids] . [[7]They] 're getting out of control , and [[8]we] 're afraid [[7]they] might get into trouble . [[7]They] say it 's tough to [[9]try] and raise children as an expatriate , and [[4]I] can sure attest to [[9]that] . "

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Innocents Abroad Educating Taiwanese Kids in the PRC -LRB- Jackie Chen / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by David Mayer -RRB- When [[0]Taiwanese business people] take up an expatriate lifestyle , the thing [[0]they] worry about most is family matters , especially the education of [[0]their] growing children . For [[1]Taiwanese expatriates in [[2]mainland China]] , incompatibility between the Taiwanese and mainland education systems is the main reason why most of [[1]them] do not move [[1]their] families across with [[1]them] . In [[3]the city of Dongguan , located just over 40 kilometers east of Guangzhou ,] the ground has already been broken on a project to build the first school for Taiwanese children in [[2]mainland China] . There is an especially large Taiwanese expatriate community in the [[3]Dongguan] area , and there are high hopes that the new school , scheduled to begin officially enrolling students in September , will go a long way toward solving the nettlesome problem of education . " Sometimes [[4]I] get to thinking that [[4]I] 've achieved absolutely everything [[4]I] set out to do in life , " says [[4]H. D. Ye] , " then [[4]I] take a look at [[4]my] family 's situation and it seems as though [[4]I] have n't really done anything at all . " As chairman of the board at Dongguan Primax Electronics Products , [[4]Ye] has nine factories and over 4,000 employees under [[4]him] . Why would [[5]someone so successful] be so down about [[5]his] situation ? Says [[4]Ye] with a worried frown , " Recently [[7][[4]my] wife] has been calling [[4]me] a lot from Canada to talk about [[7]her] problems trying to maintain discipline with [[8][[6]our] kids] . [[6]They] 're getting out of control , and [[8]we] 're afraid [[6]they] might get into trouble . They say it [[9]'s] tough to try and raise children as an expatriate , and [[4]I] can sure attest to [[9]that] . "


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[[0]I] 'm doing this for you Ye has worked hard for many years for the Taiwanese community in [[3]Dongguan] , a subject [[1]he] cares deeply about . " [[0]I] do n't care if it 's nothing more than a thatched - roof cottage ; [[0]I] want to get a school for Taiwanese children up and running . " After stepping down from [[1]his] former position as chairman of the Taiwan Businessmen Association of Dongguan -LRB- TBAD -RRB- , [[6]Ye] took over as director of the Dongguan Taiwanese School Preparatory Committee . Says Ye , " [[2]I] 'm even busier now than [[2]I] was before . " Of [[5]the more than 3,000 Taiwanese business people in [[3]Dongguan]] , [[4]less than 5 %] have been joined by [[4]their] families . With the extended absence of [[5]these people] from [[7]Taiwan] , undisciplined children and lonely spouses " cause a lot of problems for families and society as a whole , " says [[6]Ye] . There are a number of reasons why family members are unwilling to move to the mainland - some spouses have jobs in [[7]Taiwan] , crime is a concern on [[9]the mainland] , and the quality of medical care is not so good there . For people with families , however , the key stumbling block is the quality of education . Asks Sylvia Yang , deputy chairperson of the TBAD Women 's Division , " What are [[8]we] working to achieve , anyway ? [[8]We] want a better life for our children , of course . " [[6]She] adds that while the education system on [[9]the mainland] is not so bad , Taiwanese people have a hard time getting used to the way of life there . " How would you feel if [[10]your child] learned from [[10]his] classmates to cough up phlegm all over the place ? Sorry , but that 's not something you can get used to . " Grumbles one businessman , " [[12][[11]My] kids] have come home singing the national anthem of [[9]the PRC] , and calling Chiang Kai - shek a thug and Lee Teng - hui a public enemy . Now how do [[11]I] handle something like that ? " In the opinion of Norman Hsu , vice president of a foods company whose family of four had spent a few years in New Zealand before moving to Dongguan , " The first thing to do is ask [[12]the children] [[12]their] reason for saying such things . Ask what [[12]their] teachers say , and what [[12]they [[12]themselves]] think . Then go on to give [[12]them] your own views . " While many consider Hsu 's approach a very enlightened one , there is no denying that at the gut level the influence of mainland Chinese culture rubs the wrong way . Comments one Taiwanese businessman , " You worry that your kid is going to become a communist . "

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I 'm doing this for you [[1]Ye] has worked hard for many years for the Taiwanese community in [[0]Dongguan] , a subject [[1]he] cares deeply about . " [[1]I] do n't care if [[2]it] 's nothing more than a thatched - roof cottage ; [[1]I] want to get [[2]a school for Taiwanese children] up and running . " After stepping down from [[1]his] former position as chairman of [[3]the Taiwan Businessmen Association of [[0]Dongguan] -LRB- TBAD -RRB-] , [[1]Ye] took over as director of the Dongguan Taiwanese School Preparatory Committee . Says [[1]Ye] , " [[1]I] 'm even busier now than [[1]I] was before . " Of the more than 3,000 Taiwanese business people in [[0]Dongguan] , [[4]less than 5 %] have been joined by [[4]their] families . With the extended absence of these people from [[5]Taiwan] , undisciplined children and lonely spouses " cause a lot of problems for families and society as a whole , " says [[1]Ye] . There are a number of reasons why family members are unwilling to move to [[6]the mainland] - some spouses have jobs in [[5]Taiwan] , crime is a concern on [[6]the mainland] , and the quality of medical care is not so good there . For people with families , however , the key stumbling block is the quality of education . Asks [[7]Sylvia Yang , deputy chairperson of the [[3]TBAD] Women 's Division] , " What are we working to achieve , anyway ? [[8]We] want a better life for [[8]our] children , of course . " [[7]She] adds that while the education system on [[6]the mainland] is not so bad , Taiwanese people have a hard time getting used to the way of life there . " How would you feel if [[9]your child] learned from [[9]his] classmates to cough up phlegm all over the place ? Sorry , but that 's not something you can get used to . " Grumbles [[10]one businessman] , " [[10]My] kids have come home singing the national anthem of the PRC , and calling Chiang Kai - shek a thug and Lee Teng - hui a public enemy . Now how do [[10]I] handle something like that ? " In the opinion of [[11]Norman Hsu , vice president of a foods company whose family of four had spent a few years in New Zealand before moving to [[0]Dongguan]] , " The first thing to do is ask [[12]the children] [[12]their] reason for saying such things . Ask what [[12]their] teachers say , and what [[12]they [[12]themselves]] think . Then go on to give [[12]them] your own views . " While many consider [[11]Hsu 's] approach a very enlightened one , there is no denying that at the gut level the influence of mainland Chinese culture rubs the wrong way . Comments one Taiwanese businessman , " You worry that your kid is going to become a communist . "


Predicted

[[0]Taiwanese people in the mainland] invariably wish to maintain [[0]their] ties with [[2]Taiwan] , and are particularly anxious to ensure that [[0]their] children can integrate quickly into [[6]the school system] back home once [[0]they] return . With the number of Taiwanese in [[4]Dongguan] increasing in recent years , it was just a matter of time before a Taiwanese school was established . Thanks to the vigorous advocacy of [[9]H. D. Ye] , [[1]the TBAD] began working seriously in 1994 to establish a school , but the difficulties were considerable . [[1]They] had to find land , funds , teachers , and much more . With Taiwanese and mainland authorities at political loggerheads , [[5][[3]the school 's] promoters] had to jump through hoops every step of the way in seeking to hire teachers from [[2]Taiwan] , use Taiwanese teaching materials , and appoint a Taiwanese person to the post of principal . [[3]They] also had to obtain the cooperation of the authorities in [[2]Taiwan] . Since [[7]the people in [[4]Dongguan]] were paying taxes in [[2]Taiwan] and planning to run [[5]the school] according to [[6]the Taiwanese system] , [[7]they] asked whether the Ministry of Education might not treat [[5]the school] the same as any private school in [[2]Taiwan] , and subsidize [[5]it] accordingly . Teacher seniority was also a major issue in the effort to get [[5]the school] established ; if [[8]teachers from public schools] were to teach in [[4]Dongguan] , would [[8]they] retain the seniority that [[8]they] had built up in [[2]Taiwan] ? " If we had n't been able to hire experienced teachers , " notes [[9]Ye] , " [[9]it] would have seriously impaired the quality of our faculty . " [[9]Ye] continually stressed to authorities in both [[2]Taiwan] and the mainland , " Politics is for the politicians . In the meantime , our children need an education . That 's all we 're asking . " The main obstacles were finally overcome by the end of 1999 . [[10]The mainland Chinese authorities] have agreed to allow the use of Taiwanese teaching materials and faculty . As for the appointment of a principal , TBAD vice chairman Andrew Yeh states , " I think [[10]the mainland authorities] will handle the situation flexibly . [[10]They] 'll probably let us hire who we want as long as we agree to refer to the person as a director or something like that . " [[4]The Dongguan city government] has leased an 86,000 - square - meter site to the association at an extremely low price , and [[5]the school 's] cornerstone was laid last year in a ceremony held on 3 November . [[5]The school] will begin admitting students this coming September and start classes in October . [[5]The school] will accept elementary and junior high school students at first . The decision about whether to open senior high school classes will be made later depending on demand .

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[[1]Taiwanese people in [[3]the mainland]] invariably wish to maintain [[1]their] ties with [[0]Taiwan] , and are particularly anxious to ensure that [[2][[1]their] children] can integrate quickly into the school system back home once [[2]they] return . With the number of Taiwanese in [[4]Dongguan] increasing in recent years , it was just a matter of time before a Taiwanese school was established . Thanks to the vigorous advocacy of [[7]H. D. Ye] , [[6]the TBAD] began working seriously in 1994 to establish [[5]a school] , but the difficulties were considerable . [[6]They] had to find land , funds , teachers , and much more . With Taiwanese and mainland authorities at political loggerheads , [[8][[5]the school 's] promoters] had to jump through hoops every step of the way in seeking to hire teachers from [[0]Taiwan] , use Taiwanese teaching materials , and appoint a Taiwanese person to the post of principal . [[8]They] also had to obtain the cooperation of the authorities in [[0]Taiwan] . Since [[9]the people in [[4]Dongguan]] were paying taxes in [[0]Taiwan] and planning to run [[5]the school] according to the Taiwanese system , [[9]they] asked whether the Ministry of Education might not treat [[5]the school] the same as any private school in [[0]Taiwan] , and subsidize [[5]it] accordingly . Teacher seniority was also a major issue in the effort to get [[5]the school] established ; if [[10]teachers from public schools] were to teach in [[4]Dongguan] , would [[10]they] retain the seniority that [[10]they] had built up in [[0]Taiwan] ? " If [[8]we] had n't been able to hire experienced teachers , " notes [[7]Ye] , " it would have seriously impaired the quality of [[8]our] faculty . " [[7]Ye] continually stressed to authorities in both [[0]Taiwan] and [[3]the mainland] , " Politics is for the politicians . In the meantime , [[2][[1]our] children] need [[11]an education] . [[11]That] 's all [[1]we] 're asking . " The main obstacles were finally overcome by the end of 1999 . [[12]The mainland Chinese authorities] have agreed to allow the use of Taiwanese teaching materials and faculty . As for the appointment of a principal , [[13][[6]TBAD] vice chairman Andrew Yeh] states , " [[13]I] think [[12]the mainland authorities] will handle the situation flexibly . [[12]They] 'll probably let [[6]us] hire who [[6]we] want as long as [[6]we] agree to refer to the person as a director or something like that . " [[4]The Dongguan city government] has leased an 86,000 - square - meter site to [[6]the association] at an extremely low price , and [[5]the school 's] cornerstone was laid last year in a ceremony held on 3 November . [[5]The school] will begin admitting students this coming September and start classes in October . [[5]The school] will accept elementary and junior high school students at first . The decision about whether to open senior high school classes will be made later depending on demand .


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Where to send the kids ? H. D. Ye notes that there are now about 400 children of Taiwanese expatriates in Dongguan who attend school in [[0]the mainland] . Greater than half attend [[0]mainland China 's] regular elementary and secondary schools , while [[1]the more affluent Taiwanese] send [[1]their] children to private schools for expatriate children . Chang Mei - liang , chairperson of the TBAD Women 's Division , is among the latter group . After [[3][[2]her] elder son and daughter] finished elementary school in Taiwan [[2]she] sent [[3]them] to a boarding school in Britain . [[2][[2]Her] ten - year - old child] is too young for that though , so [[2]she] sends [[2]him] to a school in [[4]Shenzhen] for the children of Hong Kong expats . [[2]The child] only comes home once a week , and sending [[2]him] to the school in [[4]Shenzhen] costs several hundred thousand NT dollars per year .

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Where to send the kids ? H. D. Ye notes that there are now about 400 children of Taiwanese expatriates in Dongguan who attend school in [[0]the mainland] . Greater than half attend [[0]mainland China 's] regular elementary and secondary schools , while [[1]the more affluent Taiwanese] send [[1]their] children to private schools for expatriate children . [[2]Chang Mei - liang , chairperson of the TBAD Women 's Division] , is among [[1]the latter group] . After [[3][[2]her] elder son and daughter] finished elementary school in Taiwan [[2]she] sent [[3]them] to a boarding school in Britain . [[5][[2]Her] ten - year - old child] is too young for that though , so [[2]she] sends [[5]him] to [[6]a school in [[4]Shenzhen] for the children of Hong Kong expats] . [[5]The child] only comes home once a week , and sending [[5]him] to [[6]the school in [[4]Shenzhen]] costs several hundred thousand NT dollars per year .


Predicted

[[3]The Hong Kong elementary school and the international school] are both an hour or two away from [[0]Dongguan] , and [[1]many of the Taiwanese in [[0]Dongguan]] want to be able to [[2]see] [[1]their] children every day . [[2]This] prompted a group of [[1]them] to establish a private bilingual school called [[4]Little Oxford] in February 1998 . [[3]The school] admits children from kindergarten -LRB- age five -RRB- through grade five of elementary school . Some of [[4]Little Oxford 's] 200 students -LRB- such as Norman Hsu 's child -RRB- used to go to school in Shenzhen , while others have transferred in from the mainland Chinese public school system . [[4]Little Oxford] is very similar to the Taiwanese school being promoted by the TBAD . Most of [[4]its] teaching materials are very similar to those used in [[5]Taiwan 's] elementary schools , and of the 15 or so teachers there , three are from [[5]Taiwan] . The big difference is that classes are taught in both Chinese and [[7]English] because [[6]the Taiwanese parents] are very interested in seeing that [[6]their] children learn [[7]English] well . According to [[8]Huang Su , executive director of [[4]Little Oxford]] , " [[9]A lot of parents] keep after [[8]me] to make sure that the children 's education is exactly like the regular system in [[5]Taiwan] , but [[8]I] have to remind [[9]them] that once you 've left in [[5]Taiwan] , you 're not regular any longer . " According to [[8]Huang] , making [[3]the school] a mirror image of those in [[5]Taiwan] does not necessarily mean that you are running a good school . The key is to provide an education that meets the needs of the students . In addition to Taiwanese teaching materials , [[8]she] has also incorporated some materials from [[16]the mainland] and overseas into the curriculum . Huang Su , who hails from Beijing , majored in [[7]English] at university and is keenly interested in education . [[8]She] came to Dongguan after marrying a Taiwanese expat there , and it was the Taiwanese business community that asked [[8]her] to run a school . [[4]Little Oxford] now has a very good reputation in the Taiwanese community . In fact , [[10]some Taiwanese] send [[12][[10]their] children] to [[4]Little Oxford] from as far away as Zhuhai -LRB- just opposite Macau on the other side of the Pearl River estuary -RRB- . [[8]Huang] has been deeply impressed by the deep concern that [[11]Taiwanese parents] show for [[12][[11]their] children 's] education in the face of [[13]difficulties posed by living away from [[13]their] native Taiwan] . [[14]One parent] , for example , practically begged [[8]her] to admit [[14]his] six - year old child , explaining , " [[14]He] 's never had any playmates . The only people [[14]he] 's ever been with are [[14]his] nanny and some employees from the plant . " The Taiwanese kids at [[4]Little Oxford] come from many different backgrounds . Some speak in a mixture of Chinese and [[7]English] , while [[15]others] speak and look just like any mainland Chinese child . Many of [[15]them] have transferred in and out of lots of different schools in the United States , [[19]Taiwan] , and [[16]the mainland] . There is no trace of [[17]the world 's] cares on [[17]their] faces though ; the thing [[17]they] 're most concerned about is studying a little less and playing a little more . One bespectacled child laments , " [[18]School] is better in Canada because [[18]they] do n't have to do so much homework . There 's too much homework in [[19]Taiwan] and [[16]the mainland] . It 's no fun . " An older brother and sister , it turns out , have both lived overseas . [[8]Huang] stays in close touch with [[20]the Taiwanese parents] . [[21][[20]Their] children] enjoy very comfortable homes and seem to have experienced much of [[17]the world] , but the biggest problem is that " [[21]they] are n't motivated and do n't understand why [[21]they] should need to study . " Another problem for [[24]the school] is the lack of interesting things to do in Dongguan . [[22]Unless teachers] are very devoted to education , [[22]they] are not likely to stay there long . " It 's all the more difficult , " notes [[8]Huang] frankly , " to hold on to teachers from [[19]Taiwan] , who ca n't help but compare [[23]their] situation here with what [[23]they] are accustomed to in [[19]Taiwan] . " [[24]The Taiwanese school] will be faced with the same high turnover rate that has dogged Little Oxford .

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The Hong Kong elementary school and the international school are both an hour or two away from [[1]Dongguan] , and [[0]many of the Taiwanese in [[1]Dongguan]] [[2]want] to be able to see [[0]their] children every day . [[2]This] prompted a group of [[0]them] to establish [[3]a private bilingual school called Little Oxford] in February 1998 . [[3]The school] admits children from kindergarten -LRB- age five -RRB- through grade five of elementary school . Some of [[3]Little Oxford 's] 200 students -LRB- such as Norman Hsu 's child -RRB- used to go to school in Shenzhen , while others have transferred in from the mainland Chinese public school system . [[3]Little Oxford] is very similar to [[4]the Taiwanese school being promoted by the TBAD] . Most of [[3]its] teaching materials are very similar to those used in [[5]Taiwan 's] elementary schools , and of the 15 or so teachers there , three are from [[5]Taiwan] . The big difference is that classes are taught in both [[8]Chinese] and [[6]English] because [[7]the Taiwanese parents] are very interested in seeing that [[7]their] children learn [[6]English] well . According to [[10]Huang Su , executive director of [[3]Little Oxford]] , " [[9]A lot of parents] keep after [[10]me] to make sure that the children 's education is exactly like the regular system in [[5]Taiwan] , but [[10]I] have to remind [[9]them] that once you 've left in [[5]Taiwan] , you 're not regular any longer . " According to [[10]Huang] , making [[3]the school] a mirror image of those in [[5]Taiwan] does not necessarily mean that you are running a good school . The key is to provide an education that meets the needs of the students . In addition to Taiwanese teaching materials , [[10]she] has also incorporated some materials from [[11]the mainland] and overseas into the curriculum . [[10]Huang Su , who hails from Beijing] , majored in [[6]English] at university and is keenly interested in education . [[10]She] came to [[1]Dongguan] after marrying a Taiwanese expat there , and it was the Taiwanese business community that asked [[10]her] to run a school . [[3]Little Oxford] now has a very good reputation in the Taiwanese community . In fact , [[12]some Taiwanese] send [[12]their] children to [[3]Little Oxford] from as far away as Zhuhai -LRB- just opposite Macau on the other side of the Pearl River estuary -RRB- . [[10]Huang] has been deeply impressed by the deep concern that [[13]Taiwanese parents] show for [[13]their] children 's education in the face of difficulties posed by living away from [[13][[5]their] native Taiwan] . [[14]One parent] , for example , practically begged [[10]her] to admit [[15][[14]his] six - year old child] , explaining , " [[15]He] 's never had any playmates . The only people [[15]he] 's ever been with are [[15]his] nanny and some employees from the plant . " [[16]The Taiwanese kids at [[3]Little Oxford]] come from many different backgrounds . Some speak in a mixture of [[8]Chinese] and [[6]English] , while others speak and look just like any mainland Chinese child . [[17]Many of [[16]them]] have transferred in and out of lots of different schools in the United States , [[5]Taiwan] , and [[11]the mainland] . There is no trace of the world 's cares on [[17]their] faces though ; the thing [[17]they] 're most concerned about is studying a little less and playing a little more . One bespectacled child laments , " School is better in Canada because they do n't have to do so much homework . There 's too much homework in [[5]Taiwan] and [[11]the mainland] . It 's no fun . " An older brother and sister , it turns out , have both lived overseas . [[10]Huang] stays in close touch with [[18]the Taiwanese parents] . [[19][[18]Their] children] enjoy very comfortable homes and seem to have experienced much of the world , but the biggest problem is that " [[19]they] are n't motivated and do n't understand why [[19]they] should need to study . " Another problem for [[3]the school] is the lack of interesting things to do in [[1]Dongguan] . Unless [[20]teachers] are very devoted to education , [[20]they] are not likely to stay there long . " It 's all the more difficult , " notes [[10]Huang] frankly , " to hold on to [[21]teachers from [[5]Taiwan] , who ca n't help but compare [[21]their] situation here with what [[21]they] are accustomed to in [[5]Taiwan]] . " [[4]The Taiwanese school] will be faced with the same high turnover rate that has dogged [[3]Little Oxford] .


Predicted

Dongguan , cradle of scholars With [[1]Little Oxford] already in operation , why should [[0]the Taiwanese expats] wish to establish a separate school for [[0]their] children ? Sylvia Yang points out that [[1]Little Oxford] is a private school with limited space and teaching staff , and even without the boarding expenses charged in Shenzhen , the tuition at [[1]Little Oxford] still costs RMB 38,000 -LRB- NT$ 160,000 -RRB- per semester , more than many Taiwanese parents can pay . Says [[2]H. D. Ye] , " We would like to get funding from both the [[3]Taiwan] and mainland authorities to hold tuition down . " Although the cornerstone has already been laid , [[2]Ye] reports that not enough funds have been raised , nor have all the teachers been hired . Although the picture generally looks pretty good , there is still much work to be done . Expenses for the first few years are expected to reach NT$ 60 million , and only about NT$ 20 million has been raised so far . [[2]Ye] often speaks in [[3]Taiwan] on the topic of investing in the mainland , something which [[2]he] knows a lot about . [[4]Says Ye] jokingly , " [[4]I] jack up [[4]my] speaking fees to make extra money for [[5]the school] . " [[6]The TBAD] is now considering funding [[5]the school] through an endowment , shares in which would be sold to business firms . The location for [[5]the school] has already been selected . [[6]It] is a large site in [[9]the township of Zhongtang] . The lot is basically empty right now , but the roar of excavators fills the air , and the steel piles have already been driven . The school grounds are located next to the ancient Beidi Temple , which is shaded by the leaves of a spreading banyan tree . On the temple gate a fading couplet reads : " He who is truly dedicated to [[7]his] endeavor will become a great master , and shall make of [[7]his] surroundings a land of delight . [[8]He who has achieved true wisdom] shall make of [[8]his] home a cynosure for great talent , no matter where [[8]he] may be . " The locals must have taken this message to heart over the years , because it is said that hometown scholars from [[9]Zhongtang] often took the top spot in the imperial examinations of centuries past . It is very gratifying that a place like [[10]Dongguan] , with [[10]its] abundant business opportunities , should also have a scenic spot so rich in scholarly tradition . It is also exciting to look forward to the founding of a school for the Taiwanese business community . Apart from making money , will the expatriates here create a " Taiwanese miracle " on the cultural front as well ?

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[[0]Dongguan] , cradle of scholars With [[1]Little Oxford already in operation] , why should [[2]the Taiwanese expats] wish to establish a separate school for [[2]their] children ? Sylvia Yang points out that [[1]Little Oxford] is a private school with limited space and teaching staff , and even without the boarding expenses charged in Shenzhen , the tuition at [[1]Little Oxford] still costs RMB 38,000 -LRB- NT$ 160,000 -RRB- per semester , more than many Taiwanese parents can pay . Says [[4]H. D. Ye] , " [[1]We] would like to get funding from both the [[3]Taiwan] and mainland authorities to hold tuition down . " Although the cornerstone has already been laid , [[4]Ye] reports that not enough funds have been raised , nor have all the teachers been hired . Although the picture generally looks pretty good , there is still much work to be done . Expenses for the first few years are expected to reach NT$ 60 million , and only about NT$ 20 million has been raised so far . [[4]Ye] often speaks in [[3]Taiwan] on the topic of investing in the mainland , something which [[4]he] knows a lot about . Says [[4]Ye] jokingly , " [[4]I] jack up [[4]my] speaking fees to make extra money for [[1]the school] . " The TBAD is now considering funding [[1]the school] through an endowment , shares in which would be sold to business firms . [[5]The location for [[1]the school]] has already been selected . [[5]It] is a large site in the township of [[6]Zhongtang] . [[5]The lot] is basically empty right now , but the roar of excavators fills the air , and the steel piles have already been driven . [[5]The school grounds] are located next to the ancient Beidi Temple , which is shaded by the leaves of a spreading banyan tree . On the temple gate [[8]a fading couplet] reads : " [[7]He] who is truly dedicated to [[7]his] endeavor will become a great master , and shall make of [[7]his] surroundings a land of delight . [[9]He] who has achieved true wisdom shall make of [[9]his] home a cynosure for great talent , no matter where [[9]he] may be . " The locals must have taken [[8]this message] to heart over the years , because it is said that hometown scholars from [[6]Zhongtang] often took the top spot in the imperial examinations of centuries past . It is very gratifying that a place like [[0]Dongguan] , with [[0]its] abundant business opportunities , should also have a scenic spot so rich in scholarly tradition . It is also exciting to look forward to the founding of a school for the Taiwanese business community . Apart from making money , will the expatriates here create a " Taiwanese miracle " on the cultural front as well ?


Predicted

p. 91 Little Oxford , a bilingual elementary school attended primarily by the children of [[1]Taiwanese expatriates] , guards its entranceway closely . A school bus takes students to and from school , and [[0]all visitors] must announce [[0]themselves] before entering . p. 92 Little Oxford elementary school teaches classes in both Chinese and English , which is just what [[1]the Taiwanese expatriates] want for [[1]their] children . p. 93 [[2]H. D. Ye] is a key player in [[3]Dongguan 's] Taiwanese expatriate community . [[2]He] has played the lead role in establishing a Taiwanese school in [[3]Dongguan] . The community 's ability to wrap up preparations and start construction in just two years is due in large part to [[2]Ye 's] energy and enthusiasm .

Gold

p. 91 [[0]Little Oxford , a bilingual elementary school attended primarily by the children of Taiwanese expatriates] , guards [[0]its] entranceway closely . A school bus takes students to and from school , and [[1]all visitors] must announce [[1]themselves] before entering . p. 92 [[0]Little Oxford elementary school] teaches classes in both Chinese and English , which is just what [[2]the Taiwanese expatriates] want for [[2]their] children . p. 93 [[5]H. D. Ye] is a key player in [[4][[3]Dongguan 's] Taiwanese expatriate community] . [[5]He] has played the lead role in establishing a Taiwanese school in [[4]Dongguan] . [[3]The community 's] ability to wrap up preparations and start construction in just two years is due in large part to [[5]Ye 's] energy and enthusiasm .


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Taiwan News Holds Seminar on Cross-Strait Relations The biggest story of the year in [[0]Taiwan] has naturally been the changing of the guard at the presidential palace as a result of [[4]the Democratic Progressive Party -LRB- DPP -RRB-] victory in [[6]the election] on 18 March . Jin Zhong , president and editor - in - chief of Hong Kong 's OPEN magazine , which specializes in political reporting and commentary , spent an entire week in [[0]Taiwan] observing [[1]the election campaign] and [[1]its] aftermath , and on 20 March , OPEN organized [[2]a seminar titled " The New President and Cross-Strait Relations] . " [[2]The seminar] was held in cooperation with Taiwan News , one of [[0]the island 's] oldest English - language newspapers -LRB- known until last year as the China News -RRB- . [[3]The KMT ticket] finished nearly 14 percentage points behind independent candidate James Soong and pulled in fully two million votes fewer than [[3]the [[4]DPP] ticket] , a margin of defeat which [[5]Jin Zhong] described in [[5]his] opening remarks as stunning . When Chinese Communist premier Zhu Rongji made belligerent remarks a few days before [[6]the election] in an effort to scare voters away from [[3]the [[4]DPP] ticket] , [[7]the ruling party] made a grievous mistake , opined [[5]Jin] , when [[7]it] failed to come out strongly critical of Zhu and attempted instead to capitalize on the incident by playing the " fear card . " At the same time , however , [[8]winning candidate Chen Shui - bian] captured only 39 % of the vote , which translates to a weak mandate . As a result , [[8]he] must take a moderate line that stresses inter-party cooperation . [[8]He] will have to include a wide range of people in [[9][[8]his] government] , keep a low profile , guard against any temptation to grow imperious in power , and strive to be a president of all the people . As for mainland China 's saber - rattling , [[5]Jin] argued that there is no need for undue concern . Stated Jin , " The consequences would be too severe . It 's not like [[10]Taiwan] is without any means of retaliation . Are the mainland authorities really prepared to see Hong Kong and Shanghai go up in flames ? " There are other perspectives on cross-strait relations , of course . The seminar participants basically fell into three camps on future prospects . Some were highly optimistic , others were guardedly optimistic , and a third group argued that the crystal ball has gone cloudy . Perhaps the most optimistic view was expressed by Ruan Ming , a visiting professor at Tamkang University 's Department of China Studies who in the 1980s was an assistant to former Chinese Communist Secretary General Hu Yaobang . [[11]Ruan] stated that [[9]Beijing 's] basic position on [[10]Taiwan] has not changed at all since the days of Deng Xiaoping . " There 's nothing new in what they 're saying . " The only thing [[12]the Chinese Communists] are saying , says [[11]Ruan] , is that [[12]they] will attack " if [[10]Taiwan] makes any sort of formal move toward independence , " and [[10]Taiwan] has no need to formalize anything because changing [[10]the country 's] name would be meaningless . " No matter what [[11]you] call yourself , people are still going to call you [[10]Taiwan] . It 's just like in England - the official name is [[13]the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] , but nobody calls [[13]it] that . And there 's no need to going around shouting , ' [[9]We] 're a country ! [[9]We] 're a country ! ' Who in the international community does that ? "

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[[1]Taiwan News] Holds [[0]Seminar on Cross-Strait Relations] The biggest story of the year in [[3]Taiwan] has naturally been the changing of the guard at the presidential palace as a result of the [[4]Democratic Progressive Party -LRB- DPP -RRB-] victory in [[2]the election] on 18 March . [[7]Jin Zhong , president and editor - in - chief of [[8][[6]Hong Kong 's] OPEN magazine , which specializes in political reporting and commentary]] , spent an entire week in [[3]Taiwan] observing [[5]the election campaign] and [[5]its] aftermath , and on 20 March , [[8]OPEN] organized [[0]a seminar titled " The New President and Cross-Strait Relations] . " [[0]The seminar] was held in cooperation with [[1]Taiwan News , one of [[3]the island 's] oldest English - language newspapers -LRB- known until last year as the China News -RRB-] . The KMT ticket finished nearly 14 percentage points behind independent candidate James Soong and pulled in fully two million votes fewer than [[9]the [[4]DPP] ticket] , a margin of defeat which [[7]Jin Zhong] described in [[7]his] opening remarks as stunning . When [[11]Chinese Communist premier Zhu Rongji] [[12]made] belligerent remarks a few days before [[2]the election] in an effort to scare voters away from [[9]the [[4]DPP] ticket] , [[10]the ruling party] made a grievous mistake , opined [[7]Jin] , when [[10]it] failed to come out strongly critical of [[11]Zhu] and attempted instead to capitalize on [[12]the incident] by playing the " fear card . " At the same time , however , [[13]winning candidate Chen Shui - bian] captured only 39 % of the vote , which translates to a weak mandate . As a result , [[13]he] must take a moderate line that stresses inter-party cooperation . [[13]He] will have to include a wide range of people in [[13]his] government , keep a low profile , guard against any temptation to grow imperious in power , and strive to be a president of all the people . As for [[14]mainland China 's] saber - rattling , [[7]Jin] argued that there is no need for undue concern . Stated [[7]Jin] , " The consequences would be too severe . It 's not like [[3]Taiwan] is without any means of retaliation . Are the mainland authorities really prepared to see [[6]Hong Kong] and Shanghai go up in flames ? " There are other perspectives on cross-strait relations , of course . The seminar participants basically fell into three camps on future prospects . Some were highly optimistic , others were guardedly optimistic , and a third group argued that the crystal ball has gone cloudy . Perhaps the most optimistic view was expressed by [[15]Ruan Ming , a visiting professor at Tamkang University 's Department of China Studies who in the 1980s was an assistant to former Chinese Communist Secretary General Hu Yaobang] . [[15]Ruan] stated that [[14]Beijing 's] basic position on [[3]Taiwan] has not changed at all since the days of Deng Xiaoping . " There 's nothing new in what [[14]they] 're saying . " The only thing [[10]the Chinese Communists] are saying , says [[15]Ruan] , is that [[10]they] will attack " if [[3]Taiwan] makes any sort of formal move toward independence , " and [[3]Taiwan] has no need to formalize anything because changing [[3]the country 's] name would be meaningless . " No matter what you call yourself , people are still going to call you [[3]Taiwan] . It 's just like in [[17]England] - [[16]the official name] is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , but nobody calls [[17]it] [[16]that] . And there 's no need to going around [[18]shouting] , ' We 're a country ! We 're a country ! ' Who in the international community does [[18]that] ? "


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Pragmatism , please " [[4]Taiwan] needs to be more pragmatic , " says [[2]Ruan] , " just like the mainland . " [[1]They] made a lot of noise ahead of [[0]the election] trying to sway votes , but once [[0]the election] was over [[1]they] backpedaled quickly with the simple statement , " [[1]We] 'll wait and see what [[1]they] say and do . " The attitude with [[1]them] , in [[2]Ruan 's] view , is very pragmatic . [[2]Ruan] is optimistic about cross-strait relations under the new regime , and states , " [[3]Chen Shui - bian] is best positioned to improve cross-strait relations . " [[3]He] likens [[3]Chen] to the staunchly anti-communist Richard Nixon , who was able to normalize ties with the Chinese Communists precisely because [[3]he] was trusted by the American people . Similarly , when [[3]Chen Shui - bian] negotiates with [[6]Beijing] , no one will worry about [[3]him] selling [[4]Taiwan] down the river . The noted political commentator Chin Heng - wei , chief editor of [[4]Taiwan 's] Contemporary Monthly , agreed strongly with [[2]Ruan 's] comments , and added , " In this election [[5]the people of [[4]Taiwan]] were even more concerned about domestic issues than [[5]they] were about cross-strait relations . " The most pressing issues facing [[3]the new president] are education , the environment , " black gold " politics -LRB- murky connections between the worlds of politics , business , and organized crime -RRB- , and crime fighting . When Nobel laureate Lee Yuan - tseh came out in support of [[3]Chen Shui - bian] , implying that the DPP represented " the progressive forces in society , " [[3]Chen 's] support jumped immediately upward . Virtually everyone at the seminar was in agreement that it is neither advisable nor necessary to seek a quick solution to the cross-strait issue , and that [[4]Taiwan] need only avoid stirring up Chinese nationalism . Wei Chengsi -LRB- news director at ATV news in Hong Kong and a former director of policy research in the public relations department of the municipal party committee in Shanghai -RRB- emphasized the fluid nature of [[6]Beijing 's] policy on [[4]Taiwan] . He feels that the mainland authorities face many more pressing issues than [[4]Taiwan] , and that the current tension basically stems from President Lee Teng - hui 's pronouncement on state - to - state relations . Having been through the Tiananmen massacre , Wei felt compelled to warn [[5]the people of [[4]Taiwan]] , " You absolutely must not think the way the students did in [[6]Beijing] in '89 . You must not think that ' [[7]the communists] wo n't attack because [[9]the US] wo n't let [[7]them] , ' and then go out of your way to provoke [[7]them] to where [[7]they] no longer have an out . Under the wrong circumstances , failure to display strong Chinese nationalism could spell political suicide for [[8]a [[11]Communist Party] leader] , and [[8]he] might well decide , ' To hell with [[9]the US] and economic development , [[8]I] 've got to attack if [[8]I] 'm to stay in power . ' That would be an incredible disaster . " Chiu Hsiang - chung , chief editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal , also advocated cautious optimism . In [[10]his] view , there has been no fundamental change in the cross-strait relationship , but [[10]he] listed a few variables that bear close watching . The first is the combination of nationalism and [[12]Jiang Zemin 's] desire to serve another term as Secretary General of [[11]the Communist Party] and make [[12]his] mark on history . Could [[12]he] attempt to use nationalism to further [[12]his] ambition ? Second , the People 's Liberation Army hopes to parlay the [[13]Taiwan] issue into increased influence in domestic politics . Third , [[13]Taiwan] could make mistakes and give the Chinese Communists an excuse for military action . And a fourth factor is the wishy - washy American support for [[13]Taiwan] . If all of these variables combined in the wrong way , the military authorities could make a miscalculation that would lead to war .

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Pragmatism , please " [[0]Taiwan] needs to be more pragmatic , " says [[2]Ruan] , " just like [[1]the mainland] . " [[1]They] made a lot of noise ahead of [[3]the election] trying to sway votes , but once [[3]the election] was over [[1]they] backpedaled quickly with the simple statement , " [[1]We] 'll wait and see what [[0]they] say and do . " The attitude with [[1]them] , in [[2]Ruan 's] view , is very pragmatic . [[2]Ruan] is optimistic about cross-strait relations under the new regime , and states , " [[4]Chen Shui - bian] is best positioned to improve cross-strait relations . " [[2]He] likens [[4]Chen] to [[5]the staunchly anti-communist Richard Nixon , who was able to normalize ties with [[6]the Chinese Communists] precisely because [[5]he] was trusted by the American people] . Similarly , when [[4]Chen Shui - bian] negotiates with [[7]Beijing] , no one will worry about [[4]him] selling [[0]Taiwan] down the river . The noted political commentator Chin Heng - wei , chief editor of [[0]Taiwan 's] Contemporary Monthly , agreed strongly with [[2]Ruan 's] comments , and added , " In [[3]this election] [[8]the people of [[0]Taiwan]] were even more concerned about domestic issues than [[8]they] were about cross-strait relations . " The most pressing issues facing [[4]the new president] are education , the environment , " black gold " politics -LRB- murky connections between the worlds of politics , business , and organized crime -RRB- , and crime fighting . When Nobel laureate Lee Yuan - tseh came out in support of [[4]Chen Shui - bian] , implying that the DPP represented " the progressive forces in society , " [[4]Chen 's] support jumped immediately upward . Virtually everyone at the seminar was in agreement that it is neither advisable nor necessary to seek a quick solution to the cross-strait issue , and that [[0]Taiwan] need only avoid stirring up Chinese nationalism . [[9]Wei Chengsi -LRB- news director at ATV news in Hong Kong and a former director of policy research in the public relations department of the municipal party committee in Shanghai -RRB-] emphasized the fluid nature of [[7]Beijing 's] policy on [[0]Taiwan] . [[9]He] feels that the mainland authorities face many more pressing issues than [[0]Taiwan] , and that the current tension basically stems from President Lee Teng - hui 's pronouncement on state - to - state relations . Having been through the Tiananmen massacre , [[9]Wei] felt compelled to warn [[8]the people of [[0]Taiwan]] , " You absolutely must not think the way the students did in [[7]Beijing] in '89 . You must not think that ' [[10]the communists] wo n't attack because [[11]the US] wo n't let [[10]them] , ' and then go out of your way to provoke [[10]them] to where [[10]they] no longer have an out . Under the wrong circumstances , failure to display strong Chinese nationalism could spell political suicide for [[12]a Communist Party leader] , and [[12]he] might well [[13]decide] , ' To hell with [[11]the US] and economic development , [[12]I] 've got to attack if [[12]I] 'm to stay in power . ' [[13]That] would be an incredible disaster . " [[14]Chiu Hsiang - chung , chief editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal] , also advocated cautious optimism . In [[14]his] view , there has been no fundamental change in the cross-strait relationship , but [[14]he] listed a few variables that bear close watching . The first is the combination of nationalism and [[15]Jiang Zemin 's] desire to serve another term as Secretary General of the Communist Party and make [[15]his] mark on history . Could [[15]he] attempt to use nationalism to further [[15]his] ambition ? Second , the People 's Liberation Army hopes to parlay the [[0]Taiwan] issue into increased influence in domestic politics . Third , [[0]Taiwan] could make mistakes and give [[6]the Chinese Communists] an excuse for military action . And a fourth factor is the wishy - washy American support for [[0]Taiwan] . If all of these variables combined in the wrong way , the military authorities could make a miscalculation that would lead to war .


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When hawk meets hawk Chou Chi - ping -LRB- senior advisor at Business Weekly -RRB- and Tseng Fu - sheng -LRB- general secretary of the KMT 's Department of Mainland Operations -RRB- felt that the future of cross-strait relations is still up in the air . Chou , as a former official with [[1]the Straits Exchange Foundation] , has had direct dealings with [[0]the Chinese Communists] . [[3]He] argued that [[0]the DPP 's] view of [[1]the mainland] has always been colored by ideology , and thus take a dim view of the other side . It is true , acknowledges [[5]Chou] , that [[2]Chen Shui - bian] has changed [[2]his] basic stance and now says that [[2]he] " will not change [[1]the country 's] name , declare independence , or seek to enshrine the state - to - state principle in the constitution . " It is also true that Lee Yuan - tseh -LRB- who is highly respected in [[1]the mainland] for [[3]his] academic achievements -RRB- has vouched for the sensibility of [[2]Chen 's] approach to cross-strait relations . And yes , once again , it is true that [[0]the Chinese Communists] have muted [[0]their] rhetoric considerably . Nevertheless , the two sides view each other with suspicion . If [[0]the Chinese Communists] conclude that [[4][[1]Taiwan 's] leadership] has [[6]dropped] [[4]its] insistence on formal independence only to pursue a policy that includes de facto independence as [[4]its] aim , [[5]Chou] argued that [[6]this] will introduce a note of uncertainty into the relationship . [[7]Tseng Fu - sheng] feels that [[1]Taiwan] should claim the high ground by holding up [[1]its] experience in democratization as an example for [[0]the Chinese Communists] . Says Tseng , " Reunification depends entirely on whether [[1]China] can democratize . " [[7]His] biggest worry is that [[8]the deep gulf between [[0]the DPP] and the mainland authorities] could cause [[8]them] to misread each other . [[7]He] stressed that there are both doves and [[9]hawks] on all sides of the trilateral relationship between Beijing , Washington , and Taipei . If [[9]the hawks] gained the upper hand at the same time in all three capitals , opined [[7]Tseng] , the result could be war .

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When hawk meets hawk [[1]Chou Chi - ping -LRB- senior advisor at Business Weekly -RRB-] and [[0]Tseng Fu - sheng -LRB- general secretary of the KMT 's Department of Mainland Operations -RRB-] felt that the future of cross-strait relations is still up in the air . [[1]Chou] , as a former official with the Straits Exchange Foundation , has had direct dealings with [[2]the Chinese Communists] . [[1]He] argued that [[4]the DPP 's] view of [[3]the mainland] has always been colored by ideology , and thus take a dim view of the other side . It is true , acknowledges [[1]Chou] , that [[5]Chen Shui - bian] has changed [[5]his] basic stance and now says that [[5]he] " will not change [[6]the country 's] name , declare independence , or seek to enshrine the state - to - state principle in the constitution . " It is also true that [[7]Lee Yuan - tseh -LRB- who is highly respected in [[3]the mainland] for [[7]his] academic achievements -RRB-] has vouched for the sensibility of [[5]Chen 's] approach to cross-strait relations . And yes , once again , it is true that [[2]the Chinese Communists] have muted [[2]their] rhetoric considerably . Nevertheless , the two sides view each other with suspicion . If [[2]the Chinese Communists] [[9]conclude] that [[8][[6]Taiwan 's] leadership] has dropped [[8]its] insistence on formal independence only to pursue [[10]a policy that includes de facto independence as [[10]its] aim] , [[1]Chou] argued that [[9]this] will introduce a note of uncertainty into the relationship . [[0]Tseng Fu - sheng] feels that [[6]Taiwan] should claim the high ground by holding up [[6]its] experience in democratization as an example for [[2]the Chinese Communists] . Says [[0]Tseng] , " Reunification depends entirely on whether [[3]China] can democratize . " [[0]His] biggest worry is that the deep gulf between [[11][[4]the DPP] and the mainland authorities] could cause [[11]them] to misread [[11]each other] . [[0]He] stressed that there are both doves and hawks on all sides of the trilateral relationship between [[12]Beijing , Washington , and Taipei] . If the hawks gained the upper hand at the same time in [[12]all three capitals] , opined [[0]Tseng] , the result could be war .


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The seminar attendants also examined [[4]Taiwan 's] domestic situation . Versatile author and cultural commentator Ping Lu offered some very incisive comments regarding [[2]the post-election protests] outside the [[0]KMT] headquarters . In demanding that [[1]Lee Teng - hui] resign as chairman of [[0]the KMT] to take responsibility for [[5]the election defeat] , Ping -LRB- [[1]herself] a second - generation " mainlander " -RRB- argued that [[2]the protest] revealed an ethnic fault line in Taiwanese society . [[2]It] was a venting of mass frustration on the part of [[3]one particular ethnic group] , said [[1]Ping] , noting that most of the protesters were mainlanders . [[3]This group] feels a loss of status , for during the many decades of [[0]KMT] rule [[3]they] have always thought of [[3]themselves] as a privileged " majority " in [[4]Taiwan] even though in fact [[3]they] are a minority . [[3]They] do not identify with [[4]Taiwan] as [[3]their] home , and [[3]they] have an unconscious feeling of superiority vis - a - vis the local majority . In some ways [[5]the election] has forced [[3]them] to realize that [[3]they] truly are a minority . This development should help to bring about long - lasting ethnic harmony in [[4]Taiwan] . [[3]The participants] generally felt that [[5]the election] was a victory for democracy . On the domestic front , the victory of [[6]Chen Shui - bian] showed that people want more democracy , greater respect for human rights , and a more serious effort to banish " black gold " from the political arena . In cross-strait relations [[6]Chen 's] victory spells the end of an era in which the cross-strait relationship was conducted within the framework of a civil war between [[6]he] [[0]KMT] and the Chinese Communist Party . Reform of [[0]the KMT] and the formation of a new political party by James Soong will also improve the political system in [[4]Taiwan] . It appears that [[7]the people of [[4]Taiwan]] have finally taken [[7]their] first bold step into an era of true democracy , and a mature political system is no longer a distant prospect .

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The seminar attendants also examined [[0]Taiwan 's] domestic situation . [[1]Versatile author and cultural commentator Ping Lu] offered some very incisive comments regarding [[2]the post-election protests outside the [[3]KMT] headquarters] . In demanding that Lee Teng - hui resign as chairman of [[3]the KMT] to take responsibility for the election defeat , [[1]Ping -LRB- [[1]herself] a second - generation " mainlander " -RRB-] argued that [[2]the protest] revealed an ethnic fault line in Taiwanese society . [[2]It] was a venting of mass frustration on the part of [[4]one particular ethnic group] , said [[1]Ping] , noting that most of the protesters were mainlanders . [[4]This group] feels a loss of status , for during the many decades of [[3]KMT] rule [[4]they] have always thought of [[4]themselves] as a privileged " majority " in [[0]Taiwan] even though in fact [[4]they] are a minority . [[4]They] do not identify with [[0]Taiwan] as [[4]their] home , and [[4]they] have an unconscious feeling of superiority vis - a - vis the local majority . In some ways [[6]the election] has forced [[4]them] to [[5]realize] that [[4]they] truly are a minority . [[5]This development] should help to bring about long - lasting ethnic harmony in [[0]Taiwan] . The participants generally felt that [[6]the election] was a victory for democracy . On the domestic front , [[8]the victory of [[7]Chen Shui - bian]] showed that people want more democracy , greater respect for human rights , and a more serious effort to banish " black gold " from the political arena . In cross-strait relations [[8][[7]Chen 's] victory] spells the end of an era in which the cross-strait relationship was conducted within the framework of a civil war between [[3]he KMT] and the Chinese Communist Party . Reform of [[3]the KMT] and the formation of a new political party by James Soong will also improve the political system in [[0]Taiwan] . It appears that [[9]the people of [[0]Taiwan]] have finally taken [[9]their] first bold step into an era of true democracy , and a mature political system is no longer a distant prospect .


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President Chen Travels Abroad -LRB- Chang Chiung - fang / tr. by David Mayer -RRB- [[0]President Chen Shui - bian] visited the Nicaraguan National Assembly on August 17 , where [[0]he] received a medal from the president of the assembly , Ivan Escobar Fornos . -LRB- photo by Wu Chi - chang , Central News Agency -RRB- On August 25 [[0]President Chen Shui - bian] wrapped up [[0]his] first overseas trip since taking office , swinging through three countries in Latin America and another three in Africa . While in [[1]the Dominican Republic] to attend the inauguration of President Hipolito Mejia , [[0]Chen] had a chance to meet with the leaders of many different nations . [[0]The president] signed joint communiques with [[3]Nicaragua] , [[4]Gambia] , and [[5]Chad] , and agreed to provide US$ 4.6 million worth of loans to [[1]the Dominican Republic] to serve as a guarantee to help the latter secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund . " [[2]We] can not use pressure from Beijing as an excuse for [[2]our] diplomatic setbacks , " said Chen , who used concrete actions to demonstrate to [[2]ROC 's] allies that [[2]our country] has no intention of pulling back from [[2]its] diplomatic partnerships ; on the contrary , [[2]the ROC] will be working even harder than before . [[0]Chen Shui - bian] left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of [[1]the Dominican Republic] , [[3]Nicaragua] , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of [[4]Gambia] , Burkina Faso , and [[5]Chad] . Before boarding the plane on the 13th , [[0]Chen Shui - bian] delivered a short speech in which [[0]he] stated , " [[2]Taiwan] must stand up and be counted . " The purpose of [[6]this trip] , said [[0]Chen] , is to share [[2]Taiwan 's] experiences with other countries , and [[0]he] also indicated the hope that [[6]this trip] would help to solidify [[2]Taiwan 's] diplomatic relations . The entourage was the largest ever to accompany an [[2]ROC] president abroad , and included : Chuang Ming - yao -LRB- secretary - general , National Security Council -RRB- , Tien Hung - mao -LRB- minister of foreign affairs -RRB- , Lin Hsin - yi -LRB- minister of economic affairs -RRB- , Chen Po - chih -LRB- chairman , Council of Economic Planning and Development -RRB- , Chen Hsi - huang -LRB- chairman , Council of Agriculture -RRB- , Chung Chin -LRB- head of the Government Information Office -RRB- , Jeffrey Koo -LRB- chairman of the National Association of Industry and Commerce -RRB- , Wang Yu - tseng -LRB- chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce of the ROC -RRB- , and Lin Kun - chung -LRB- chairman of the Chinese National Federation of Industries -RRB- . There were also many legislators in [[7]the delegation] , including Hung Chi - chang , Helen Chu , Feng Ting - kuo , and Li Yin - yun . -LRB- Li is soon to assume a position as deputy director of the [[2]ROC] diplomatic post in Washington , DC . -RRB- The total size of [[7]the delegation] came to nearly 200 people , including more than 50 journalists .

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[[0]President Chen] Travels Abroad -LRB- Chang Chiung - fang / tr. by David Mayer -RRB- [[0]President Chen Shui - bian] visited the Nicaraguan National Assembly on August 17 , where [[0]he] received a medal from the president of the assembly , Ivan Escobar Fornos . -LRB- photo by Wu Chi - chang , Central News Agency -RRB- On August 25 [[0]President Chen Shui - bian] wrapped up [[3][[0]his] first overseas trip since taking office] , swinging through [[1]three countries in Latin America] and [[2]another three in Africa] . While in [[4]the Dominican Republic] to attend the inauguration of President Hipolito Mejia , [[0]Chen] had a chance to meet with the leaders of many different nations . [[0]The president] signed joint communiques with [[6]Nicaragua] , [[7]Gambia] , and [[5]Chad] , and agreed to provide US$ 4.6 million worth of loans to [[4]the Dominican Republic] to serve as a guarantee to help [[4]the latter] secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund . " [[8]We] can not use pressure from Beijing as an excuse for [[8]our] diplomatic setbacks , " said [[0]Chen , who used concrete actions to demonstrate to [[8]ROC 's] allies that [[8]our country] has no intention of pulling back from [[8]its] diplomatic partnerships] ; on the contrary , [[8]the ROC] will be working even harder than before . [[0]Chen Shui - bian] left on [[9]August 13] for [[3]a 13 - day trip that included state visits to [[1]the Latin American nations of [[4]the Dominican Republic] , [[6]Nicaragua] , Costa Rica] , as well as [[2]the west African nations of [[7]Gambia] , Burkina Faso , and [[5]Chad]]] . Before boarding the plane on [[9]the 13th] , [[0]Chen Shui - bian] delivered a short speech in which [[0]he] stated , " [[8]Taiwan] must stand up and be counted . " The purpose of [[3]this trip] , said [[0]Chen] , is to share [[8]Taiwan 's] experiences with other countries , and [[0]he] also indicated the hope that [[3]this trip] would help to solidify [[8]Taiwan 's] diplomatic relations . The entourage was the largest ever to accompany an [[8]ROC] president abroad , and included : Chuang Ming - yao -LRB- secretary - general , National Security Council -RRB- , Tien Hung - mao -LRB- minister of foreign affairs -RRB- , Lin Hsin - yi -LRB- minister of economic affairs -RRB- , Chen Po - chih -LRB- chairman , Council of Economic Planning and Development -RRB- , Chen Hsi - huang -LRB- chairman , Council of Agriculture -RRB- , Chung Chin -LRB- head of the Government Information Office -RRB- , Jeffrey Koo -LRB- chairman of the National Association of Industry and Commerce -RRB- , Wang Yu - tseng -LRB- chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce of [[8]the ROC] -RRB- , and Lin Kun - chung -LRB- chairman of the Chinese National Federation of Industries -RRB- . There were also many legislators in [[10]the delegation] , including Hung Chi - chang , Helen Chu , Feng Ting - kuo , and [[11]Li Yin - yun] . -LRB- [[11]Li] is soon to assume a position as deputy director of the [[8]ROC] diplomatic post in Washington , DC . -RRB- The total size of [[10]the delegation] came to nearly 200 people , including more than 50 journalists .


Predicted

[[0]The president] kept to a very tight schedule during [[4]the trip] . After a brief stopover in [[7]Los Angeles] on [[1]the 13th] , [[0]Chen] continued on and reached the Dominican Republic on [[1]the 14th] . [[0]He] attended the presidential inauguration there on [[1]the 16th] , and was able to meet with the leaders and representatives of friendly nations from around the world . On the 17th [[0]he] continued on to Nicaragua , where [[0]he] met with [[2]President Arnoldo Aleman] and delivered a speech to the Nicaraguan National Assembly . On [[1]the 18th] , presidents Chen and [[2]Aleman] signed a joint communique before [[0]Chen Shui - bian] departed for Costa Rica , where [[0]he] received the Great Cross of Juan Mora Fernandez , a gold medal which is the nation 's highest award . On the 20th [[0]he] flew across the Atlantic Ocean to Gambia to meet with [[3]Gambian President Yahya Jameh] before heading on to Burkina Faso and a dinner with President Blaise Compaore . On the 23rd Chen delivered a speech to the [[3]Gambian] parliament . The next stop on [[4]the itinerary] was [[5]Chad] , where [[0]Chen] dined with [[6][[5]Chad 's] President Idris Debi] . On the 25th [[0]Chen] and [[6]Debi] signed a joint communique and held a press conference before heading back to [[11]Taiwan] slightly ahead of schedule to oversee efforts to deal with the powerful Typhoon Bilis . [[0]Chen 's] stopover in [[7]Los Angeles] was a sensitive subject , for [[0]Chen] had originally planned [[8]an informal meeting with several members of the US Congress] . After furious protests from [[10]Beijing] and discouragement from the US State Department , however , [[0]Chen] canceled [[8]the plan] just the day before arriving in [[7]Los Angeles] . A crowd of 500 to 600 Taiwanese living in [[9]the United States] showed up to greet [[0]the president] at [[0]his] hotel and protest against [[9]the US government 's] " caving in to [[10]Beijing] at the expense of [[11]Taiwan] . "

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[[0]The president] kept to a very tight schedule during the trip . After a brief stopover in [[1]Los Angeles] on the 13th , [[0]Chen] continued on and reached the Dominican Republic on the 14th . [[0]He] attended the presidential inauguration there on the 16th , and was able to meet with the leaders and representatives of friendly nations from around the world . On the 17th [[0]he] continued on to Nicaragua , where [[0]he] met with [[2]President Arnoldo Aleman] and delivered a speech to the Nicaraguan National Assembly . On the 18th , presidents [[0]Chen] and [[2]Aleman] signed a joint communique before [[0]Chen Shui - bian] departed for [[3]Costa Rica , where [[0]he] received the Great Cross of Juan Mora Fernandez , a gold medal which is [[3]the nation 's] highest award] . On the 20th [[0]he] flew across the Atlantic Ocean to Gambia to meet with Gambian President Yahya Jameh before heading on to Burkina Faso and a dinner with President Blaise Compaore . On the 23rd [[0]Chen] delivered a speech to the Gambian parliament . The next stop on the itinerary was [[5]Chad , where [[0]Chen] dined with [[5][[4]Chad 's] President Idris Debi]] . On the 25th [[0]Chen] and [[4]Debi] signed a joint communique and held a press conference before heading back to [[6]Taiwan] slightly ahead of schedule to oversee efforts to deal with the powerful Typhoon Bilis . [[0]Chen 's] stopover in [[1]Los Angeles] was a sensitive subject , for [[0]Chen] had originally [[7]planned] an informal meeting with several members of the US Congress . After furious protests from [[8]Beijing] and discouragement from the US State Department , however , [[0]Chen] canceled [[7]the plan] just the day before arriving in [[1]Los Angeles] . A crowd of 500 to 600 Taiwanese living in [[9]the United States] showed up to greet [[0]the president] at [[0]his] hotel and protest against [[9]the US government 's] " caving in to [[8]Beijing] at the expense of [[6]Taiwan] . "


Predicted

When [[0]Chen] arrived on the 14th in [[5]the Dominican Republic] , [[0]he] was greeted at the airport by over 100 representatives of the Taiwanese business community there , and more than 700 Taiwanese residents threw a party for [[0]the president] that night at [[0]his] hotel . The next day , [[0]Chen] took advantage of [[2]the upcoming presidential inauguration] to meet with leaders from a number of countries with which [[1]the ROC] has diplomatic relations , including the vice-president of El Salvador and the second vice president of Panama . On the 16th Chen attended the inauguration of [[6]President Hipolito Mejia] . The [[1]ROC] contingent was larger than any other at [[2]the ceremony] . [[1]The ROC] currently has diplomatic relations with 29 countries , half of which are located in Latin America and the Caribbean . In recent years , however , [[3]mainland China] has continually upgraded [[3]its] trade links with [[4][[1]the ROC 's] diplomatic partners] . The allegiance of a number of [[4]these countries] may be put to the test in the coming years by various political and economic considerations . In the case of [[5]the Dominican Republic] , for example , supporters of [[6]President Mejia] announced to the media on the eve of [[0]President Chen 's] arrival that [[3]mainland China] was planning to build a large thermal power plant in [[1]their country] . In addition , [[5]the Dominican Republic] is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council in 2002 , and will certainly be lobbying for [[1]Beijing 's] support . This situation could affect relations with [[1]Taiwan] . On the bright side , [[1]Taiwan] has scored a few points of [[1]its] own in this diplomatic tug of war . When [[0]Chen] arrived in [[7]Costa Rica] on the 18th , [[0]his] hosts departed from the pattern of the past few years by promising to support [[1]the [[8]ROC] s] bid for membership in [[12]the United Nations] . [[7]Costa Rica 's] President Miguel Rodriguez also accompanied [[0]President Chen] on a tour of a Taiwanese export processing zone , an orchid farm run by Taiwan Sugar Corporation , and a vocational training school . [[0]President Chen] departed on the 20th for Africa , where [[1]the ROC] has eight diplomatic partners . [[0]Chen Shui - bian] is the first [[8]ROC] president ever to travel to western Africa . There is little two - way trade between [[1]Taiwan] and any of [[9]the three countries] on [[0]Chen 's] African itinerary . Instead , agricultural and economic assistance constitute the mainstays of [[1]our] diplomatic ties with [[9]these countries] . Taiwanese agricultural specialists stationed in Burkina Faso have converted 1,000 hectares of desert to arable land , while Taiwanese specialists sent to [[10]Gambia] have successfully transplanted tomatoes , green beans , okra , and various leafy vegetables from [[1]Taiwan] and raised them on Gambian soil . In addition to this type of technical assistance , [[1]Taiwan] has also assisted with various infrastructure projects . [[1]Taiwan 's] most notable contribution to [[10]Gambia 's] infrastructure is the main terminal at the airport . [[11]Gambian President Yahya Jameh] declared [[11]his] support for admission of [[1]the ROC] to [[12]the United Nations] , and as a gesture of goodwill declared that all holders of [[1]ROC] passports would henceforth automatically be granted 90 - day landing visas upon arrival in [[10]Gambia] .

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When [[0]Chen] arrived on the 14th in [[1]the Dominican Republic] , [[0]he] was greeted at the airport by over 100 representatives of the Taiwanese business community there , and more than 700 Taiwanese residents threw a party for [[0]the president] that night at [[0]his] hotel . The next day , [[0]Chen] took advantage of the upcoming presidential inauguration to meet with leaders from a number of countries with which [[2]the ROC] has diplomatic relations , including the vice-president of El Salvador and the second vice president of Panama . On the 16th [[0]Chen] attended the inauguration of [[3]President Hipolito Mejia] . The [[2]ROC] contingent was larger than any other at the ceremony . [[2]The ROC] currently has diplomatic relations with 29 countries , half of which are located in Latin America and the Caribbean . In recent years , however , [[4]mainland China] has continually upgraded [[4]its] trade links with [[2]the ROC 's] diplomatic partners . The allegiance of a number of these countries may be put to the test in the coming years by various political and economic considerations . In the case of [[1]the Dominican Republic] , for example , [[5]supporters of [[3]President Mejia]] announced to the media on the eve of [[0]President Chen 's] arrival that [[4]mainland China] was planning to build a large thermal power plant in [[5][[1]their] country] . In addition , [[1]the Dominican Republic] is seeking a seat on the [[6]UN] Security Council in 2002 , and will certainly be lobbying for [[4]Beijing 's] support . This situation could affect relations with [[2]Taiwan] . On the bright side , [[2]Taiwan] has scored a few points of [[2]its] own in this diplomatic tug of war . When [[0]Chen] arrived in [[7]Costa Rica] on the 18th , [[0]his] hosts departed from the pattern of the past few years by promising to support [[2]the ROC s] bid for membership in [[6]the United Nations] . [[7]Costa Rica 's] President Miguel Rodriguez also accompanied [[0]President Chen] on a tour of a Taiwanese export processing zone , an orchid farm run by Taiwan Sugar Corporation , and a vocational training school . [[0]President Chen] departed on the 20th for Africa , where [[2]the ROC] has eight diplomatic partners . [[0]Chen Shui - bian] is the first [[2]ROC] president ever to travel to western Africa . There is little two - way trade between [[2]Taiwan] and any of the three countries on [[0]Chen 's] African itinerary . Instead , agricultural and economic assistance constitute the mainstays of [[2]our] diplomatic ties with these countries . Taiwanese agricultural specialists stationed in Burkina Faso have converted 1,000 hectares of desert to arable land , while Taiwanese specialists sent to [[9]Gambia] have successfully transplanted [[8]tomatoes , green beans , okra , and various leafy vegetables] from [[2]Taiwan] and raised [[8]them] on Gambian soil . In addition to this type of technical assistance , [[2]Taiwan] has also assisted with various infrastructure projects . [[2]Taiwan 's] most notable contribution to [[9]Gambia 's] infrastructure is the main terminal at the airport . [[10]Gambian President Yahya Jameh] declared [[10]his] support for admission of [[2]the ROC] to [[6]the United Nations] , and as a gesture of goodwill declared that all holders of [[2]ROC] passports would henceforth automatically be granted 90 - day landing visas upon arrival in [[9]Gambia] .


Predicted

[[1][[0]President Chen 's] trip] yielded many positive results and generated a lot of very favorable media coverage , but [[0]it] was not problem - free . First , as [[1]the president] was preparing to depart [[2]Taiwan] , [[1]the Nicaraguan foreign minister] publicly called upon [[2]the ROC] to make good on the previous administration 's promise of US$ 100 million in assistance . This remark sparked controversy in [[2]Taiwan] , where some accused [[3]the new government] of pursuing the same " checkbook diplomacy " practiced by [[3]its] predecessor . [[1]Chen Shui - bian] responded that while [[3]the new administration] has not made plans for any new promises of foreign aid , neither will [[3]it] fail to honor the promises made by [[3]its] predecessor . [[4]Foreign Minister Tien Hung - mao] stated that the purpose of [[1][[0]Chen 's] trip] was to consolidate [[2]Taiwan 's] diplomatic ties , and to strengthen friendships by building upon the existing foundation . [[4]Tien] stressed that [[1]the president] would not sign any new foreign aid agreements . [[1]President Chen] received a very warm welcome in [[5]Nicaragua] , but the local press still mentioned " checkbook diplomacy " in reporting on [[0]the visit] . [[6][[2]The ROC 's] ambassador to [[5]Nicaragua] , Antonio Tsai] , bluntly argued in a briefing with [[1]Chen] that [[7][[2]Taiwan 's] foreign assistance to [[5]Nicaragua]] was being misused . According to [[6]Tsai] , [[7]the assistance] has been used to build a presidential palace and a new headquarters for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Opposition politicians charge that [[7]the aid] has done nothing for everyday people , and Western nations have also been critical . A second problem connected with [[0]the trip] was the question of who would act in [[1]the president 's] stead while [[1]he] was out of [[2]the country] . Concern over this issue prompted [[1]President Chen] to state before [[1]his] departure that [[1]he] would remain commander - in - chief of the military forces , and that [[1]he] would maintain hot lines to every cabinet - level agency . [[1]The president] said that there was no need for an acting president because [[1]he] had taken painstaking precautions to ensure domestic political stability during [[1]his] absence .

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[[1][[0]President Chen 's] trip] yielded many positive results and generated a lot of very favorable media coverage , but [[0]it] was not problem - free . First , as [[1]the president] was preparing to depart [[2]Taiwan] , the Nicaraguan foreign minister publicly called upon [[2]the ROC] to make good on [[3]the previous administration 's] promise of US$ 100 million in assistance . This remark sparked controversy in [[2]Taiwan , where some accused [[4]the new government] of pursuing the same " checkbook diplomacy " practiced by [[4][[3]its] predecessor]] . [[1]Chen Shui - bian] responded that while [[4]the new administration] has not made plans for any new promises of foreign aid , neither will [[4]it] fail to honor the promises made by [[4][[3]its] predecessor] . [[5]Foreign Minister Tien Hung - mao] stated that the purpose of [[1][[0]Chen 's] trip] was to consolidate [[2]Taiwan 's] diplomatic ties , and to strengthen friendships by building upon the existing foundation . [[5]Tien] stressed that [[1]the president] would not sign any new foreign aid agreements . [[1]President Chen] received a very warm welcome in [[6]Nicaragua] , but the local press still mentioned " checkbook diplomacy " in reporting on [[0]the visit] . [[8][[2]The ROC 's] ambassador to [[6]Nicaragua] , Antonio Tsai] , bluntly argued in a briefing with [[1]Chen] that [[7][[2]Taiwan 's] foreign assistance to [[6]Nicaragua]] was being misused . According to [[8]Tsai] , [[7]the assistance] has been used to build a presidential palace and a new headquarters for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Opposition politicians charge that [[7]the aid] has done nothing for everyday people , and Western nations have also been critical . [[9]A second problem connected with [[0]the trip]] was the question of who would act in [[1]the president 's] stead while [[1]he] was out of [[2]the country] . Concern over [[9]this issue] prompted [[1]President Chen] to state before [[1]his] departure that [[1]he] would remain commander - in - chief of the military forces , and that [[1]he] would maintain hot lines to every cabinet - level agency . [[1]The president] said that there was no need for an acting president because [[1]he] had taken painstaking precautions to ensure domestic political stability during [[1]his] absence .


Predicted

So is [[1]Taiwan 's] diplomacy a way of giving back to the international community ? Or is it checkbook diplomacy ? [[0]Ambassador - without - portfolio Lu Yi - cheng] wrote an article in which [[0]he] argued that [[2]foreign aid] has always been universally recognized as a regular tool of diplomacy as well as a humanitarian necessity , and there is no reason why [[1]Taiwan] should have to steer clear of [[2]it] . [[0]He] pointed out that the world 's developed nations spend an average of 0.24 % of GNP on foreign aid , as opposed to 0.17 % in [[1]Taiwan 's] case . In view of [[1]Taiwan 's] economic strength , argued Lu , [[3][[1]our] foreign aid expenditures] need not be reduced ; in fact , [[3]they] should even be raised somewhat . [[1]The ROC] has been criticized a lot in recent years for pursuing checkbook diplomacy , so there was no surprise when this issue cropped up in connection with the president 's trip . The question of an acting president , however , has never before been a matter of concern . [[4]This situation] is to some degree a reflection of the fact that the public still has doubts about the new administration 's ability to govern . [[4]This] is an important point that is worth keeping in mind .

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So is [[1][[0]Taiwan 's] diplomacy] a way of giving back to the international community ? Or is [[0]it] checkbook diplomacy ? [[3]Ambassador - without - portfolio Lu Yi - cheng] wrote an article in which [[3]he] argued that [[2]foreign aid] has always been universally recognized as a regular tool of diplomacy as well as a humanitarian necessity , and there is no reason why [[1]Taiwan] should have to steer clear of [[2]it] . [[3]He] pointed out that the world 's developed nations spend an average of 0.24 % of GNP on foreign aid , as opposed to 0.17 % in [[1]Taiwan 's] case . In view of [[1]Taiwan 's] economic strength , argued [[3]Lu] , [[4][[1]our] foreign aid expenditures] need not be reduced ; in fact , [[4]they] should even be raised somewhat . [[1]The ROC] has been criticized a lot in recent years for pursuing checkbook diplomacy , so there was no surprise when this issue cropped up in connection with the president 's trip . The question of an acting president , however , has never before been a matter of concern . This situation is to some degree a reflection of the fact that the public still has doubts about the new administration 's ability to govern . This is an important point that is worth keeping in mind .


Predicted

Paralympics Offer Stage for Taiwan Performers Closing ceremonies for [[0]the 2000 Sydney Paralympics] were held on October 29 . Nearly 4000 athletes from more than one hundred and twenty countries participated . [[0]This event] , a manifestation of the ideal that " the flame burns in the body , mind , and spirit of every individual , " broke down international barriers and was an admirable example of the global village in operation . The ROC team took one gold , two silvers , and four bronzes , marking the first time any [[1]Taiwan] athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold . Also , as part of [[0]the events] , [[1]Taiwan 's] Crescent Moon Dance Troupe , made up of handicapped persons , was the only foreign troupe invited by the Australian government to participate in the Paralympic Arts Festival . But even more important than these honors was the spirit of overcoming all obstacles and facing life with courage that shone through during [[0]the Paralympics] .

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[[0]Paralympics] Offer Stage for [[1]Taiwan] Performers Closing ceremonies for [[0]the 2000 Sydney Paralympics] were held on October 29 . Nearly 4000 athletes from more than one hundred and twenty countries participated . [[2][[0]This event] , [[2]a manifestation of the ideal that " the flame burns in the body , mind , and spirit of every individual]] , " broke down international barriers and was an admirable example of the global village in operation . The [[1]ROC] team took one gold , two silvers , and four bronzes , marking the first time any [[1]Taiwan] athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold . Also , as part of [[0]the events] , [[1]Taiwan 's] Crescent Moon Dance Troupe , made up of handicapped persons , was the only foreign troupe invited by the Australian government to participate in the Paralympic Arts Festival . But even more important than these honors was the spirit of overcoming all obstacles and facing life with courage that shone through during [[0]the Paralympics] .


Predicted

[[0]The just - completed Paralympics] were enriched by ethnic flavorings . The opening ceremony on October 18 was in the form of a welcoming for aboriginal elders . Amidst a festive atmosphere , the athletes entered [[0]the stadium] by categories - one group in wheelchairs , another on crutches , another led by guide dogs . The events at [[0]the 12 - day Paralympics] were packed with spectators . The 1.1 million tickets sold show the extent to which everyone took [[1]the games] seriously . The host government even set up a huge TV screen in Darwin , which is the port of entry for the most visitors to Australia , to broadcast [[1][[1]the games] live] . [[1]The games] were also a platform for the idea of the welfare state caring for disadvantaged groups , and for emphasizing how handicapped persons can break through barriers and limitations . On October 14 , [[3][[2]Taiwan 's] Crescent Moon Dance Company] created a sensation with their performance " Standing on the Highest Peak , " performed in traditional vests and short skirts as worn by indigenous people in [[2]Taiwan] . After the 10 - minute performance ended , the hall was rocked by thunderous applause . The standing ovation lasted three minutes , and some people were even moved to tears . [[3]The Crescent Moon Dance Company] has only been in operation for four years . Organized by a group of amputee women on a nonprofessional basis , it is the world 's first dance troupe of [[4]its] kind . As [[4]its] manifesto reads : " One with no voice may nonetheless sing . One with no wings may nonetheless soar . One with no limbs may nonetheless dance . The crescent moon and the full moon are the moon just the same , and equally beautiful . " The troupe also delighted Sydney citizens with a performance at the Sydney City Hall on October 19 .

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[[0]The just - completed Paralympics] were enriched by ethnic flavorings . The opening ceremony on October 18 was in the form of a welcoming for aboriginal elders . Amidst a festive atmosphere , the athletes entered the stadium by categories - one group in wheelchairs , another on crutches , another led by guide dogs . The events at [[0]the 12 - day Paralympics] were packed with spectators . The 1.1 million tickets sold show the extent to which everyone took [[0]the games] seriously . The host government even set up a huge TV screen in Darwin , which is the port of entry for the most visitors to Australia , to broadcast [[0]the games] live . [[0]The games] were also a platform for the idea of the welfare state caring for disadvantaged groups , and for emphasizing how handicapped persons can break through barriers and limitations . On October 14 , [[2][[1]Taiwan 's] Crescent Moon Dance Company] created a sensation with [[2]their] performance " Standing on the Highest Peak , " performed in traditional vests and short skirts as worn by indigenous people in [[1]Taiwan] . After the 10 - minute performance ended , the hall was rocked by thunderous applause . The standing ovation lasted three minutes , and some people were even moved to tears . [[2]The Crescent Moon Dance Company] has only been in operation for four years . Organized by a group of amputee women on a nonprofessional basis , [[2]it] is the world 's first dance troupe of its kind . As [[2]its] manifesto reads : " One with no voice may nonetheless sing . One with no wings may nonetheless soar . One with no limbs may nonetheless dance . The crescent moon and the full moon are the moon just the same , and equally beautiful . " [[2]The troupe] also delighted Sydney citizens with a performance at the Sydney City Hall on October 19 .


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In the competition , host country Australia took [[0]the most medals , including 64 golds] . Among [[1][[0]the ROC 's] medals] , the gold - the first ever for [[1]Taiwan] - was won by [[2]Chiang Chih - chung] . With a throw of 57.28 meters , [[2]Chiang] shattered the world record for the javelin in the F12 visually - impaired class . Chiang , a member of the Bunun indigenous people , received a traditional hero 's welcome home from the Bunun of Sanmin Rural Township in Kaohsiung County . During the festivities , which were both moving and fun , tribal elders sang warrior songs and praised [[2]Chiang] for [[2]his] glorious deeds . Meanwhile , the ROC table tennis team twice made it to the finals , but fell just short of the gold each time . In the wheelchair men 's doubles class 5 event , [[3]Chou Chang - sheng] and Lin Yen - hung took the silver , while [[3]Chou] won another silver in [[4]the men 's] singles . [[4]The men 's] class 9 team for persons with non-leg - related disabilities and the women 's wheelchair team of combined classes 4 and 5 took bronzes in team events , while Li Ching - chung -LRB- men 's judo class 1 -RRB- and Lu Li - hua -LRB- women 's powerlifting class 1 -RRB- garnered individual bronzes . Among Asian countries , South Korea [[5]turned] in the best performance , taking five gold medals . [[5]This] was due in part to the fact that [[6]the ROK government] has provided special coaching in wheelchair table tennis to soldiers injured in service . Indeed , [[7]many handicapped competitors from other nations] besides [[6]the ROK] were retired veterans . [[7]Their] pensions allow [[7]them] free time to train , and through athletics [[7]they] bring meaning to [[7]their] lives and glory to [[7]their] countries . [[8]Taiwan team members] , on the other hand , come from a variety of backgrounds , and train out of personal interest . [[8]They] must give up working if [[8]they] wish to train full - time . [[9]The South Korean team of veterans] , by overcoming [[9]their] injuries to give a display of athleticism at the international level , have emerged from the shadow of war and transformed [[9]their] handicaps into glorious results . This example should provide food for thought to the disabled and sports communities in the future .

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In the competition , host country Australia took the most medals , including 64 golds . Among [[0]the ROC 's] medals , the gold - the first ever for [[0]Taiwan] - was won by [[1]Chiang Chih - chung] . With a throw of 57.28 meters , [[1]Chiang] shattered the world record for the javelin in the F12 visually - impaired class . [[1]Chiang , a member of [[2]the Bunun indigenous people]] , received a traditional hero 's welcome home from [[2]the Bunun] of Sanmin Rural Township in Kaohsiung County . During the festivities , which were both moving and fun , tribal elders sang warrior songs and praised [[1]Chiang] for [[1]his] glorious deeds . Meanwhile , the [[0]ROC] table tennis team twice made it to the finals , but fell just short of the gold each time . In the wheelchair men 's doubles class 5 event , [[3]Chou Chang - sheng] and Lin Yen - hung took the silver , while [[3]Chou] won another silver in the men 's singles . The men 's class 9 team for persons with non-leg - related disabilities and the women 's wheelchair team of combined classes 4 and 5 took bronzes in team events , while Li Ching - chung -LRB- men 's judo class 1 -RRB- and Lu Li - hua -LRB- women 's powerlifting class 1 -RRB- garnered individual bronzes . Among Asian countries , [[5]South Korea] turned in the best performance , [[4]taking] five gold medals . [[4]This] was due in part to the fact that the [[5]ROK] government has provided special coaching in wheelchair table tennis to soldiers injured in service . Indeed , [[6]many handicapped competitors from other nations besides [[5]the ROK]] were retired veterans . [[6]Their] pensions allow [[6]them] free time to train , and through athletics [[6]they] bring meaning to [[6]their] lives and glory to [[6]their] countries . [[7][[0]Taiwan] team members] , on the other hand , come from a variety of backgrounds , and train out of personal interest . [[7]They] must give up working if [[7]they] wish to train full - time . [[8]The South Korean team of veterans] , by [[9]overcoming] [[8]their] injuries to give a display of athleticism at the international level , have emerged from the shadow of war and transformed [[8]their] handicaps into glorious results . [[9]This example] should provide food for thought to the disabled and sports communities in the future .


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[[0]Pali] : Storied Past , Uncertain Future -LRB- Lin I - hsien / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by Phil Newell -RRB- [[1]I] wonder if [[0]Pali] is jealous of [[2]Tanshui] . [[1]I] ask because fate has treated these two towns , separated only by the mouth of [[2]the Tanshui River] , very differently . [[2]Tanshui] is celebrated in poems , songs , paintings , and lovers ' memories of [[2]its] scenic views . [[0]Pali] has donuts , mussels , a garbage landfill , and troubles which have yet to be revealed to the outside world . Have you heard this legend ? Liao Tianding , Taiwan 's Robin Hood , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in Pali , where [[3]he] fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age 27 , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at Laochienkeng -LRB- in Pali Rural Township -RRB- by one of [[3]his] best friends . Countless legends grew up around [[4]Liao] after [[4]his] death , and the people of [[0]Pali] began to worship [[4]his] spirit . In 1958 , [[4]his] small burial plot was converted into [[6]a huge temple] . [[4]He] has followers scattered far and wide , and every year on the special day appointed for making offerings at [[4]his] temple -LRB- the 26th day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar -RRB- , the grounds are packed with cars and visitors . [[5]The Ko brothers] , now in [[5]their] 60s , recall [[5]their] impressions of a visit to the Liao Tianding gravesite : " It must have been 30 years ago , we used to go there just for the fun of it . The road in front of [[6]the temple] was n't so wide then , and what a crowd ! People were so jammed in you could n't move . " [[5]They] also recall that the Pali of those days was a place in which most people lived by fishing , farming , or petty trading . [[7]The elder Ko] gives a thumbs - up and declares : " That 's why [[7]I] always say that a can - do guy like [[9]Liao Tianding] must be looking after [[8]us] , so that [[8]we] have developed and can even earn money from the tourists . " Yet , [[9]he] may not know about [[0]Pali 's] real heyday , long in the past .

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[[0]Pali] : Storied Past , Uncertain Future -LRB- Lin I - hsien / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by [[1]Phil Newell] -RRB- [[1]I] wonder if [[0]Pali] is jealous of [[2]Tanshui] . [[1]I] ask because fate has treated these two towns , separated only by the mouth of the Tanshui River , very differently . [[2]Tanshui] is celebrated in poems , songs , paintings , and lovers ' memories of [[2]its] scenic views . [[0]Pali] has donuts , mussels , a garbage landfill , and troubles which have yet to be revealed to the outside world . Have you heard this legend ? [[3]Liao Tianding , Taiwan 's Robin Hood] , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in [[0]Pali] , where [[3]he] fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age 27 , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at Laochienkeng -LRB- in [[0]Pali Rural Township] -RRB- by one of [[3]his] best friends . Countless legends grew up around [[3]Liao] after [[3]his] death , and the people of [[0]Pali] began to worship [[3]his] spirit . In 1958 , [[3]his] small burial plot was converted into [[4]a huge temple] . [[3]He] has followers scattered far and wide , and every year on the special day appointed for making offerings at [[4][[3]his] temple] -LRB- the 26th day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar -RRB- , the grounds are packed with cars and visitors . [[5]The Ko brothers , now in [[5]their] 60s] , recall [[5]their] impressions of a visit to the [[3]Liao Tianding] gravesite : " It must have been 30 years ago , [[5]we] used to go there just for the fun of it . The road in front of [[4]the temple] was n't so wide then , and what a crowd ! People were so jammed in you could n't move . " [[5]They] also recall that [[0]the Pali of those days] was a place in which most people lived by fishing , farming , or petty trading . [[7]The elder Ko] gives a thumbs - up and declares : " That 's why [[7]I] always say that a can - do guy like [[3]Liao Tianding] must be looking after [[6]us] , so that [[6]we] have developed and can even earn money from the tourists . " Yet , [[7]he] may not know about [[0]Pali 's] real heyday , long in the past .


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The days of the sailing ships [[0]Pali] was originally called Palifen , a transliteration of the place name used by the Ketagalan indigenous people . Located on the northwest corner of [[3]Taiwan] , [[0]Pali] faces the Taiwan Strait to the northwest , rests against Mt. Kuanyin to [[1]the southeast] , and looks across [[8]the river] toward [[7]Tanshui] to [[1]the northeast] . Though [[2]it] does n't have much of a hinterland , [[2]its] geographic location has proved historically important , as one can see from the prehistoric cultures unearthed at the Ta - pen - keng and Shih - san - hang archeological sites . Later , when [[4]Han Chinese] began trickling across to [[3]Taiwan] , [[4]they] mainly settled along rivers . Because Pali is relatively close to [[5]the mainland] and sits at the mouth of a river , despite the fact that [[2]it] does not have a natural harbor , in [[6]1757] the Qing court designated [[2]it] to be one of [[3]Taiwan 's] small number of official ports for maritime transport with [[5]the mainland] . Thus began an era in which great ships sailed in and out of [[0]Pali] . However , as a result of silting and a destructive typhoon that struck in [[6]1796] , [[0]Pali] began to give way in importance to [[7]Tanshui] , located just across [[8]the river] . Once mainly dependent on fishing , [[0]Pali] increasingly came to rely on farming . But the hilly terrain and strong winds meant that there was little good land . While [[9]the hardy people of [[0]Pali]] barely kept [[9]their] stomachs filled , [[9]their] children and grandchildren left in search of a better life . Neither the Japanese occupation -LRB- which began in 1895 -RRB- nor the return to Chinese rule -LRB- in 1945 -RRB- brought much joy or change to this rural area . But in the 1970s , [[10]urban planning] came to [[0]Pali] . [[10]It] proved to be the prelude to a symphony -LRB- or perhaps cacophony -RRB- of transformation .

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The days of the sailing ships [[0]Pali] was originally called Palifen , a transliteration of the place name used by the Ketagalan indigenous people . Located on the northwest corner of [[1]Taiwan] , [[0]Pali] faces the Taiwan Strait to the northwest , rests against Mt. Kuanyin to the southeast , and looks across [[3]the river] toward [[2]Tanshui] to the northeast . Though [[0]it] does n't have much of a hinterland , [[0]its] geographic location has proved historically important , as one can see from the prehistoric cultures unearthed at the Ta - pen - keng and Shih - san - hang archeological sites . Later , when [[4]Han Chinese] began trickling across to [[1]Taiwan] , [[4]they] mainly settled along rivers . Because [[0]Pali] is relatively close to [[5]the mainland] and sits at the mouth of a river , despite the fact that [[0]it] does not have a natural harbor , in 1757 the Qing court designated [[0]it] to be one of [[1]Taiwan 's] small number of official ports for maritime transport with [[5]the mainland] . Thus began an era in which great ships sailed in and out of [[0]Pali] . However , as a result of silting and a destructive typhoon that struck in 1796 , [[0]Pali] began to give way in importance to [[2]Tanshui , located just across [[3]the river]] . Once mainly dependent on fishing , [[0]Pali] increasingly came to rely on farming . But the hilly terrain and strong winds meant that there was little good land . While [[6]the hardy people of [[0]Pali]] barely kept [[6]their] stomachs filled , [[6]their] children and grandchildren left in search of a better life . Neither the Japanese occupation -LRB- which began in 1895 -RRB- nor the return to Chinese rule -LRB- in 1945 -RRB- brought much joy or change to [[0]this rural area] . But in the 1970s , [[7]urban planning] came to [[0]Pali] . [[7]It] proved to be the prelude to a symphony -LRB- or perhaps cacophony -RRB- of transformation .


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Changing the rhythm of [[0]Pali] life During the height of real estate speculation and soaring land prices in Taipei , builders put up self - described " villas " and " mansions " -LRB- apartment blocks , in fact -RRB- one after another in [[0]Pali] . Also , to try to reduce the outflow of population from [[0]Pali] and to get the stagnant local economy moving , [[1]the government] decided to link this formerly isolated village to the outside world . What had been Chungshan Road was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked [[0]Pali] directly to the busy Taipei districts of Shilin and Peitou . Gifted with a lovely setting between the mountains and the sea , [[0]Pali] began to dream of a tourism boom . But fortune had other things in store . In order to pave the way for the construction of a water treatment facility on the northeast edge of [[0]Pali] , the plan to develop tourism in [[0]Pali] was scrapped overnight . [[1]The government] , applying urban planning principles , zoned the area for residential and industrial use , in order to create a construction site for the facility . Then in 1987 came the program to bring gravel from eastern to western Taiwan for construction purposes , and a harbor was built on the Pali coast for the convenience of gravel transporters . In accordance with the urban plan , new streets were cut this way and that through [[0]Pali 's] land , and high - rise buildings sprang up along the sides of these roadways . The sounds of backhoes at work resounded even from the black sand beaches . In 1997 , the Hsiachuotzu garbage landfill formally opened , and it became common to see fleets of garbage trucks winding through the streets of [[0]Pali] . This rural township , which was made responsible for storing the garbage from several communities in Taipei County , seemed resigned to the fate -LRB- suffered by many outlying areas -RRB- of having to choke on the garbage spit up by others . It is only recently that the residents of Hsiachuotsu , unable to stand the smell , have begun to protest . Lin Yi - hung , born and raised in [[0]Pali] , stands on the roof of [[0]his] house and looks across to the beach where [[0]he] used to run and play as a child . [[0]He] can not help but sigh , as [[0]he] looks at the ranks of new buildings and thinks of the dramatic changes that have come to this area : " These construction projects have destroyed the relationship we people of [[0]Pali] used to have with the sea . " It 's certainly true that [[2]a lot of people here] thought [[2]they] would get rich from the rezoning . But just because land increases in value does n't mean someone will buy it , and just because apartment complexes are built does n't mean there are people who want to live there . Worst of all , interpersonal relationships have been poisoned in the struggle over divvying up the profits , because no one really knows how much money is involved . [[3]Lin] concludes : " [[3]I] am not by any means opposed to [[4]development] . But [[4]development] is not necessarily the same as progress . Can the people of [[0]Pali] really survive change of this magnitude ? "

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Changing the rhythm of [[0]Pali] life During the height of real estate speculation and soaring land prices in [[1]Taipei] , builders put up self - described " villas " and " mansions " -LRB- apartment blocks , in fact -RRB- one after another in [[0]Pali] . Also , to try to reduce the outflow of population from [[0]Pali] and to get the stagnant local economy moving , [[2]the government] decided to link [[0]this formerly isolated village] to the outside world . What had been Chungshan Road was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked [[0]Pali] directly to the busy [[1]Taipei] districts of Shilin and Peitou . Gifted with a lovely setting between the mountains and the sea , [[0]Pali] began to dream of a tourism boom . But fortune had other things in store . In order to pave the way for the construction of [[3]a water treatment facility] on [[4]the northeast edge of [[0]Pali]] , the plan to develop tourism in [[0]Pali] was scrapped overnight . [[2]The government] , applying urban planning principles , zoned [[4]the area] for residential and industrial use , in order to create a construction site for [[3]the facility] . Then in 1987 came the program to bring gravel from eastern to western Taiwan for construction purposes , and a harbor was built on the [[0]Pali] coast for the convenience of gravel transporters . In accordance with the urban plan , [[5]new streets] were cut this way and that through [[0]Pali 's] land , and high - rise buildings sprang up along the sides of [[5]these roadways] . The sounds of backhoes at work resounded even from the black sand beaches . In 1997 , the [[6]Hsiachuotzu] garbage landfill formally opened , and it became common to see fleets of garbage trucks winding through the streets of [[0]Pali] . [[6]This rural township , which was made responsible for storing the garbage from several communities in [[1]Taipei County]] , seemed resigned to the fate -LRB- suffered by many outlying areas -RRB- of having to choke on the garbage spit up by others . It is only recently that the residents of [[6]Hsiachuotsu] , unable to stand the smell , have begun to protest . [[7]Lin Yi - hung , born and raised in [[0]Pali]] , stands on the roof of [[7]his] house and looks across to the beach where [[7]he] used to run and play as a child . [[7]He] can not help but sigh , as [[7]he] looks at the ranks of new buildings and thinks of the dramatic changes that have come to [[0]this area] : " These construction projects have destroyed the relationship [[8]we people of [[0]Pali]] used to have with the sea . " It 's certainly true that [[9]a lot of people here] thought [[9]they] would get rich from the rezoning . But just because [[10]land] increases in value does n't mean someone will buy [[10]it] , and just because apartment complexes are built does n't mean there are people who want to live there . Worst of all , interpersonal relationships have been poisoned in the struggle over divvying up the profits , because no one really knows how much money is involved . [[7]Lin] concludes : " [[7]I] am not by any means opposed to development . But development is not necessarily the same as progress . Can [[8]the people of [[0]Pali]] really survive change of this magnitude ? "


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All part of [[5]the plan] ? One after another , government development plans have raised the expectations of Pali residents . But so far the only things Pali folk have been able to enjoy have been flying dust from construction sites , roads filled with giant trucks , and new neighbors of an " otherworldly " kind . The new roads have certainly brought in a group of immigrants anxious to escape from Taipei City and return to nature . But at the same time , verdant Mt. Kuanyin - named for its uncanny resemblance to the deity Kuanyin - is covered with columbariums and cemeteries . Even Kuanyin , worshipped for [[0]her] limitless compassion and mercy , must be creasing [[0]her] brow at this rampant overuse of [[4]the mountain] . Chen Chien - kuo , a secretary in [[3]the Pali Rural Township government] , says facetiously : " What can [[1]we] do ? [[1]We] have the mountains behind us and the sea in front . [[2]People] say the fengshui is good here , so [[2]they] come . " He adds , in a far less amused tone , that [[3]the government] has been talking about making Mt. Kuanyin a national park for a long time , and has banned construction or use of [[4]the mountain] . But after 30 years , [[5]the park plan] is still a non-starter , and meanwhile many cemeteries and colum - bariums have " snuck in . " " Nobody seems to care about [[8]our Pali] , and we are very remote , so [[6]people] just dump what [[6]they] do n't want out here . We say that this is why we not only have a water pollution treatment plant and a garbage landfill , but also five nursing homes and hospices for the terminally ill . " Take [[7]the Taipei Happy Mountain Colony] for example . This venerable institution was first used to house leprosy victims , who met only fear and loathing elsewhere . In 1932 , a British missionary founded this home - over the strong opposition of the local gentry - to offer leprosy victims a place to live in dignity and find warmth away from the cold outside world . Today , [[7]Happy Mountain] is a home for physically and mentally challenged young people , and the simple old structure , surrounded by greenery , rings with the laughter of children . [[9]Li Li - chuan , who works at [[7]Happy Mountain]] , was born and raised right here in [[8]Pali] . [[9]Her] family home is not far from the chil - dren 's home . " When [[9]I] was small [[9]I] used to come here to play . [[10]All the adults] called the kids ' empty - headed . ' [[9]I] was small , and did n't know any better , so [[9]I] just called [[10]them] that too . " Stroking the head of [[11]a sleeping child with hydrocephalus] , [[9]she] says : " [[11]He] is so cute when [[11]he] smiles ! " Located on the margins of the island of Taiwan , [[12]the people of [[8]Pali]] take it in stride that [[12]they] must live alongside the marginal people and objects cast off by society - waste water , trash , the deceased , and victims of diseases that society would prefer not to see at all . And there is no sign this situation will end : Reports now say that all the waste and earth being moved to Linkou for a land reclamation project there will be trucked along Provincial Highway #15 - right through the heart of [[8]Pali] .

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All part of the plan ? One after another , government development plans have raised the expectations of [[0]Pali] residents . But so far the only things [[0]Pali] folk have been able to enjoy have been flying dust from construction sites , roads filled with giant trucks , and new neighbors of an " otherworldly " kind . The new roads have certainly brought in a group of immigrants anxious to escape from Taipei City and return to nature . But at the same time , [[2]verdant Mt. Kuanyin - named for its uncanny resemblance to [[1]the deity Kuanyin]] - is covered with columbariums and cemeteries . Even [[1]Kuanyin , worshipped for [[1]her] limitless compassion and mercy] , must be creasing [[1]her] brow at this rampant overuse of [[2]the mountain] . [[5]Chen Chien - kuo , a secretary in [[4]the Pali Rural Township government]] , says facetiously : " What can [[3]we] do ? [[3]We] have the mountains behind [[3]us] and the sea in front . [[6]People] say the fengshui is good here , so [[6]they] come . " [[5]He] adds , in a far less amused tone , that [[4]the government] has been talking about making [[2]Mt. Kuanyin] a national park for a long time , and has banned construction or use of [[2]the mountain] . But after 30 years , the park plan is still a non-starter , and meanwhile many cemeteries and colum - bariums have " snuck in . " " Nobody seems to care about [[3][[0]our] Pali] , and [[3]we] are very remote , so [[7]people] just dump what [[7]they] do n't want out here . [[3]We] say that this is why [[3]we] not only have a water pollution treatment plant and a garbage landfill , but also five nursing homes and hospices for the terminally ill . " Take [[8]the Taipei Happy Mountain Colony] for example . [[8]This venerable institution] was first used to house leprosy victims , who met only fear and loathing elsewhere . In 1932 , a British missionary founded [[8]this home] - over the strong opposition of the local gentry - to offer leprosy victims a place to live in dignity and find warmth away from the cold outside world . Today , [[8]Happy Mountain] is a home for physically and mentally challenged young people , and the simple old structure , surrounded by greenery , rings with the laughter of children . [[9]Li Li - chuan , who works at [[8]Happy Mountain]] , was born and raised right here in [[0]Pali] . [[9]Her] family home is not far from [[8]the chil - dren 's home] . " When [[9]I] was small [[9]I] used to come here to play . All the adults called [[10]the kids] ' empty - headed . ' [[9]I] was small , and did n't know any better , so [[9]I] just called [[10]them] that too . " Stroking the head of [[11]a sleeping child with hydrocephalus] , [[9]she] says : " [[11]He] is so cute when [[11]he] smiles ! " Located on the margins of the island of Taiwan , [[3]the people of [[0]Pali]] take it in stride that [[3]they] must live alongside the marginal people and objects cast off by society - waste water , trash , the deceased , and victims of diseases that society would prefer not to see at all . And there is no sign this situation will end : Reports now say that all the waste and earth being moved to Linkou for a land reclamation project there will be trucked along Provincial Highway #15 - right through the heart of [[0]Pali] .


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[[1]Serving Greater Taipei] " [[3]I] believe , " says [[6]Lin Yi - hung] , " that [[2]the people of [[0]Pali]] understand that this is just the way society works - the interests of the few are sacrificed so that the majority can be better off . " Thus , in urban plans [[0]Pali] is always assigned the role of serving [[1]Taipei] . " But [[7]the government] should think carefully about whether [[0]they] are using the right methods or not . There are no real comprehensive policies , just short - term trade - offs of interests . There are a lot of great - sounding plans , but what do [[2]the people of [[0]Pali]] get out of [[2]them] ? It 's like the port [[2]they] built for transporting gravel . There are a lot of bright promises for the future , raising people 's hopes , but who knows what the final result will really be ? " [[4][[3]Chang Tsu - chou] , now in [[4]his] 70s ,] has been a secretary in the rural township government for more than 30 years , and loves [[0]Pali] more than words can say . " [[3]I] was first sent here to work in the Kuomintang Public Service Department . When [[3]I] came here , [[5]they] were only selling about 30 newspapers in [[0]all of [[0]Pali]] . But [[3]I] went all out to promote newspaper sales , and by the time [[3]I] left the department , [[5]they] were selling more than 1000 ! " [[6]He] has great confidence in [[0]Pali 's] future , and believes the new harbor will bring prosperity . " [[7]The government] says that the first phase is for transporting gravel , but when the third phase is completed a lot of goods will be shipped in and out of here . At that time , [[0]Pali] should really be hopping ! " Pali , known as " [[8]the home of green bamboo] shoots " for [[8]its] famous local vegetable , is - like many remote areas all over Taiwan - accepting the pain and enjoying the pleasures of life in the space between hopeful expectations and disappointing letdowns . And , being marginal , it also must live with burdens that [[9]the citizens [[9]themselves]] do not want . [[11]Uncertain] whether to makes [[10]fists] or open [[10]their] arms , [[12]the people of [[0]Pali]] watch , perplexed , as the great wheel of our times leaves [[11]its] tracks through [[12]their] rural township . Yet these are hardy people , who will always bounce back with a smile to face the unknown future , be [[11]it] filled with troubles or glory .

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Serving [[0]Greater Taipei] " [[3]I] believe , " says [[3]Lin Yi - hung] , " that [[2]the people of [[1]Pali]] understand that this is just the way society works - the interests of the few are sacrificed so that the majority can be better off . " Thus , in urban plans [[1]Pali] is always assigned the role of serving [[0]Taipei] . " But [[4]the government] should think carefully about whether [[4]they] are using the right methods or not . There are no real comprehensive policies , just short - term trade - offs of interests . There are a lot of [[5]great - sounding plans] , but what do [[2]the people of [[1]Pali]] get out of [[5]them] ? It 's like [[6]the port] [[4]they] built for transporting gravel . There are a lot of bright promises for the future , raising people 's hopes , but who knows what the final result will really be ? " [[7]Chang Tsu - chou , now in [[7]his] 70s] , has been a secretary in the rural township government for more than 30 years , and loves [[1]Pali] more than words can say . " [[7]I] was first sent here to work in [[8]the Kuomintang Public Service Department] . When [[7]I] came here , [[8]they] were only selling about 30 newspapers in [[1]all of Pali] . But [[7]I] went all out to promote newspaper sales , and by the time [[7]I] left [[8]the department] , [[8]they] were selling more than 1000 ! " [[7]He] has great confidence in [[1]Pali 's] future , and believes [[6]the new harbor] will bring prosperity . " [[4]The government] says that the first phase is for transporting gravel , but when the third phase is completed a lot of goods will be shipped in and out of here . At that time , [[1]Pali] should really be hopping ! " [[1]Pali , known as " the home of green bamboo shoots " for [[1]its] famous local vegetable] , is - like many remote areas all over Taiwan - accepting the pain and enjoying the pleasures of life in the space between hopeful expectations and disappointing letdowns . And , being marginal , [[1]it] also must live with burdens that [[2]the citizens [[2]themselves]] do not want . Uncertain whether to makes fists or open [[2]their] arms , [[2]the people of [[1]Pali]] watch , perplexed , as [[9]the great wheel of our times] leaves [[9]its] tracks through [[2]their] rural township . Yet [[2]these] are hardy people , who will always bounce back with a smile to face [[10]the unknown future] , be [[10]it] filled with troubles or glory .


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Pali Facts and Figures Pali Rural Township -LRB- also spelled Bali -RRB- is located at the northwestern edge of the Taipei Basin , on the western bank of the mouth of the Tanshui River . [[0]It] has an area of 39.5 square kilometers and a population of just over 28,000 . [[0]It] is one of the 29 townships under the jurisdiction of Taipei County . [[1]Pali] produces wax apples , green bamboo shoots , and wendan pomelo which are famous far and wide for their delicate texture and sweetness . In addition , Chinese raspberries and strawberry pears are now being cultivated , with promising results so far . The main attractions include the so - called " eight views of [[1]Pali] , " the ferry boat scenic tour , hiking on Mt. Kuanyin , Formosa Wonderworld theme park , and the Liao Tianding Temple . [[1]Pali] is served by inter-city and local buses , or you can take a shuttle bus from the Kuantu Station of the Taipei rapid transit system . For more detailed information , visit http://www.bali.tpc.gov.tw/ . -LRB- The above information is provided courtesy of Pali Rural Township Government . -RRB-

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[[0]Pali] Facts and Figures [[0]Pali Rural Township -LRB- also spelled Bali -RRB-] is located at the northwestern edge of the Taipei Basin , on the western bank of the mouth of the Tanshui River . [[0]It] has an area of 39.5 square kilometers and a population of just over 28,000 . [[0]It] is one of the 29 townships under the jurisdiction of [[1]Taipei County] . [[0]Pali] produces wax apples , green bamboo shoots , and [[2]wendan pomelo which are famous far and wide for [[2]their] delicate texture and sweetness] . In addition , Chinese raspberries and strawberry pears are now being cultivated , with promising results so far . The main attractions include the so - called " eight views of [[0]Pali] , " the ferry boat scenic tour , hiking on Mt. Kuanyin , Formosa Wonderworld theme park , and the Liao Tianding Temple . [[0]Pali] is served by inter-city and local buses , or you can take a shuttle bus from the Kuantu Station of the [[1]Taipei] rapid transit system . For more detailed information , visit http://www.bali.tpc.gov.tw/ . -LRB- The above information is provided courtesy of [[0]Pali Rural Township Government] . -RRB-


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p. 098 The red Kuantu Bridge connects Pali , a town which nestles at the foot of Mt. Kuanyin , with the outside world , and also adds a splash of color to the lovely river landscape . p. 099 On the ferry from Tanshui to Pali , decades pass in the blink of an eye . These mobile bridges evoke the golden age of ocean trade here , and also form a sentimental attachment between the two sides . p. 100 The Shih - san - hang archeological site , located in Tingchuo Village in Pali Rural Township , revealed the secrets of how [[0]the plains aborigines of [[1]Taiwan]] lived 2000 years ago . Are the souls of [[0]these first residents] still looking after " Palifen " ? p. 101 Giant high - rises look on as fishing boats bob in the sea off of the Pali shore . What does this tell us about the transformation of [[1]Taiwan 's] townships ?

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p. 098 The red Kuantu Bridge connects [[0]Pali , a town which nestles at the foot of Mt. Kuanyin] , with the outside world , and also adds a splash of color to the lovely river landscape . p. 099 On the ferry from Tanshui to [[0]Pali] , decades pass in the blink of an eye . These mobile bridges evoke the golden age of ocean trade here , and also form a sentimental attachment between the two sides . p. 100 The Shih - san - hang archeological site , located in Tingchuo Village in [[0]Pali Rural Township] , revealed the secrets of how [[1]the plains aborigines of [[2]Taiwan]] lived 2000 years ago . Are the souls of [[1]these first residents] still looking after " Palifen " ? p. 101 Giant high - rises look on as fishing boats bob in the sea off of the [[0]Pali] shore . What does this tell us about the transformation of [[2]Taiwan 's] townships ?


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Mourn for the End of an Era : Three Taiwanese Cultural Giants -LRB- Laura Li / tr. by Jonathan Barnard -RRB- The year 2001 has started with a series of saddening losses in the cultural realm . On the first of the year , [[0]Hsu Tsang-houei , the dean of Taiwanese music] , passed away after a fall left [[0]him] in a coma . Then came the news that Chang Kwang-chih , the respected archeologist and former vice-president of the Academia Sinica , had died of illness in the United States . Finally , on the afternoon of January 9 , the historian Tai Kuo-hui died of septicemia . [[2][[1]These three masters] in [[1]their] fields] were all in [[2]their] early seventies . Since [[2]they] had just reached a time in [[2]their] lives and careers where [[2]they] could slow down and enjoy the fruits of [[2]their] past labors , one feels inclined to complain to heaven or sigh about the brevity of life . [[3]Each of [[2]these men]] was at the forefront of [[3]his] field in Taiwan , and [[3]their] deaths represent the end of an era .

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Mourn for the End of an Era : Three Taiwanese Cultural Giants -LRB- Laura Li / tr. by Jonathan Barnard -RRB- [[0]The year 2001] has started with a series of saddening losses in the cultural realm . On the first of [[0]the year] , [[1]Hsu Tsang-houei , the dean of Taiwanese music] , passed away after a fall left [[1]him] in a coma . Then came the news that Chang Kwang-chih , the respected archeologist and former vice-president of the Academia Sinica , had died of illness in the United States . Finally , on the afternoon of January 9 , the historian Tai Kuo-hui died of septicemia . [[2]These three masters in [[2]their] fields] were all in [[2]their] early seventies . Since [[2]they] had just reached a time in [[2]their] lives and careers where [[2]they] could slow down and enjoy the fruits of [[2]their] past labors , one feels inclined to complain to heaven or sigh about the brevity of life . [[3]Each of [[2]these men]] was at the forefront of [[3]his] field in Taiwan , and [[2]their] deaths represent the end of an era .


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Where should Chinese music go ? [[0]Hsu Tsang-houei] had a huge impact on Taiwanese music over the last half century . Born in Homei , Changhua in 1928 , [[0]Hsu] studied the violin in Japan as a youth . Later , [[0]he] studied in France for five years , where [[0]he] became well versed in the various schools of modern Western music . In 1959 [[0]he] returned to introduce [[2]modern Western classical music] to [[0]his] homeland . [[0]He] also published a seminal essay entitled , " Where Should Chinese Music Go ? " in which [[0]he] passionately urged [[0]his] fellow musicians to create contemporary Chinese music . Many young composers took up [[0]his] call and wrote difficult and dissonant twelve - tone works that would become the creative mainstream in music departments . Unfortunately , [[1]schools of modern classical music] struggled to hold [[1]their] audiences even in the West , and audiences found it harder and harder to connect with the Taiwanese modern music of which [[0]Hsu] was the leading figure . Opinion has remained polarized about the worth of [[2]this music] . [[0]Hsu] was also at the forefront of efforts to record traditional Taiwanese folk music . In the mid-1960s , [[0]Hsu] , Shih Wei-liang , Lu Ping-chuan and others established various organizations , including the Folk Music Research Workshop . Fighting the reigning bias in favor of musical traditions from the mainland , [[0]Hsu] led the way in collecting and recording Taiwanese Nanguan music and Hakka eight - tone , as well as the music of the aboriginal tribes . These collections helped to delineate the history of Taiwanese music . In the past decade , with the rise of the " Taiwan first " movement in politics , [[3][[0]Hsu 's] folk music collections] have garnered more and more attention , and CDs of [[3]them] have been released one after another . In the last few years , [[0]Hsu] was appointed both as national policy advisor to the president and as the chairman of the National Culture and Arts Foundation .

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Where should Chinese music go ? [[0]Hsu Tsang-houei] had a huge impact on Taiwanese music over the last half century . Born in Homei , Changhua in 1928 , [[0]Hsu] studied the violin in Japan as a youth . Later , [[0]he] studied in France for five years , where [[0]he] became well versed in the various schools of modern Western music . In 1959 [[0]he] returned to introduce modern Western classical music to [[0]his] homeland . [[0]He] also published a seminal essay entitled , " Where Should Chinese Music Go ? " in which [[0]he] passionately urged [[0]his] fellow musicians to create contemporary Chinese music . Many young composers took up [[0]his] call and wrote difficult and dissonant twelve - tone works that would become the creative mainstream in music departments . Unfortunately , [[2]schools of modern classical music] struggled to hold [[2]their] audiences even in the West , and audiences found it harder and harder to connect with [[1]the Taiwanese modern music of which [[0]Hsu] was the leading figure] . Opinion has remained polarized about the worth of [[1]this music] . [[0]Hsu] was also at the forefront of efforts to record traditional Taiwanese folk music . In the mid-1960s , [[0]Hsu] , Shih Wei-liang , Lu Ping-chuan and others established various organizations , including the Folk Music Research Workshop . Fighting the reigning bias in favor of musical traditions from the mainland , [[0]Hsu] led the way in collecting and recording Taiwanese Nanguan music and Hakka eight - tone , as well as the music of the aboriginal tribes . [[3]These collections] helped to delineate the history of Taiwanese music . In the past decade , with the rise of the " Taiwan first " movement in politics , [[3][[0]Hsu 's] folk music collections] have garnered more and more attention , and CDs of [[3]them] have been released one after another . In the last few years , [[0]Hsu] was appointed both as national policy advisor to the president and as the chairman of the National Culture and Arts Foundation .


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Cross-strait archeological star Just as [[0]Hsu 's] work spanned from the classical to the contemporary , from the West to [[0]his] native soil , [[0]the archaeologist Chang Kwang-chih 's] broad vision allowed [[0]him] to build the foundations for the field of archeology both for [[1]Taiwan] and China as a whole . In [[0]his] autobiography , [[0]Chang] describes [[0]himself] as a " Yam Man , " which is an allusion to [[1]Taiwan] being shaped like a yam . [[0]Chang] explains that [[0]he] was actually born in Beijing , though [[0][[0]his] father 's] family was indeed from [[1]Taiwan] . After [[1]Taiwan] was returned to Chinese rule , [[0]Chang] returned to the land of [[4][[0]his] roots] . Studying at Chienkuo High in 1949 , [[0]he] was arrested on false charges of having participated in the April 6 Incident . [[0]He] spent nearly a year in jail before taking the high school equivalency exam and going on to study archeology at NTU . After earning [[0]his] doctorate at Harvard , [[0]he] took an academic post in America but always maintained [[0]his] focus on Chinese archeology . Largely due to [[0]his] unflagging efforts , [[2]Chinese archeology] attained a sturdy theoretical and practical foundation that enabled [[2]it] to emerge as a world-class discipline . [[0]His] research showed that [[3]the rise of Chinese civilization] did not occur exclusively in the area around [[7]the Yellow River Valley] . Rather [[3]it] emerged from several languages , ethnic groups and cultures spread over a vast landscape . This overturned the " single origin theory " and debunked Western assumptions about " oriental despotism . " Though a world-class scholar , [[0]Chang] never forgot the land of [[4][[0]his] origins] . In the 1960s , [[0]he] returned to [[1]Taiwan] and embarked on research at the Fengpitou site in Kaohsiung , completing the most extensive archeological study made in [[1]Taiwan] in over a century . Then [[0]he] went on to perform research in [[5]an area that spanned the Choshui and Tatu river valleys] . [[5]It] was a huge undertaking that involved both archeology and geology . Many of the leading lights among [[6]the younger generation of [[1]Taiwan] anthropologists] cut [[6]their] research teeth on [[7]this project] . Unfortunately , [[0]Chang Kwang-chih] became afflicted with Parkinson 's disease more than a decade ago . [[0]His] limbs started to shake , and it became impossible for [[0]him] to perform fieldwork . [[0]Chang] deeply regretted that [[0]he] was unable to examine the Shangqiu site in eastern Henan . Though sick , [[0]Chang] returned home at the end of [[0]his] life to serve as vice president of the Academia Sinica , where [[0]he] worked hard to establish [[1]Taiwan] as the preeminent world center for sinology .

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Cross-strait archeological star Just as [[2]Hsu 's] work spanned from the classical to the contemporary , from the West to [[2]his] native soil , [[0]the archaeologist Chang Kwang-chih 's] broad vision allowed [[0]him] to build the foundations for the field of archeology both for [[1]Taiwan] and China as a whole . In [[0]his] autobiography , [[0]Chang] describes [[0]himself] as a " Yam Man , " which is an allusion to [[1]Taiwan] being shaped like a yam . [[0]Chang] explains that [[0]he] was actually born in Beijing , though [[0]his] father 's family was indeed from [[1]Taiwan] . After [[1]Taiwan] was returned to Chinese rule , [[0]Chang] returned to [[1]the land of [[0]his] roots] . Studying at Chienkuo High in 1949 , [[0]he] was arrested on false charges of having participated in the April 6 Incident . [[0]He] spent nearly a year in jail before taking the high school equivalency exam and going on to study archeology at NTU . After earning [[0]his] doctorate at Harvard , [[0]he] took an academic post in America but always maintained [[0]his] focus on Chinese archeology . Largely due to [[0]his] unflagging efforts , [[3]Chinese archeology] attained a sturdy theoretical and practical foundation that enabled [[3]it] to emerge as a world-class discipline . [[0]His] research [[4]showed] that the rise of [[5]Chinese civilization] did not occur exclusively in the area around the Yellow River Valley . Rather [[5]it] emerged from several languages , ethnic groups and cultures spread over a vast landscape . [[4]This] overturned the " single origin theory " and debunked Western assumptions about " oriental despotism . " Though a world-class scholar , [[0]Chang] never forgot [[1]the land of [[0]his] origins] . In the 1960s , [[0]he] returned to [[1]Taiwan] and embarked on research at the Fengpitou site in Kaohsiung , completing the most extensive archeological study made in [[1]Taiwan] in over a century . Then [[0]he] went on to [[6]perform] research in an area that spanned the Choshui and Tatu river valleys . [[6]It] was a huge undertaking that involved both archeology and geology . [[7]Many of the leading lights among the younger generation of [[1]Taiwan] anthropologists] cut [[7]their] research teeth on [[6]this project] . Unfortunately , [[0]Chang Kwang-chih] became afflicted with Parkinson 's disease more than a decade ago . [[0]His] limbs started to shake , and it became impossible for [[0]him] to perform fieldwork . [[0]Chang] deeply regretted that [[0]he] was unable to examine the Shangqiu site in eastern Henan . Though sick , [[0]Chang] returned home at the end of [[0]his] life to serve as vice president of the Academia Sinica , where [[0]he] worked hard to establish [[1]Taiwan] as the preeminent world center for sinology .


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Taiwanese heart , Chinese sentiments Finally there was the death of the historian Tai Kuo-hui , who served on the National Security Council and was admired as much for [[0]his] lofty character as for [[0]his] pioneering work in Taiwanese history . [[0]His] differences of opinion with [[3]Lee Teng-hui] had thrust [[0]him] into the spotlight in recent years . Born in 1931 in Taoyuan , [[0]Tai] was educated under Japanese colonial rule , and [[0]he] earned a doctorate in agriculture at Tokyo . Back in the 1960s , when Taiwanese history was still a taboo subject in [[1]Taiwan] , [[0]Tai] organized a research society in Japan devoted to the study of Taiwanese history and other related Asian topics . For this work , [[0]he] was blacklisted in [[1]Taiwan] . Later , [[0]Tai] repeatedly [[2]declined] invitations from [[4]Chiang Ching-kuo] to return . [[2]It] was n't until [[3]Lee Teng-hui] was president that [[3]he] finally came home . But when [[3]he] did , [[3]his] different perspective about Taiwan history brought [[10]Tai Kuo-hui] farther and farther from the mainstream of the ruling party . Although [[0]Tai] did n't flinch from condemning the authoritarianism of [[4]Chiang Kai-shek] and [[4][[4]his] son Chiang Ching-kuo] , [[4]he] also had harsh things to say about Japanese colonial rule - unlike Lee Teng-hui , who had fond memories of the colonial era . Tai , who described [[5]himself] as an " independent-minded Chinese born in [[1]Taiwan] , " never lost [[5]his] affection for [[6]China] proper , and these sentiments set [[5]him] apart from most historians of [[1]Taiwan] . With regard to cross-strait relations , [[0]Tai] made [[0]his] famous " testicles analogy . " [[1]Taiwan] is a part of [[6]China] , [[0]he] stated , just as testicles are a part of [[7]a man 's body] . Though inextricably linked to [[7]the body] , [[8]the testicles] have [[8]their] own special functions . [[0]He] based [[9][[0]his] analogy] on what [[0]he] deemed was best for all of the Chinese people . [[9][[0]His] theory] was a far cry from [[3]Lee Teng-hui 's] belief that [[1]Taiwan] should establish clear boundaries between [[1]itself] and the mainland . But [[10]Tai Kuo-hui] never shied from controversy . Otherwise , [[10]he] would not have chosen to study Taiwanese history to begin with . Throughout [[10]his] life , [[10]he] maintained [[10]his] tough Hakka spirit and academic independence , holding fast to [[10]his] opinions and never compromising . [[10]He] was greatly admired for [[10]his] intellectual integrity . These great masters ' deaths have come at a time when the field of education has been in the spotlight for other reasons . The Ministry of Education has just formally apologized - 50 years after the fact - for the April 6 Incident , and [[11]a university president] has been found guilty of plagiarizing a research paper . [[11]The former] shows that [[12]intellectuals in [[1]Taiwan]] need no longer fear torture and imprisonment for [[12]their] beliefs . The latter suggests that [[13]some people] have allowed blind ambition to sully the pure ideal of scholarship . Apart from causing [[14]us] to mourn , the deaths of [[13]these great men] have left [[14]us] with a lot to think about .

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Taiwanese heart , Chinese sentiments Finally there was the death of [[0]the historian Tai Kuo-hui , who served on the National Security Council and was admired as much for [[0]his] lofty character as for [[0]his] pioneering work in [[1]Taiwanese history]] . [[0]His] differences of opinion with [[2]Lee Teng-hui] had thrust [[0]him] into the spotlight in recent years . Born in 1931 in Taoyuan , [[0]Tai] was educated under [[3]Japanese colonial rule] , and [[0]he] earned a doctorate in agriculture at Tokyo . Back in the 1960s , when [[1]Taiwanese history] was still a taboo subject in [[4]Taiwan] , [[0]Tai] organized a research society in Japan devoted to the study of [[1]Taiwanese history] and other related Asian topics . For this work , [[0]he] was blacklisted in [[4]Taiwan] . Later , [[0]Tai] repeatedly declined invitations from [[5]Chiang Ching-kuo] to return . It was n't until [[2]Lee Teng-hui] was president that [[0]he] finally came home . But when [[0]he] did , [[0]his] different perspective about [[4][[1]Taiwan] history] brought [[0]Tai Kuo-hui] farther and farther from the mainstream of the ruling party . Although [[0]Tai] did n't flinch from condemning the authoritarianism of [[6]Chiang Kai-shek] and [[6][[5]his] son Chiang Ching-kuo] , [[0]he] also had harsh things to say about [[3]Japanese colonial rule] - unlike [[2]Lee Teng-hui , who had fond memories of the colonial era] . [[0]Tai , who described [[0]himself] as an " independent-minded Chinese born in [[4]Taiwan]] , " never lost [[0]his] affection for [[7]China proper] , and these sentiments set [[0]him] apart from most historians of [[4]Taiwan] . With regard to cross-strait relations , [[0]Tai] made [[8][[0]his] famous " testicles analogy] . " [[4]Taiwan] is a part of China , [[0]he] stated , just as testicles are a part of a man 's body . Though inextricably linked to the body , [[9]the testicles] have [[9]their] own special functions . [[0]He] based [[8][[0]his] analogy] on what [[0]he] deemed was best for all of the Chinese people . [[0]His] theory was a far cry from [[2]Lee Teng-hui 's] belief that [[4]Taiwan] should establish clear boundaries between [[4]itself] and [[7]the mainland] . But [[0]Tai Kuo-hui] never shied from controversy . Otherwise , [[0]he] would not have chosen to study [[1]Taiwanese history] to begin with . Throughout [[0]his] life , [[0]he] maintained [[0]his] tough Hakka spirit and academic independence , holding fast to [[0]his] opinions and never compromising . [[0]He] was greatly admired for [[0]his] intellectual integrity . [[11][[10]These great masters '] deaths] have come at a time when the field of education has been in the spotlight for other reasons . The Ministry of Education has just formally [[13]apologized] - 50 years after the fact - for the April 6 Incident , and a university president has been [[12]found] guilty of plagiarizing a research paper . [[13]The former] shows that [[14]intellectuals in [[4]Taiwan]] need no longer fear torture and imprisonment for [[14]their] beliefs . [[12]The latter] suggests that some people have allowed blind ambition to sully the pure ideal of scholarship . Apart from causing us to mourn , [[11]the deaths of [[10]these great men]] have left us with a lot to think about .


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p. 62 [[0]Hsu Tsang-houei] introduced modern Western classical music to [[3]Taiwan] before making pioneering collections of traditional Taiwanese music . [[1][[0]His] major opera on Zheng Chenggong -LRB- Koxinga -RRB-] debuted just last year . The most important Taiwanese musical master of the last half century , [[0]he] was a beloved teacher to many . [[0]His] legacy will live on through [[0]his] students . -LRB- photo by Diago Chiu -RRB- p. 62 [[1]Chang Kwang-chih] taught for decades at Harvard and Yale but never forgot [[0]his] homeland Taiwan . Though afflicted with [[2]Parkinson 's] disease in [[2]his] later years , [[2]he] nonetheless served as vice president of the Academia Sinica . [[2]He] made a major contribution toward developing the field of archeology in [[3]Taiwan] . -LRB- file photo -RRB- p. 63 " Only with a true understanding of history can we clearly chart a future path ! " What people respected most about [[2]the historian Tai Kuo-hui] was [[2]his] determination to face historical truth and [[2]his] refusal to heed prevailing dogma and political fashion . The photo shows [[2]him] at a forum discussing [[3]the island 's] political future in the wake of the last presidential election , which transferred power from one party to another . -LRB- photo by Pu Hua-chih -RRB-

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p. 62 [[1]Hsu Tsang-houei] introduced modern Western classical music to [[0]Taiwan] before making pioneering collections of traditional Taiwanese music . [[1]His] major opera on Zheng Chenggong -LRB- Koxinga -RRB- debuted just last year . [[1]The most important Taiwanese musical master of the last half century , he] was a beloved teacher to many . [[1]His] legacy will live on through [[1]his] students . -LRB- photo by Diago Chiu -RRB- p. 62 [[2]Chang Kwang-chih] taught for decades at Harvard and Yale but never forgot [[2][[0]his] homeland Taiwan] . Though afflicted with Parkinson 's disease in [[2]his] later years , [[2]he] nonetheless served as vice president of the Academia Sinica . [[2]He] made a major contribution toward developing the field of archeology in [[0]Taiwan] . -LRB- file photo -RRB- p. 63 " Only with a true understanding of history can we clearly chart a future path ! " What people respected most about [[3]the historian Tai Kuo-hui] was [[3]his] determination to face historical truth and [[3]his] refusal to heed prevailing dogma and political fashion . The photo shows [[3]him] at a forum discussing [[0]the island 's] political future in the wake of the last presidential election , which transferred power from one party to another . -LRB- photo by Pu Hua-chih -RRB-


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Ancient Giants of the Forest - [[2]Taiwan 's] False Cypresses -LRB- Chang Chin - ju / photos by Lai Chun - piao / tr. by Robert Taylor -RRB- The Bible says : " If you have faith as [[1]a grain of mustard seed] , you will say to [[0]this mountain] , ' Move hence to yonder place , ' and [[0]it] will move ; and nothing will be impossible to you . " For small as [[1]the mustard seed] is , [[1]it] grows into a mighty , spreading tree . Applying these words to [[2]Taiwan] , they most aptly describe the [[2]Taiwan] red cypress , whose tiny seeds are the origin of [[4][[2]Taiwan 's] greatest trees] . From conelets three millimeters in diameter come seeds no larger than [[3]sesame seeds] , yet [[3]they] grow into huge trees up to 60 meters tall . The Taiwan red cypress witnessed [[2]Taiwan 's] birth , squeezed up by the collision of two tectonic plates , and its progress from a fragile mass of broken rock to a more stable geology . It has also witnessed the rise and fall of [[2]Taiwan 's] forestry industry . Hsiuluan Village , an Atayal community in eastern Hsinchu County , was one of the last places in [[2]Taiwan] to be reached by modern civilization , and was once famous as the " village without lights . " In the mountain forest above Hsiuluan 's outlying hamlet of Chenhsipao , bushes and creepers form a dense undergrowth , and a blanket of damp fallen leaves makes the going slippery underfoot . Every ten to 20 meters , a magnificent [[2]Taiwan] red cypress , thousands of years old and with a trunk three to four meters thick , towers 40 meters into [[6]the sky] . [[5]Awe - stricken hikers standing below [[4]these great trees]] have the impression of having fallen into a sea of jungle , from which [[5]they] can barely see [[6]the sky] . This remnant of virgin cypress forest runs northward to [[8]Taoyuan County 's] Mt. Lala and to Chilan in Ilan County . This great wall of trees acts as a vital " safety valve , " regulating the flow of water into the Shihmen Reservoir , the Tanshui River and the Lanyang River , on which [[7]millions of people in northern Taiwan] depend for the water [[7]they] drink . The coat of green which clothes the mountains intimately affects water quality and soil stability in [[8]Taoyuan] , Hsinchu , Miaoli and Ilan Counties .

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Ancient Giants of the Forest - [[0]Taiwan 's] False Cypresses -LRB- Chang Chin - ju / photos by Lai Chun - piao / tr. by Robert Taylor -RRB- The Bible says : " If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed , you will say to [[1]this mountain] , ' Move hence to yonder place , ' and [[1]it] will move ; and nothing will be impossible to you . " For small as [[2]the mustard seed] is , [[2]it] grows into a mighty , spreading tree . Applying [[3]these words] to [[0]Taiwan] , [[3]they] most aptly describe the [[0]Taiwan] red cypress , whose tiny seeds are the origin of [[0]Taiwan 's] greatest trees . From conelets three millimeters in diameter come [[4]seeds no larger than sesame seeds] , yet [[4]they] grow into huge trees up to 60 meters tall . [[5]The [[0]Taiwan] red cypress] witnessed [[0]Taiwan 's] birth , squeezed up by the collision of two tectonic plates , and [[0]its] progress from a fragile mass of broken rock to a more stable geology . [[5]It] has also witnessed the rise and fall of [[0]Taiwan 's] forestry industry . [[6]Hsiuluan Village , an Atayal community in eastern Hsinchu County] , was one of the last places in [[0]Taiwan] to be reached by modern civilization , and was once famous as the " village without lights . " In [[7]the mountain forest above [[6]Hsiuluan 's] outlying hamlet of Chenhsipao] , bushes and creepers form a dense undergrowth , and a blanket of damp fallen leaves makes the going slippery underfoot . Every ten to 20 meters , a magnificent [[0]Taiwan] red cypress , thousands of years old and with a trunk three to four meters thick , towers 40 meters into the sky . [[8]Awe - stricken hikers standing below these great trees] have the impression of having fallen into a sea of jungle , from which [[8]they] can barely see the sky . [[7]This remnant of virgin cypress forest] runs northward to [[10]Taoyuan County 's] Mt. Lala and to Chilan in [[9]Ilan County] . [[7]This great wall of trees] acts as a vital " safety valve , " regulating the flow of water into the Shihmen Reservoir , the Tanshui River and the Lanyang River , on which [[11]millions of people in northern [[0]Taiwan]] depend for the water [[11]they] drink . The coat of green which clothes the mountains intimately affects water quality and soil stability in [[10]Taoyuan] , Hsinchu , Miaoli and [[9]Ilan] Counties .


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A land of clouds and mists [[0]Taiwan 's] " false cypresses " - trees of the genus Chamaecyparis , a subdivision of the cypress family , Cupressaceae - are relics of the ice ages which brought them to our geologically young island . Thirty million years ago , Chamaecyparis species were distributed all over [[1]the world] . But after the ice ages , the high mountains of [[0]Taiwan] , which were squeezed up from the edges of two tectonic plates a million years ago , became their refuge . Today , [[2]only six false cypress species] remain anywhere in [[1]the world] , scattered far apart in North America , Japan and [[0]Taiwan] . Two of [[2]them] are native to [[0]Taiwan] : the [[0]Taiwan] red cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis formosensis , a.k.a. the Formosan cypress -RRB- and the Taiwan yellow cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana , a variety of hinoki cypress -RRB- . [[3]The home of [[0]Taiwan 's] false cypresses] is at medium elevations from 1,300 to 2,600 meters , which is [[0]Taiwan 's] area of greatest precipitation and a major source of water for over 100 rivers . At [[3]these elevations] there is much rainfall but relatively little wind , and the mountains are shrouded in clouds and mists all year round ; hence the forests there are also known as cloud forests . In this environment of constant humidity , the [[0]Taiwan] red cypress grew into [[4]East Asia 's] biggest conifer , with average heights from 30 to 40 meters . The cypress forests also mark the transition between [[0]Taiwan 's] broadleaved and coniferous forests . [[5]False cypresses] make up more than 70 % of the trees in [[4]this zone] , but [[5]they] are accompanied by a rich variety of other plants , including other big trees like Formosan taiwania -LRB- Taiwania cryptomerioides -RRB- , Formosan cunninghamia -LRB- Cunninghamia konishii -RRB- and Chinese yew -LRB- Taxus mairei -RRB- . Hidden in the dark , damp understorey are a third of [[0]Taiwan 's] fern species , and the millennia - old false cypresses are also a paradise for epiphytic plants - as many as 80 species have been found growing on a single tree .

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A land of clouds and mists [[1][[0]Taiwan 's] " false cypresses " - trees of the genus Chamaecyparis , a subdivision of the cypress family , Cupressaceae] - are relics of the ice ages which brought [[0]them] to [[1]our geologically young island] . Thirty million years ago , [[2]Chamaecyparis species] were distributed all over [[3]the world] . But after the ice ages , [[4]the high mountains of [[1]Taiwan] , which were squeezed up from the edges of two tectonic plates a million years ago] , became [[2]their] refuge . Today , [[5]only six false cypress species] remain anywhere in [[3]the world] , scattered far apart in North America , Japan and [[1]Taiwan] . [[6]Two of [[5]them]] are native to [[1]Taiwan] : [[6]the [[1]Taiwan] red cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis formosensis , a.k.a. the Formosan cypress -RRB- and the [[1]Taiwan] yellow cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana , a variety of hinoki cypress -RRB-] . The home of [[1][[0]Taiwan 's] false cypresses] is at [[7]medium elevations from 1,300 to 2,600 meters] , which is [[1]Taiwan 's] area of greatest precipitation and a major source of water for over 100 rivers . At [[7]these elevations] there is much rainfall but relatively little wind , and [[4]the mountains] are shrouded in clouds and mists all year round ; hence [[8]the forests there] are also known as cloud forests . In this environment of constant humidity , the Taiwan red cypress grew into East Asia 's biggest conifer , with average heights from 30 to 40 meters . [[8]The cypress forests] also mark the transition between [[1]Taiwan 's] broadleaved and coniferous forests . [[9]False cypresses] make up more than 70 % of the trees in this zone , but [[9]they] are accompanied by a rich variety of other plants , including other big trees like Formosan taiwania -LRB- Taiwania cryptomerioides -RRB- , Formosan cunninghamia -LRB- Cunninghamia konishii -RRB- and Chinese yew -LRB- Taxus mairei -RRB- . Hidden in the dark , damp understorey are a third of [[1]Taiwan 's] fern species , and [[9]the millennia - old false cypresses] are also a paradise for epiphytic plants - as many as 80 species have been found growing on a single tree .


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[[0]Taiwan 's] Earth God The devastating 21 September earthquake of 1999 left [[0]Taiwan 's] landscape covered in scars , but researchers discovered that the places least damaged by the quake were areas of natural forest . In mountain regions where the rainfall is most abundant , the geology most fragile and erosive forces most powerful , [[1]the false cypresses] , with [[1]their] massive trunks and mighty root systems , cling tightly to [[9]the frail earth] . Professor Chen Yu - feng of Providence University , who has been studying [[0]Taiwan 's] flora for many years , explains that false cypress forests often grew where river erosion created large areas of debris from rockslides . As tectonic forces pushed [[0]Taiwan] continuously upwards and [[2]the rivers] carved [[2]their] way downward , such areas of collapse occurred in many places . [[3]Doughty false cypress seeds] seized the opportunity to colonize this hostile territory shunned by other plants . There [[3]they] gradually grew into gigantic trees , rehabilitating [[5]the land] and attracting other species . At the same time [[3]they] protected [[4]downstream areas] , making [[4]them] suitable for settlement and farming . " The growth of [[8]the cypress forests] stabilized the rubble brought down by the rushing mountain rivers . [[7]The false cypresses] are living ' spirits ' which naturally restore [[5]the land] , " says Chen Yu - feng . For [[6]the past million years] , clouds rolling in on northeasterly monsoon fronts in winter and southwesterly airflows in summer have carried [[6]their] moisture into the mountain valleys , to slowly condense onto the slopes where [[7]the false cypresses] grow . Steeped in this dampness , the flora and fauna of [[8]the forest] continued an unending cycle of growth and renewal through the changing seasons . The only humans who entered there were the aboriginal people who came to hunt and to collect wild fruit and berries . Every few decades the shaking of [[9]the earth] would ravage this ecosystem , but protected by the vitality of the cypresses [[5]the land] would gradually recover .

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[[0]Taiwan 's] Earth God [[1]The devastating 21 September earthquake of 1999] left [[0]Taiwan 's] landscape covered in scars , but researchers discovered that the places least damaged by [[1]the quake] were areas of natural forest . In mountain regions where the rainfall is most abundant , the geology most fragile and erosive forces most powerful , [[2]the false cypresses , with [[2]their] massive trunks and mighty root systems] , cling tightly to the frail earth . [[5]Professor Chen Yu - feng of Providence University , who has been studying [[0]Taiwan 's] flora for many years] , explains that [[4]false cypress forests] often grew where river erosion created [[3]large areas of debris from rockslides] . As tectonic forces pushed [[0]Taiwan] continuously upwards and [[6]the rivers] carved [[6]their] way downward , such areas of collapse occurred in many places . [[7]Doughty false cypress seeds] seized the opportunity to colonize [[3]this hostile territory shunned by other plants] . There [[7]they] gradually grew into [[8]gigantic trees] , rehabilitating the land and attracting other species . At the same time [[8]they] protected [[9]downstream areas] , making [[9]them] suitable for settlement and farming . " The growth of [[4]the cypress forests] stabilized the rubble brought down by the rushing mountain rivers . [[2]The false cypresses] are living ' spirits ' which naturally restore the land , " says [[5]Chen Yu - feng] . For the past million years , [[10]clouds rolling in on northeasterly monsoon fronts in winter and southwesterly airflows in summer] have carried [[10]their] moisture into the mountain valleys , to slowly condense onto the slopes where [[2]the false cypresses] grow . Steeped in this dampness , the flora and fauna of the forest continued an unending cycle of growth and renewal through the changing seasons . The only humans who entered there were the aboriginal people who came to hunt and to collect wild fruit and berries . Every few decades the shaking of the earth would ravage this ecosystem , but protected by the vitality of [[2]the cypresses] the land would gradually recover .


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The nemesis of the cypress trees However , the advent of mechanization , coupled with human greed , heralded a period of rapacious exploitation . In the 19th century human beings swarmed into [[0]Taiwan 's] dark mountains like busy worker ants . The false cypresses , which had conversed with the clouds for a million years , were identified as top - grade timber , and were thus condemned to an inexorable fate . After [[0]Taiwan] was ceded to [[2]Japan] following the Sino - Japanese war of 1894 , while [[1]the Japanese] were still quelling resistance to [[1]their] rule [[1]they] also went into [[5][[2]the island 's] mountains] to collect botanical specimens . In 1896 , a Japanese biologist collected the first specimen of [[3][[0]Taiwan] red cypress] on Yushan , and before long [[3]the [[0]Taiwan] yellow cypress] was found there too . In 1899 , the great cypress forests of [[4]Mt. Ali] were discovered , and in 1912 , the Japanese colonial government began large - scale logging there . Everywhere [[7]the Alishan Mountain Railway] passes at higher elevations was once cypress forest . Soon afterwards the forests of [[4]Mt. Taiping] in modern Ilan County and [[4]Mt. Pahsien] in Nantou were also opened up for logging . Endless streams of cypress logs flowed out of [[5]the mountains] , and were carried across the sea to [[2]Japan] to become pillars for [[6]Shinto shrines] . Quite apart from the incomparable quality of [[6]their] timber , in terms of numbers alone the [[0]Taiwan] red and yellow cypress took second and third place among [[0]Taiwan 's] trees , so [[6]they] became long - term cash cows for [[8][[0]the island 's] forestry industry] . After [[0]Taiwan 's] return to Chinese rule , from the 1950s to the 1980s [[0]the ROC] used forestry income to support [[0]its] industrial development . The logging grounds advanced deep into [[0]Taiwan 's] heart , consuming even greater areas than under the Japanese . False cypresses accounted for two - thirds of the 300,000 hectares of commercial forest , and contributed 70 - 80 % of forestry income . All of [[0]Taiwan 's] forest recreation areas today are to be found in the former cypress logging grounds . [[7]The Alishan Mountain Railway] , and the long forestry roads which wind through [[0]Taiwan 's] four major mountain ranges , were all built for the sole purpose of shifting the huge cypress logs down the slopes . " You could say that everything connected with [[8][[0]Taiwan 's] forestry industry] developed around the false cypresses , " says forest ecologist Yang Kuo - chen , an associate professor at Providence University . The history of forestry in [[0]Taiwan] is a history of false cypress felling , says Yang .

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The nemesis of [[0]the cypress trees] However , the advent of mechanization , coupled with human greed , heralded a period of rapacious exploitation . In the 19th century human beings swarmed into [[1]Taiwan 's] dark mountains like busy worker ants . [[0]The false cypresses , which had conversed with the clouds for a million years] , were identified as top - grade timber , and were thus condemned to an inexorable fate . After [[1]Taiwan] was ceded to [[3]Japan] following the Sino - Japanese war of 1894 , while [[2]the Japanese] were still quelling resistance to [[2]their] rule [[2]they] also went into [[4][[1]the island 's] mountains] to collect botanical specimens . In 1896 , a Japanese biologist collected the first specimen of [[1]Taiwan] red cypress on Yushan , and before long the [[1]Taiwan] yellow cypress was found there too . In 1899 , the great cypress forests of Mt. Ali were discovered , and in 1912 , [[2]the Japanese colonial government] began large - scale logging there . Everywhere [[5]the Alishan Mountain Railway] passes at higher elevations was once cypress forest . Soon afterwards the forests of Mt. Taiping in modern Ilan County and Mt. Pahsien in Nantou were also opened up for logging . Endless streams of cypress logs flowed out of [[4]the mountains] , and were carried across the sea to [[3]Japan] to become pillars for Shinto shrines . Quite apart from the incomparable quality of [[6]their] timber , in terms of numbers alone [[6]the [[1]Taiwan] red and yellow cypress] took second and third place among [[1]Taiwan 's] trees , so [[6]they] became long - term cash cows for [[7][[1]the island 's] forestry industry] . After [[1]Taiwan 's] return to Chinese rule , from the 1950s to the 1980s [[1]the ROC] used forestry income to support [[1]its] industrial development . The logging grounds advanced deep into [[1]Taiwan 's] heart , consuming even greater areas than under [[2]the Japanese] . False cypresses accounted for two - thirds of the 300,000 hectares of commercial forest , and contributed 70 - 80 % of forestry income . All of [[1]Taiwan 's] forest recreation areas today are to be found in the former cypress logging grounds . [[5]The Alishan Mountain Railway] , and the long forestry roads which wind through [[1]Taiwan 's] four major mountain ranges , were all built for the sole purpose of shifting the huge cypress logs down the slopes . " You could say that everything connected with [[7][[1]Taiwan 's] forestry industry] developed around [[0]the false cypresses] , " says [[8]forest ecologist Yang Kuo - chen , an associate professor at Providence University] . The history of forestry in [[1]Taiwan] is a history of false cypress felling , says [[8]Yang] .


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Hinoki and merihi If you speak of " hinoki , " the Japanese name of [[2]the Taiwan yellow cypress] , [[0]older Taiwanese] will lift [[0]their] noses as if catching a whiff of [[0]its] unmistakable fragrance - [[0]it] has a firm place in [[0]their] memories as the best of timbers . [[1]The [[3]Taiwan] yellow and red cypress each] have [[1]their] own different qualities . [[2]The Taiwan yellow cypress] grows pencil - straight towards the heavens , and has a higher content of oil , from which a fragrant essence can be refined . In 1971 , after the Shinto gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to [[3]Taiwan] to buy 11 huge , straight [[3]Taiwan] yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate . As for the [[3]Taiwan] red cypress - merihi in Japanese - it is even more magnificent in appearance than [[2]the [[3]Taiwan] yellow cypress] . But [[4][[2]the [[3]Taiwan] red cypress 's] trunk] is often divided , and because [[4]it] mostly grows in wet river valleys the heartwood is prone to be eaten away by bacteria , producing strangely tangled hollow trees . The crown is also broad and difficult to cut . This is why the gigantic ancient trees that have escaped the loggers ' chainsaws , such as those at Mt. Ali and Mt. Lala , are all [[3]Taiwan] red cypress . Human life is fleeting , but cypress is forever . As the forestry industry gradually declined , the forestry huts built in the Central Range in the Japanese period fell into disrepair , but [[5]their] cypress - wood washbasins are still as good as new . The close grain of [[5]their] growth rings reveals [[5]their] age , and [[5]their] resilience . In the early days , the sleepers used for the Alishan Mountain Railway were cut from [[6]broadleaved trees such as beech and Michelia compressa] . But tough as [[6]these woods] are , [[7]the sleepers] only stood up to three to five years of logging trains rumbling over [[6]them] , so there was no choice but to change them all for sleepers made of false cypress wood , which lasted for decades . And when [[8]the railways] were finally taken out of service , [[9]the Taiwan Forestry Bureau -LRB- TFB -RRB-] sold off [[7]the old sleepers] , and from the proceeds not only was able to recoup the cost of dismantling [[8]the railways] , but was also left with a tidy sum for [[9]its] own coffers . For the older generation , the excellence of false cypress wood is hard to put into words . Old folk to this day still rattle on about how the cypress - wood sleeping platforms of Japanese - style houses were long - lasting and hard - wearing , and how the best bathtubs were of course those of made of false cypress wood . In the eyes of furniture makers , " [[10]False cypress wood] is light and easy to work ; [[10]it] is flexible , rotproof and termite resistant . [[10]It] rarely warps , and hardly shrinks ; [[10]it] planes to a smooth , fine surface . [[10]It] 's so versatile : boats , bridges , carriages , cabinets or coffins - there 's not one it 's not suitable for . " In short , of all Taiwan 's commercial timbers , there 's not another to match [[10]it] .

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Hinoki and merihi If you speak of " [[1]hinoki , " the Japanese name of the [[2]Taiwan] yellow cypress] , [[0]older Taiwanese] will lift [[0]their] noses as if catching a whiff of [[1]its] unmistakable fragrance - [[1]it] has a firm place in [[0]their] memories as the best of timbers . [[3]The [[2]Taiwan] yellow and red cypress] each have [[3]their] own different qualities . The [[2]Taiwan] yellow cypress grows pencil - straight towards the heavens , and has a higher content of oil , from which a fragrant essence can be refined . In 1971 , after the [[4]Shinto] gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to [[2]Taiwan] to buy 11 huge , straight [[2]Taiwan] yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest [[4]Shinto] gate . As for [[5]the Taiwan red cypress - merihi in Japanese] - [[5]it] is even more magnificent in appearance than the Taiwan yellow cypress . But [[6]the Taiwan red cypress 's] trunk is often divided , and because [[6]it] mostly grows in wet river valleys the heartwood is prone to be eaten away by bacteria , producing strangely tangled hollow trees . The crown [[7]is] also broad and difficult to cut . [[7]This] is why the gigantic ancient trees that have escaped the loggers ' chainsaws , such as those at Mt. Ali and Mt. Lala , are all Taiwan red cypress . Human life is fleeting , but cypress is forever . As the forestry industry gradually declined , the forestry huts built in the Central Range in the Japanese period fell into disrepair , but [[8]their cypress - wood washbasins] are still as good as new . The close grain of [[8]their] growth rings reveals [[8]their] age , and [[8]their] resilience . In the early days , [[9]the sleepers used for the Alishan Mountain Railway] were cut from broadleaved trees such as [[10]beech and Michelia compressa] . But tough as [[10]these woods] are , [[9]the sleepers] only stood up to three to five years of logging trains rumbling over [[9]them] , so there was no choice but to change [[9]them] all for [[11]sleepers made of false cypress wood , which lasted for decades] . And when [[13]the railways] were finally taken out of service , [[12]the Taiwan Forestry Bureau -LRB- TFB -RRB-] sold off [[11]the old sleepers] , and from the proceeds not only was able to recoup the cost of dismantling [[13]the railways] , but was also left with a tidy sum for [[12]its] own coffers . For the older generation , the excellence of false cypress wood is hard to put into words . Old folk to this day still rattle on about how the cypress - wood sleeping platforms of Japanese - style houses were long - lasting and hard - wearing , and how the best bathtubs were of course those of made of false cypress wood . In the eyes of furniture makers , " [[14]False cypress wood] is light and easy to work ; [[14]it] is flexible , rotproof and termite resistant . [[14]It] rarely warps , and hardly shrinks ; [[14]it] planes to a smooth , fine surface . [[14]It] 's so versatile : boats , bridges , carriages , cabinets or coffins - there 's not one [[14]it] 's not suitable for . " In short , of all [[2]Taiwan] 's commercial timbers , there 's not another to match [[14]it] .


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Pining away However , behind these sweet memories of cypress wood are the regrets of the foresters . [[0]Surveys] made before logging began at [[2]Mt. Ali , [[5]Taiwan 's] earliest cypress logging area] , showed that there were more than 300,000 false cypresses over 1,000 years old , but today all that remains of [[0]them] is a few lonely - looking old trees scattered among introduced Japanese red cedar -LRB- Cryptomeria japonica -RRB- and flowering cherries . Despite [[1]its] great fame , deprived of the company of [[1]its] own species the most celebrated of the giant Taiwan red cypresses of [[2]Mt. Ali] finally succumbed to lightning and fire . The TFB once hoped that if [[3]a few false cypresses] were left standing in each of the old logging areas , [[3]they] would seed naturally . But [[3]they] discovered that although the trees were completely uninjured , [[3]they] died one by one . Late Taiwanese forestry expert Liu Chin described these few remaining trees as " dying of loneliness . " It seems that when abandoned by [[4]the companions] [[4]they] had relied on for millennia , and left to face the rigors of [[4]their] environment alone , [[4]these ancient survivors] went into terminal decline . But an even greater cause for regret is that " 50 years of intensive false cypress logging [[6]tore] the heart out of [[5]Taiwan 's] life - support system . [[6]This devastation] , coupled with agriculture moving up into the mountains , can only result in landslides , floods and all kinds of ' natural ' disasters . . . . " With ecologists ' warnings ringing in their ears , now that floods and mudslides have become a common occurrence , people can only nod in tacit agreement . Large - scale logging of false cypresses continued right up to 1989 . With forestry earning no profits , and in response to energetic lobbying by civic groups , the Executive Yuan finally banned the cutting of natural forests , at last giving a respite to the giant trees which protect [[5]Taiwan 's] land . But the great wall of 20 million gigantic false cypress trees which once stretched the length of [[5]Taiwan] had already been breached . Apart from some scattered local stands , the Taiwan red cypress forest of Mt. Hsiukulan in central Taiwan , and the 10,000 - plus hectares of [[5]Taiwan] yellow cypress at Mt. Chilan in Ilan County in northern Taiwan , are [[5]the island 's] only remaining forests of giant trees .

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Pining away However , behind these sweet memories of cypress wood are the regrets of the foresters . Surveys made before logging began at [[0]Mt. Ali , [[2]Taiwan 's] earliest cypress logging area] , showed that there were [[1]more than 300,000 false cypresses over 1,000 years old] , but today all that remains of [[1]them] is a few lonely - looking old trees scattered among introduced Japanese red cedar -LRB- Cryptomeria japonica -RRB- and flowering cherries . Despite [[3]its] great fame , deprived of the company of [[3]its] own species [[3]the most celebrated of the giant [[2]Taiwan] red cypresses of [[0]Mt. Ali]] finally succumbed to lightning and fire . [[5]The TFB] once hoped that if [[4]a few false cypresses] were left standing in each of the old logging areas , [[4]they] would seed naturally . But [[5]they] discovered that although [[4]the trees] were completely uninjured , [[4]they] died one by one . Late Taiwanese forestry expert Liu Chin described [[4]these few remaining trees] as " dying of loneliness . " It seems that when abandoned by the companions [[4]they] had relied on for millennia , and left to face the rigors of [[4]their] environment alone , [[4]these ancient survivors] went into terminal decline . But an even greater cause for regret is that " 50 years of intensive false cypress logging [[6]tore] the heart out of [[2]Taiwan 's] life - support system . [[6]This devastation] , coupled with agriculture moving up into the mountains , can only result in landslides , floods and all kinds of ' natural ' disasters . . . . " With ecologists ' warnings ringing in [[7]their] ears , now that floods and mudslides have become a common occurrence , [[7]people] can only nod in tacit agreement . Large - scale logging of false cypresses continued right up to 1989 . With forestry earning no profits , and in response to energetic lobbying by civic groups , the Executive Yuan finally banned the cutting of natural forests , at last giving a respite to the giant trees which protect [[2]Taiwan 's] land . But the great wall of 20 million gigantic false cypress trees which once stretched the length of [[2]Taiwan] had already been breached . Apart from some scattered local stands , the [[2]Taiwan] red cypress forest of Mt. Hsiukulan in central Taiwan , and the 10,000 - plus hectares of [[2]Taiwan] yellow cypress at Mt. Chilan in Ilan County in northern Taiwan , are [[2]the island 's] only remaining forests of giant trees .


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Whose national park ? Humans cut down [[0]the million year - old cypress forests] in less than a century , but the story of [[0]their] destruction is not over . Amazingly , [[0]the ban on logging natural forests] has not protected Chilan , the only single - species forest of hinoki cypress surviving in the world today . Before the ban , the Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen -LRB- VACRS -RRB- , which manages [[5]Chilan] , had already cut down almost 6,000 hectares . To generate income , [[2]VACRS] has continued logging there under the pretext of " clearing away dead and fallen trees to make space for young trees to grow . " Ecologists and biologists can only repeat again : " [[1]The trees] have been growing by [[1]themselves] for tens of thousands of years , so why would [[1]they] need human help for [[1]their] saplings to grow ? " In response to this situation a popular movement sprang up to push for the establishment of [[6]a " cypress forest national park] , " in the hope that with national park status , the last remaining virgin [[7]Taiwan] yellow cypress forest could be saved . Perhaps the millennium year was a decisive one for [[4]the trees] , for [[3]the Executive Yuan] allocated new funds to [[2]the VACRS] so that [[3]it] no longer needs to cut down trees to bolster [[3]its] finances , and also approved a plan to set up a national park . But so - called ecotourism is now emerging as another threat to [[4]the trees '] survival . To assure the livelihood of the local Atayal aborigines of [[5]Chilan] , when [[6]the cypress national park] is set up consideration will have to be given to how to balance the need to protect the forests with the demand for sustainable tourism . How can [[7]Taiwan 's] false cypresses become more than just a tool of human economic activity ? Can the sad history of cypress logging teach [[8]the people of [[7]Taiwan]] a lesson in how to truly care for [[8]their] land ? Perhaps these questions are still more important than the issue of establishing a national park .

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Whose national park ? Humans cut down [[0]the million year - old cypress forests] in less than a century , but the story of [[0]their] destruction is not over . Amazingly , [[1]the ban on logging natural forests] has not protected [[2]Chilan , the only single - species forest of hinoki cypress surviving in the world today] . Before [[1]the ban] , [[3]the Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen -LRB- VACRS -RRB- , which manages [[2]Chilan]] , had already cut down almost 6,000 hectares . To generate income , [[3]VACRS] has continued logging there under the pretext of " clearing away dead and fallen trees to make space for young trees to grow . " Ecologists and biologists can only repeat again : " [[4]The trees] have been growing by [[4]themselves] for tens of thousands of years , so why would [[4]they] need human help for [[4]their] saplings to grow ? " In response to this situation a popular movement sprang up to push for the establishment of a " cypress forest national park , " in the hope that with national park status , the last remaining virgin [[5]Taiwan] yellow cypress forest could be saved . Perhaps the millennium year was a decisive one for [[4]the trees] , for the Executive Yuan allocated new funds to [[3]the VACRS] so that [[3]it] no longer needs to cut down trees to bolster [[3]its] finances , and also approved a plan to set up [[6]a national park] . But so - called ecotourism is now emerging as another threat to [[4]the trees '] survival . To assure the livelihood of the local Atayal aborigines of [[2]Chilan] , when [[6]the cypress national park] is set up consideration will have to be given to how to balance the need to protect the forests with the demand for sustainable tourism . How can [[5]Taiwan 's] false cypresses become more than just a tool of human economic activity ? Can the sad history of cypress logging teach [[7]the people of [[5]Taiwan]] a lesson in how to truly care for [[7]their] land ? Perhaps these questions are still more important than the issue of establishing a national park .


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A future for the cypresses ? At the Atayal village of Chenhsipao in Hsinchu County , by three in the afternoon the clouds rolling in from afar have quietly slipped over the ridges and covered [[1]the whole mountainside where the cypress trees] grow . Here , in [[0]Taiwan 's] remote but vitally important heartland , gigantic trees which have survived the long river of time and escaped the ravages of logging stand undaunted , like guardian spirits quietly protecting the Atayal people and [[0]Taiwan 's] land . Only if we can allow [[1]the cypress] trees a future , will the people of [[0]Taiwan] also have a lasting future .

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A future for the cypresses ? At the Atayal village of Chenhsipao in Hsinchu County , by three in the afternoon the clouds rolling in from afar have quietly slipped over the ridges and covered the whole mountainside where the cypress trees grow . Here , in [[0]Taiwan 's] remote but vitally important heartland , gigantic trees which have survived the long river of time and escaped the ravages of logging stand undaunted , like guardian spirits quietly protecting the Atayal people and [[0]Taiwan 's] land . Only if [[1]we] can allow the cypress trees a future , will [[1]the people of [[0]Taiwan]] also have a lasting future .


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p. 31 The virgin Taiwan yellow cypress forest of [[0]Chilan] dwarfs human visitors . Can today 's generation of Taiwanese save [[0]our island 's] last remaining forest of [[1]these giant trees] , for [[1]themselves] and later generations ? p. 33 On the pretext of clearing dead wood , [[2]many live [[0]Taiwan] yellow cypresses] have been felled in the forest of [[0]Chilan] . p. 33 The seeds hidden in the tiny conelets of the Taiwan red cypress seem blessed with a mysterious power . In the harshest of natural environments , [[2]they] grow into mighty , towering trees . -LRB- photo by Jimmy Lin -RRB- p. 34 This [[3]Taiwan] red cypress planted by the Japanese at Mt. Ali in 1915 has now [[4]reached] a girth of 70 centimeters . But the smallest commercial size of [[3]Taiwan] red cypress is 150 centimeters . [[4]This] means that [[5]artificially planted trees] are not ready for harvest until [[5]they] are 300 years old . Hence since [[1]the false cypress forests] were cleared , Taiwanese - preferring quick profits - have generally planted Japanese red cedar , which is ready to be felled after only 20 years .

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p. 31 [[0]The virgin [[1]Taiwan] yellow cypress forest of Chilan] dwarfs human visitors . Can [[2]today 's generation of Taiwanese] save [[2][[1][[0]our] island 's] last remaining forest of these giant trees] , for [[2]themselves] and later generations ? p. 33 On the pretext of clearing dead wood , many live [[1]Taiwan] yellow cypresses have been felled in [[0]the forest of Chilan] . p. 33 [[3]The seeds hidden in the tiny conelets of the [[1]Taiwan] red cypress] seem blessed with a mysterious power . In the harshest of natural environments , [[3]they] grow into mighty , towering trees . -LRB- photo by Jimmy Lin -RRB- p. 34 This [[1]Taiwan] red cypress planted by the Japanese at Mt. Ali in 1915 has now reached a girth of 70 centimeters . But the smallest commercial size of [[1]Taiwan] red cypress is 150 centimeters . This means that [[4]artificially planted trees] are not ready for harvest until [[4]they] are 300 years old . Hence since the false cypress forests were cleared , Taiwanese - preferring quick profits - have generally planted Japanese red cedar , which is ready to be felled after only 20 years .


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The U.S. , claiming some success in its trade diplomacy , removed [[3]South Korea] , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia from a list of countries it is closely watching for allegedly failing to honor U.S. patents , copyrights and other intellectual - property rights . However , five other countries -- [[0]China , Thailand , India , Brazil and Mexico] -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , [[1]U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills] announced . Under the new U.S. trade law , [[0]those countries] could face accelerated unfair - trade investigations and stiff trade sanctions if [[0]they] do n't improve [[0]their] protection of intellectual property by next spring . [[1]Mrs. Hills] said many of [[0]the 25 countries] that [[1]she] placed under varying degrees of scrutiny have made `` genuine progress '' on this touchy issue . [[1]She] said there is `` growing realization '' around the world that denial of intellectual - property rights harms all trading nations , and particularly the `` creativity and inventiveness of an -LCB- offending -RCB- country 's own citizens . '' U.S. trade negotiators argue that [[2]countries with inadequate protections for intellectual - property rights] could be hurting [[2]themselves] by discouraging [[2]their] own scientists and authors and by deterring U.S. high - technology firms from investing or marketing [[2]their] best products there . [[1]Mrs. Hills] lauded [[3]South Korea] for creating an intellectual - property task force and special enforcement teams of police officers and prosecutors trained to pursue movie and book pirates . Seoul also has instituted effective search - and - seizure procedures to aid these teams , [[1]she] said . [[4]Taiwan] has improved [[4]its] standing with [[10]the U.S.] by initialing [[6]a bilateral copyright agreement] , amending [[4]its] trademark law and introducing legislation to protect [[5]foreign movie producers] from unauthorized showings of [[5]their] films . [[6]That measure] could compel [[8]Taipei 's] growing number of small video - viewing parlors to pay [[7]movie producers] for showing [[7]their] films . Saudi Arabia , for [[8]its] part , has vowed to enact a copyright law compatible with [[9]international standards] and to apply the law to computer software as well as to literary works , [[1]Mrs. Hills] said . [[9]These three countries] are n't completely off the hook , though . [[9]They] will remain on a lower - priority list that includes 17 other countries . [[9]Those countries] -- including Japan , Italy , Canada , Greece and Spain -- are still of some concern to [[10]the U.S.] but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list . Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual - property cases , said the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined with a growing recognition that protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made by South Korea , [[4]Taiwan] and Saudi Arabia . `` What this tells us is that U.S. trade law is working , '' [[1]he] said . [[1]He] said [[11]Mexico] could be one of the next countries to be removed from the priority list because of [[11]its] efforts to craft a new patent law . [[1]Mrs. Hills] said that [[10]the U.S.] is still concerned about `` disturbing developments in [[13]Turkey] and continuing slow progress in [[12]Malaysia] . '' [[1]She] did n't elaborate , although earlier U.S. trade reports have complained of videocassette piracy in [[12]Malaysia] and disregard for U.S. pharmaceutical patents in [[13]Turkey] . [[14]The 1988 trade act] requires [[1]Mrs. Hills] to issue another review of the performance of these countries by April 30 . So far , [[1]Mrs. Hills] has n't deemed any cases bad enough to merit an accelerated investigation under the so - called special 301 provision of [[14]the act] .

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[[2]The U.S.] , claiming some success in [[2]its] trade diplomacy , removed [[3][[0]South Korea] , [[5]Taiwan] and [[4]Saudi Arabia]] from [[1]a list of countries [[2]it] is closely watching for allegedly failing to honor U.S. patents , copyrights and other intellectual - property rights] . However , [[7]five other countries -- China , Thailand , India , Brazil and Mexico --] will remain on [[1]that so - called priority watch list] as a result of an interim review , [[6]U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills] announced . Under [[9]the new U.S. trade law] , [[7]those countries] could face accelerated unfair - trade investigations and stiff trade sanctions if [[7]they] do n't improve [[8][[7]their] protection of intellectual property] by next spring . [[6]Mrs. Hills] said many of the 25 countries that [[6]she] placed under varying degrees of scrutiny have made `` genuine progress '' on [[8]this touchy issue] . [[6]She] said there is `` growing realization '' around the world that denial of intellectual - property rights harms all trading nations , and particularly the `` creativity and inventiveness of an -LCB- offending -RCB- country 's own citizens . '' U.S. trade negotiators argue that [[11]countries with inadequate protections for intellectual - property rights] could be hurting [[11]themselves] by discouraging [[11]their] own scientists and authors and by deterring [[10]U.S. high - technology firms] from investing or marketing [[10]their] best products there . [[6]Mrs. Hills] lauded [[0]South Korea] for creating an intellectual - property task force and [[12]special enforcement teams of police officers and prosecutors trained to pursue movie and book pirates] . [[0]Seoul] also has instituted effective search - and - seizure procedures to aid [[12]these teams] , [[6]she] said . [[5]Taiwan] has improved [[5]its] standing with [[2]the U.S.] by initialing a bilateral copyright agreement , amending [[5]its] trademark law and introducing [[14]legislation to protect [[13]foreign movie producers] from unauthorized showings of [[13]their] films] . [[14]That measure] could compel [[5]Taipei 's] growing number of small video - viewing parlors to pay [[15]movie producers] for showing [[15]their] films . [[4]Saudi Arabia] , for [[4]its] part , has vowed to enact [[16]a copyright law compatible with international standards] and to apply [[16]the law] to computer software as well as to literary works , [[6]Mrs. Hills] said . [[3]These three countries] are n't completely off the hook , though . [[3]They] will remain on a lower - priority list that includes [[17]17 other countries] . [[17]Those countries -- including Japan , Italy , Canada , Greece and Spain --] are still of some concern to [[2]the U.S.] but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on [[1]the `` priority '' list] . [[18]Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual - property cases ,] said the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined with a growing recognition that protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made by [[3][[0]South Korea] , [[5]Taiwan] and [[4]Saudi Arabia]] . `` What this tells us is that U.S. trade law is working , '' [[18]he] said . [[18]He] said [[19]Mexico] could be one of the next countries to be removed from [[1]the priority list] because of [[19]its] efforts to craft a new patent law . [[6]Mrs. Hills] said that [[2]the U.S.] is still concerned about `` disturbing developments in [[20]Turkey] and continuing slow progress in [[21]Malaysia] . '' [[6]She] did n't elaborate , although earlier U.S. trade reports have complained of videocassette piracy in [[21]Malaysia] and disregard for U.S. pharmaceutical patents in [[20]Turkey] . [[9]The 1988 trade act] requires [[6]Mrs. Hills] to issue another review of the performance of these countries by April 30 . So far , [[6]Mrs. Hills] has n't deemed any cases bad enough to merit an accelerated investigation under the so - called special 301 provision of [[9]the act] .


Predicted

Judging from the Americana in Haruki Murakami 's `` A Wild Sheep Chase '' -LRB- Kodansha , 320 pages , $ 18.95 -RRB- , baby boomers on both sides of the Pacific have a lot in common . Although set in [[1]Japan] , the novel 's texture is almost entirely Western , especially American . Characters drink Salty Dogs , whistle `` Johnny B. Goode '' and watch Bugs Bunny reruns . [[0]They] read Mickey Spillane and talk about Groucho and Harpo . [[0]They] worry about [[0]their] careers , drink too much and suffer through broken marriages and desultory affairs . [[2]This] is [[1]Japan] ? For an American reader , part of the charm of [[2]this engaging novel] should come in recognizing that [[1]Japan] is n't the buttoned - down society of contemporary American lore . It 's also refreshing to read a Japanese author who clearly does n't belong to the self - aggrandizing `` we - Japanese '' school of writers who perpetuate the notion of the unique Japanese , unfathomable by outsiders . If `` [[3]A Wild Sheep Chase ''] carries an implicit message for international relations , it 's that the Japanese are more like us than most of us think . That 's not to say that [[3]the nutty plot of `` [[3][[3]A Wild Sheep Chase] '']] is rooted in reality . [[3]It] 's imaginative and often funny . A disaffected , hard - drinking , nearly - 30 hero sets off for snow country in search of an elusive sheep with a star on its back at the behest of a sinister , erudite mobster with a Stanford degree . [[4]He] has in tow [[4]his] prescient girlfriend , whose sassy retorts mark her as anything but a docile butterfly . Along the way , [[4]he] meets a solicitous Christian chauffeur who offers the hero God 's phone number ; and the Sheep Man , a sweet , roughhewn figure who wears -- what else -- a sheepskin . [[4]The 40 - year - old Mr. Murakami] is a publishing sensation in [[1]Japan] . A more recent novel , `` Norwegian Wood '' -LRB- every Japanese under 40 seems to be fluent in Beatles lyrics -RRB- , has sold more than four million copies since Kodansha published it in 1987 . But [[4]he] is just one of [[5]several youthful writers] -- Tokyo 's brat pack -- who are dominating the best - seller charts in [[1]Japan] . [[5]Their] books are written in idiomatic , contemporary language and usually carry hefty dashes of Americana . In [[6]Robert Whiting 's] `` You Gotta Have Wa '' -LRB- Macmillan , 339 pages , $ 17.95 -RRB- , the Beatles give way to baseball , in the Nipponese version we would be hard put to call a `` game . '' As [[6]Mr. Whiting] describes [[7]it] , Nipponese baseball is a `` mirror of [[1]Japan 's] fabled virtues of hard work and harmony . '' `` Wa '' is Japanese for `` team spirit '' and Japanese ballplayers have miles and miles of [[7]it] . [[8]A player 's commitment to practice and team image] is as important as [[8]his] batting average . Polls once named Tokyo Giants star Tatsunori Hara , a `` humble , uncomplaining , obedient soul , '' as the male symbol of [[1]Japan] . But other than the fact that besuboru is played with a ball and a bat , it 's unrecognizable : Fans politely return foul balls to stadium ushers ; the strike zone expands depending on the size of the hitter ; [[9]ties] are permitted -- even welcomed -- since [[9]they] honorably sidestep the shame of defeat ; [[10]players] must abide by strict rules of conduct even in [[10]their] personal lives -- players for the Tokyo Giants , for example , must always wear ties when on the road . `` You Gotta Have Wa '' is the often amusing chronicle of how [[11]American ballplayers] , rationed to two per team , fare in [[1]Japan] . Despite the enormous sums of money [[11]they] 're paid to stand up at a Japanese plate , a good number decide it 's not worth it and run for home . `` Funny Business '' -LRB- Soho , 228 pages , $ 17.95 -RRB- by [[13]Gary Katzenstein] is anything but . It 's the petulant complaint of an impudent American whom [[12]Sony] hosted for a year while [[12]he] was on a Luce Fellowship in [[15]Tokyo] -- to the regret of both parties . In sometimes amusing , more often supercilious , even vicious passages , [[13]Mr. Katzenstein] describes how [[12]Sony] invades even the most mundane aspects of [[12]its] workers ' lives -- at the regimented office , where employees are assigned lunch partners -- and at `` home '' in the austere company dormitory run by a prying caretaker . Some of [[12]his] observations about Japanese management style are on the mark . It 's probably true that many salarymen put in unproductive overtime just for the sake of solidarity , that the system is so hierarchical that only the assistant manager can talk to the manager and the manager to the general manager , and that [[12]Sony] was chary of letting a young , short - term American employee take on any responsibility . All of this must have been enormously frustrating to Mr. Katzenstein , who went to [[12]Sony] with degrees in business and computer science and was raring to invent another Walkman . But [[12]Sony] ultimately took a lesson from the American management books and fired [[13]Mr. Katzenstein] , after [[13]he] committed the social crime of making an appointment to see [[14]the venerable Akio Morita , founder of [[12]Sony]] . It 's a shame [[14]their] meeting never took place . [[13]Mr. Katzenstein] certainly would have learned something , and it 's even possible [[14]Mr. Morita] would have too . Ms. Kirkpatrick , the Journal 's deputy editorial features editor , worked in [[15]Tokyo] for three years . More and more corners of the globe are becoming free of tobacco smoke . In Singapore , a new law requires [[16]smokers] to put out [[16]their] cigarettes before entering restaurants , department stores and sports centers or face a $ 250 fine . Discos and private clubs are exempt from the ban , and smoking will be permitted in bars except during meal hours , an official said . Singapore already bans smoking in all theaters , buses , public elevators , hospitals and fast - food restaurants . In Malaysia , Siti Zaharah Sulaiman , a deputy minister in the prime minister 's office , launched a `` No - Smoking Week '' at the Mara Institute of Technology near Kuala Lumpur and urged other schools to ban on - campus smoking . [[17]South Korea] has different concerns . In Seoul , officials began visiting about 26,000 cigarette stalls to remove illegal posters and signboards advertising imported cigarettes . [[17]South Korea] has opened [[17]its] market to foreign cigarettes but restricts advertising to designated places . A marketing study indicates that [[19][[18]Hong Kong] consumers] are the most materialistic in the 14 major markets where [[20]the survey] was carried out . The study by the Backer Spielvogel Bates ad agency also found that [[19][[18]the colony 's] consumers] feel more pressured than those in any of the other surveyed markets , which include [[22]the U.S.] and [[21]Japan] . [[20]The survey] found that nearly half of [[18]Hong Kong] consumers espouse what [[20]it] identified as materialistic values , compared with about one - third in [[21]Japan] and [[22]the U.S.] . [[23]More than three in five] said [[23]they] are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and one in four in [[21]Japan] . The Thai cabinet endorsed Finance Minister Pramual Sabhavasu 's proposal to build [[25]a $ 19 million conference center] for a joint meeting of [[30]the World Bank and International Monetary Fund] two years from now . The meeting , which is expected to draw 20,000 to Bangkok , was going to be held at [[24]the Central Plaza Hotel] , but the government balked at [[24]the hotel 's] conditions for undertaking necessary expansion . A major concern about the current plan is whether [[25]the new center] can be built in such a short time . [[26]Yasser Arafat] has written to the chairman of [[27]the International Olympic Committee] asking [[26]him] to back a Palestinian bid to join [[28]the committee] , [[33]the Palestine Liberation Organization news agency WAFA] said . An official of [[27]the Palestinian Olympic Committee] said [[28]the committee] first applied for membership in 1979 and renewed [[28]its] application in August of [[29]this year] . The PLO in recent months has been trying to join international organizations but failed earlier [[29]this year] to win membership in [[30]the World Health Organization and [[31]the World Tourism Organization]] . A Beijing food - shop assistant has become the first mainland Chinese to get [[31]AIDS] through sex , [[32]the People 's Daily] said . [[32]It] said the man , whom [[32]it] did not name , had been found to have [[31]the disease] after hospital tests . Once [[31]the disease] was confirmed , all [[34]the man 's] associates and family were tested , but none have so far been found to have [[31]AIDS] , [[33]the newspaper] said . [[34]The man] had for a long time had `` a chaotic sex life , '' including relations with foreign men , [[33]the newspaper] said . [[36]The Polish government] [[35]increased] home electricity charges by 150 % and doubled gas prices . [[33]The official news agency PAP] said [[35]the increases] were intended to bring unrealistically low energy charges into line with production costs and compensate for a rise in coal prices . In happier news , South Korea , in establishing diplomatic ties with Poland yesterday , announced $ 450 million in loans to [[36]the financially strapped Warsaw government] . In a victory for environmentalists , [[40][[38]Hungary 's] parliament] terminated [[37]a multibillion - dollar River Danube dam] being built by Austrian firms . [[37]The Nagymaros dam] was designed to be twinned with another dam , now nearly complete , 100 miles upstream in [[39]Czechoslovakia] . In ending [[38]Hungary 's] part of [[37]the project] , Parliament authorized Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth to modify a 1977 agreement with [[39]Czechoslovakia] , which still wants [[37]the dam] to be built . Mr. Nemeth said in [[40]parliament] that [[39]Czechoslovakia] and [[38]Hungary] would suffer environmental damage if the twin dams were built as planned . [[39]Czechoslovakia] said in May [[39]it] could seek $ 2 billion from [[38]Hungary] if the twindam contract were broken . [[37]The Czech dam] ca n't be operated solely at peak periods without [[37]the Nagymaros project] . A painting by August Strindberg set a Scandinavian price record when [[37]it] sold at auction in Stockholm for $ 2.44 million . `` Lighthouse II '' was painted in oils by the playwright in 1901 ... After years of decline , weddings in [[36]France] showed a 2.2 % upturn [[41]last year] , with 6,000 more couples exchanging rings in 1988 than in the previous year , the national statistics office said . But the number of weddings [[41]last year] -- 271,124 -- was still well below the 400,000 registered in 1972 , the last year of increasing marriages .

Gold

Judging from the Americana in [[1][[0]Haruki Murakami 's] `` A Wild Sheep Chase '' -LRB- [[2]Kodansha] , 320 pages , $ 18.95 -RRB-] , baby boomers on both sides of the Pacific have a lot in common . Although set in [[3]Japan] , [[1]the novel 's] texture is almost entirely Western , especially American . [[4]Characters] drink Salty Dogs , whistle `` Johnny B. Goode '' and watch Bugs Bunny reruns . [[4]They] read Mickey Spillane and talk about Groucho and Harpo . [[4]They] worry about [[4]their] careers , drink too much and suffer through broken marriages and desultory affairs . This is [[3]Japan] ? For an American reader , part of the charm of [[1]this engaging novel] should come in recognizing that [[3]Japan] is n't the buttoned - down society of contemporary American lore . It 's also refreshing to read a Japanese author who clearly does n't belong to the self - aggrandizing `` we - Japanese '' school of writers who perpetuate the notion of the unique Japanese , unfathomable by outsiders . If `` [[1]A Wild Sheep Chase] '' carries [[6]an implicit message for international relations] , [[6]it] 's that the Japanese are more like [[5]us] than most of [[5]us] think . That 's not to say that [[7]the nutty plot of `` [[1]A Wild Sheep Chase] ''] is rooted in reality . [[7]It] 's imaginative and often funny . [[8]A disaffected , hard - drinking , nearly - 30 hero] sets off for snow country in search of an elusive sheep with a star on its back at the behest of a sinister , erudite mobster with a Stanford degree . [[8]He] has in tow [[8]his] prescient girlfriend , whose sassy retorts mark her as anything but a docile butterfly . Along the way , [[8]he] meets a solicitous Christian chauffeur who offers [[8]the hero] God 's phone number ; and the Sheep Man , a sweet , roughhewn figure who wears -- what else -- a sheepskin . [[0]The 40 - year - old Mr. Murakami] is a publishing sensation in [[3]Japan] . [[9]A more recent novel , `` Norwegian Wood '' -LRB- every Japanese under 40 seems to be fluent in [[10]Beatles] lyrics -RRB- ,] has sold more than four million copies since [[2]Kodansha] published [[9]it] in [[11]1987] . But [[0]he] is just one of [[12]several youthful writers -- [[13]Tokyo 's] brat pack -- who are dominating the best - seller charts in [[3]Japan]] . [[12]Their] books are written in idiomatic , contemporary language and usually carry hefty dashes of Americana . In [[15][[14]Robert Whiting 's] `` You Gotta Have Wa '' -LRB- Macmillan , 339 pages , $ 17.95 -RRB-] , [[10]the Beatles] give way to baseball , in the Nipponese version we would be hard put to call a `` game . '' As [[14]Mr. Whiting] describes [[16]it] , [[16]Nipponese baseball] is a `` mirror of [[3]Japan 's] fabled virtues of hard work and harmony . '' `` [[17]Wa] '' is Japanese for `` team spirit '' and Japanese ballplayers have miles and miles of [[17]it] . [[18]A player 's] commitment to practice and team image is as important as [[18]his] batting average . Polls once named [[19]Tokyo Giants] star Tatsunori Hara , a `` humble , uncomplaining , obedient soul , '' as the male symbol of [[3]Japan] . But other than the fact that [[20]besuboru] is played with a ball and a bat , [[20]it] 's unrecognizable : Fans politely return foul balls to stadium ushers ; the strike zone expands depending on the size of the hitter ; [[21]ties] are permitted -- even welcomed -- since [[21]they] honorably sidestep the shame of defeat ; [[22]players] must abide by strict rules of conduct even in [[22]their] personal lives -- players for [[19]the Tokyo Giants] , for example , must always wear ties when on the road . `` [[15]You Gotta Have Wa] '' is the often amusing chronicle of how American ballplayers , rationed to two per team , fare in [[3]Japan] . Despite [[23]the enormous sums of money [[24]they] 're paid to [[26]stand] up at a Japanese plate] , [[24]a good number] decide [[26]it] 's not worth [[23]it] and run for [[25]home] . [[28]`` Funny Business '' -LRB- Soho , 228 pages , $ 17.95 -RRB- by [[27]Gary Katzenstein]] is anything but . [[28]It] 's the petulant complaint of an impudent American whom [[29]Sony] hosted for a year while he was on a Luce Fellowship in [[13]Tokyo] -- to the regret of both parties . In sometimes amusing , more often supercilious , even vicious passages , [[27]Mr. Katzenstein] describes how [[29]Sony] invades even the most mundane aspects of [[29]its] workers ' lives -- at the regimented office , where employees are assigned lunch partners -- and at `` home '' in the austere company dormitory run by a prying caretaker . Some of [[27]his] observations about Japanese management style are on the mark . It 's probably true that many salarymen put in unproductive overtime just for the sake of solidarity , that the system is so hierarchical that only the assistant manager can talk to [[30]the manager] and [[30]the manager] to the general manager , and that [[29]Sony] was chary of letting a young , short - term American employee take on any responsibility . All of this must have been enormously frustrating to [[27]Mr. Katzenstein , who went to [[29]Sony] with degrees in business and computer science and was raring to invent another Walkman] . But [[29]Sony] ultimately took a lesson from the American management books and fired [[27]Mr. Katzenstein] , after [[27]he] committed the social crime of making an appointment to [[31]see] [[32]the venerable Akio Morita , founder of [[29]Sony]] . It 's a shame [[31]their meeting] never took place . [[27]Mr. Katzenstein] certainly would have learned something , and it 's even possible [[32]Mr. Morita] would have too . Ms. Kirkpatrick , the Journal 's deputy editorial features editor , worked in [[13]Tokyo] for three years . More and more corners of the globe are becoming free of tobacco smoke . In [[35]Singapore] , [[34]a new law] requires [[33]smokers] to put out [[33]their] cigarettes before entering restaurants , department stores and sports centers or face a $ 250 fine . Discos and private clubs are exempt from [[34]the ban] , and smoking will be permitted in bars except during meal hours , an official said . [[35]Singapore] already bans smoking in all theaters , buses , public elevators , hospitals and fast - food restaurants . In Malaysia , Siti Zaharah Sulaiman , a deputy minister in the prime minister 's office , launched a `` No - Smoking Week '' at the Mara Institute of Technology near Kuala Lumpur and urged other schools to ban on - campus smoking . [[36]South Korea] has different concerns . In Seoul , officials began visiting about 26,000 cigarette stalls to remove illegal posters and signboards advertising imported cigarettes . [[36]South Korea] has opened [[36]its] market to foreign cigarettes but restricts advertising to designated places . [[38]A marketing study] indicates that [[39][[37]Hong Kong] consumers] are the most materialistic in the 14 major markets where [[38]the survey] was carried out . [[38]The study by the Backer Spielvogel Bates ad agency] also found that [[39][[37]the colony 's] consumers] feel more pressured than those in any of the other surveyed markets , which include [[40][[25]the U.S.] and [[3]Japan]] . [[38]The survey] found that nearly half of [[39][[37]Hong Kong] consumers] espouse what [[38]it] identified as materialistic values , compared with about one - third in [[40][[3]Japan] and [[25]the U.S.]] . [[41]More than three in five] said [[41]they] are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and one in four in [[3]Japan] . The Thai cabinet endorsed Finance Minister Pramual Sabhavasu 's proposal to build a $ 19 million conference center for a joint meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund two years from now . The meeting , which is expected to draw 20,000 to Bangkok , was going to be held at [[42]the Central Plaza Hotel] , but the government balked at [[42]the hotel 's] conditions for undertaking necessary expansion . A major concern about the current plan is whether the new center can be built in such a short time . Yasser Arafat has written to [[43]the chairman of [[44]the International Olympic Committee]] asking [[43]him] to back a Palestinian bid to join [[44]the committee] , the [[45]Palestine Liberation Organization] news agency WAFA said . An official of [[47]the Palestinian Olympic Committee] said [[47]the committee] first [[46]applied] for membership in 1979 and renewed [[47][[46]its] application] in August of [[48]this year] . [[45]The PLO] in recent months has been trying to join international organizations but failed earlier this [[48]year] to win membership in the World Health Organization and the World Tourism Organization . A Beijing food - shop assistant has become [[49]the first mainland Chinese to get [[51]AIDS] through sex] , [[50]the People 's Daily] said . [[50]It] said [[49]the man , whom [[50]it] did not name ,] had been found to have [[51]the disease] after hospital tests . Once [[51]the disease] was confirmed , all [[49]the man 's] associates and family were tested , but none have so far been found to have [[51]AIDS] , [[50]the newspaper] said . [[49]The man] had for a long time had `` a chaotic sex life , '' including relations with foreign men , [[50]the newspaper] said . [[52]The Polish government] increased home electricity charges by 150 % and doubled gas prices . The official news agency PAP said the increases were intended to bring unrealistically low energy charges into line with production costs and compensate for a rise in coal prices . In happier news , [[36]South Korea] , in establishing diplomatic ties with Poland yesterday , announced $ 450 million in loans to [[52]the financially strapped Warsaw government] . In a victory for environmentalists , [[55][[54]Hungary 's] parliament] terminated [[53]a multibillion - dollar River Danube dam being built by Austrian firms] . [[53]The Nagymaros dam] was designed to be twinned with [[56]another dam , now nearly complete , 100 miles upstream in [[57]Czechoslovakia]] . In ending [[54]Hungary 's] part of the project , [[55]Parliament] authorized [[58]Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth] to modify [[59]a 1977 agreement with [[57]Czechoslovakia , which still wants [[53]the dam] to be built]] . [[58]Mr. Nemeth] said in [[55]parliament] that [[57]Czechoslovakia] and [[54]Hungary] would suffer environmental damage if the twin dams were built as planned . [[57]Czechoslovakia] said in May [[57]it] could seek $ 2 billion from [[54]Hungary] if [[59]the twindam contract] were broken . [[56]The Czech dam] ca n't be operated solely at peak periods without [[53]the Nagymaros project] . [[60]A painting by [[61]August Strindberg]] set a Scandinavian price record when [[60]it] sold at auction in Stockholm for $ 2.44 million . `` [[60]Lighthouse II] '' was painted in oils by [[61]the playwright] in 1901 ... After years of decline , [[63]weddings in France] showed a 2.2 % upturn [[62]last year] , with 6,000 more couples [[63]exchanging] rings in [[62]1988] than in [[11]the previous year] , the national statistics office said . But the number of [[63]weddings] [[62]last year] -- 271,124 -- was still well below the 400,000 registered in 1972 , the last year of [[63]increasing marriages] .


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The Internal Revenue Service has threatened criminal sanctions against lawyers who fail to report detailed information about clients who pay them more than $ 10,000 in cash . The warnings , issued to at least 100 criminal defense attorneys in several major cities in the last week , have led to an outcry by members of the organized bar , who claim the information is protected by attorney - client privilege . [[3]The IRS] warnings stem from a 1984 law that requires anyone who receives more than $ 10,000 in cash from [[1]a client] or customer in one or more related transactions `` in the course of trade or business '' to report the payment on [[0]a document known as Form 8300] . [[0]The form] asks for such details as [[1]the client 's] name , Social Security number , passport number and details about the services provided for the payment . Failure to complete [[0]the form] had been punishable as a misdemeanor until last November , when Congress determined that the crime was a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison . [[2]Attorneys] have argued since 1985 , when the law took effect , that [[2]they] can not provide information about clients who do n't wish [[2]their] identities to be known . Many attorneys have returned incomplete forms to [[3]the IRS] in recent years , citing attorney - client privilege . Until last week , [[3]the IRS] rarely acted on the incomplete forms . `` This form forces a lawyer to become , in effect , a witness against [[1]his client] , '' said Neal R. Sonnett , president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers . `` [[3]The IRS] is asking lawyers to red - flag a criminal problem to [[6]the government] , '' added Mr. Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who has heard from dozens of attorneys who received letters in recent days and has [[4]himself] received the computer - generated [[3]IRS] forms sent by certified mail . [[4]Mr. Sonnett] said that clients who pay cash may include alleged [[5]drug dealers who do n't have domestic bank accounts] . [[5]These individuals] may not necessarily be under investigation when [[5]they] hire lawyers . [[4]Mr. Sonnett] said there also may be other circumstances under which [[7]individuals] would n't want [[6]the government] to know [[7]they] had retained [[8]criminal defense lawyers] . Filling out detailed forms about [[5]these individuals] would tip [[3]the IRS] off and spark action against the clients , [[4]he] said . [[8]The defense lawyers ' group] formed a task force this week , chaired by [[9]New York] attorney Gerald Lefcourt , to deal with the matter . The American Bar Association 's House of Delegates passed [[14]a resolution in [[17]1985] condemning the [[3]IRS] reporting requirement] . Michael Ross , a [[9]New York] lawyer who heads [[10]the ABA 's] grand jury committee , said that lawyers are prohibited by [[11][[10]the ABA 's] code of ethics] from disclosing information about [[12]a client] except where a court orders [[11]it] or to prevent [[12]the client] from committing a criminal act that could result in death . [[13]Mr. Ross] said [[13]he] [[15]met] with officials of [[3]the IRS] and [[16]the Justice Department] , which would bring any enforcement actions against taxpayers , to discuss [[14]the issue] last May . At [[15]that meeting] , [[13]he] said , [[16]the Justice Department] assured [[13]him] that enforcement procedures would n't be threatened against attorneys without further review and advance notice . [[13]Mr. Ross] said IRS officials opposed [[20][[16]the Justice Department 's] moderate stance] on the matter . But in [[19]the letters] sent in recent days , Christopher J. Lezovich of the IRS computing center in Detroit , told attorneys that `` failing to voluntarily submit [[22]the requested information] could result in summons enforcement action being initiated . '' In some cases , [[3]the IRS] asked for information dating back to forms [[3]it] received in [[17]1985] . [[18]A spokesman for [[3]the IRS]] confirmed that `` there has been correspondence mailed about incomplete 8300s , '' but [[18]he] declined to say why [[19]the letters] were sent to lawyers now . Individuals familiar with [[20][[16]the Justice Department 's] policy] said that Justice officials had n't any knowledge of [[3]the IRS 's] actions in the last week . [[21]Lawyers] worry that if [[21]they] provide information about clients , that data could quickly end up in the hands of prosecutors . Prosecutors need court permission to obtain the tax returns of an individual or a business . But they have obtained 8300 forms without court permission and used [[22]the information] to help develop criminal cases . Some criminal lawyers speculated that [[3]the IRS] was sending [[19]the letters] to test the issue . In a number of recent cases , federal courts have refused to recognize attorneys ' assertions that information relating to fees from clients should be confidential . [[23]THE WAR OVER FEDERAL JUDICIAL SALARIES] takes a victim . Often , judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little fanfare , but not federal Judge Raul A. Ramirez in Sacramento , Calif . On Tuesday , [[23]the judge] called a news conference to say [[23]he] was quitting effective Dec. 31 to join a San Francisco law firm . The reason : the refusal of [[26]Congress] to give federal judges a raise . `` [[25]A couple of [[24]my] law clerks] were going to pass [[24]me] in three or four years , and [[24]I] was afraid [[24]I] was going to have to ask [[25]them] for a loan , '' [[23]the judge] quipped in an interview . Federal judges make $ 89,500 annually ; in February , [[26]Congress] rejected a bill that would have increased [[25]their] pay by 50 % . Judge Ramirez , 44 , said it is unjust for [[27]judges] to make what [[27]they] do . `` [[28]Judges] are not getting what [[28]they] deserve . You look around at professional ballplayers or accountants ... and nobody blinks an eye . When you become a federal judge , all of a sudden you are relegated to a paltry sum . '' At [[23]his] new job , as partner in charge of federal litigation in the Sacramento office of Orrick , Herrington & Sutcliffe , [[23]he] will make out much better . [[23]The judge] declined to discuss [[23]his] salary in detail , but said : `` [[23]I] 'm going to be a high - priced lawyer . '' DOONESBURY CREATOR'S UNION TROUBLES are no laughing matter . [[29]Cartoonist Garry Trudeau] is suing the Writers Guild of America East for $ 11 million , [[35]alleging] [[29]it] mounted a `` campaign to harass and punish '' [[29]him] for crossing a screenwriters ' picket line . The dispute involves Darkhorse Productions Inc. , a TV production company in which [[29]Mr. Trudeau] is a co-owner . Mr. Trudeau , a Writers Guild member , also was employed as a writer for Darkhorse , which was covered by a guild collective - bargaining agreement . [[32]The guild] began a strike against the TV and movie industry in March 1988 . In [[33][[29]his] lawsuit] , [[29]Mr. Trudeau] says [[30]the strike] illegally included [[31]Darkhorse] , and [[29]the cartoonist] refused to honor [[30]the strike] against [[31]the company] . [[34]A spokesman for [[32]the guild]] said the union 's lawyers are reviewing [[33]the suit] . [[34]He] said [[37]disciplinary proceedings] are confidential and declined to comment on whether any are being held against [[29]Mr. Trudeau] . [[36][[29]Mr. Trudeau 's] attorney , Norman K. Samnick ,] said [[35]the harassment] consists mainly of [[32]the guild 's] year - long threats of disciplinary action . [[36]Mr. Samnick] said a guild disciplinary hearing is scheduled next Monday in [[38]New York] . Mr. Samnick , who will go before the disciplinary panel , said [[37]the proceedings] are unfair and that any punishment from [[32]the guild] would be unjustified . In addition to [[33]the damages] , [[33]the suit] seeks a court order preventing [[32]the guild] from punishing or retaliating against [[29]Mr. Trudeau] . ABORTION RULING UPHELD : A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the U.S. can bar the use of federal funds for family - planning programs that include abortion - related services . [[39]A Department of Health and Human Services rule] adopted in 1988 prohibits the use of so - called Title X funds for programs that assist a woman in obtaining an abortion , such as abortion counseling and referrals . The rule also prohibits funding for activities that `` encourage , promote or advocate abortion . '' Title X funds are the single largest source of federal funding for family - planning services , according to the opinion by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in [[38]New York] . [[39]The panel] ruled that the restrictions do n't violate the freedom of speech of health care providers and that the limits on counseling services do n't violate the rights of pregnant women . INQUIRY CLEARS TEXAS JUDGE of bias in comments on [[42]homosexual murder victims] . [[40]Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton] had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with [[43][[40]his] remarks] to the press last December , two weeks after sentencing [[41]an 18 - year - old defendant] to 30 years in state prison for killing two homosexual men in a city park . [[41]The judge] was quoted as referring to [[42]the victims] as `` queers '' and saying [[42]they] would n't have been killed `` if [[42]they] had n't been cruising the streets picking up teenage boys . '' But Robert R. Murray , a special master appointed by the Texas Supreme Court , said [[40]Judge Hampton] did n't breach any judicial standards of fairness , although [[40]he] did violate the state 's judicial code by commenting publicly on a pending case . Observing that [[41]the judge] `` has never exhibited any bias or prejudice , '' [[40]Mr. Murray] concluded that [[40]he] `` would be impartial in any case involving a homosexual or prostitute '' as a victim . [[40]Mr. Murray] also said [[43][[40]Judge Hampton 's] comments] did n't discredit the judiciary or the administration of justice . The report is subject to review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct , which is empowered to impose sanctions . GAF TRIAL goes to round three . Attorneys in the third stock - manipulation trial of [[45]GAF Corp.] began opening arguments yesterday in the Manhattan courtroom of U.S. District Judge Mary Johnson Lowe . In an eight - count indictment , [[44]the government] has [[46]charged] GAF , a Wayne , N.J. , specialty chemical maker , and [[44]its] Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin with attempting to manipulate the common stock of [[47]Union Carbide Corp.] in advance of [[45]GAF 's] planned sale of a large block of the stock in November 1986 . The first two [[45]GAF] trials ended in mistrials earlier this year . [[46]This trial] is expected to last five weeks . SWITCHING TO THE DEFENSE : A former member of the prosecution team in the Iran / Contra affair joined the Chicago firm of Mayer , Brown & Platt . Michael R. Bromwich , a member since January 1987 of the three - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North , became a partner in the Washington , D.C. , office of [[47]the 520 - lawyer firm] . He will specialize in white - collar criminal defense work . Mr. Bromwich , 35 , also has served as deputy chief and chief of the narcotics unit for [[47]the U.S. attorney 's] office for the Southern District of New York , based in Manhattan .

Gold

[[0]The Internal Revenue Service] has [[2]threatened] criminal sanctions against lawyers who fail to report [[1]detailed information about clients who pay them more than $ 10,000 in cash] . [[2]The warnings , issued to at least 100 criminal defense attorneys in several major cities in [[3]the last week] ,] have led to an outcry by members of the organized bar , who claim [[1]the information] is protected by [[4]attorney - client privilege] . [[2]The [[0]IRS] warnings] stem from [[5]a 1984 law that [[9]requires] anyone who receives more than $ 10,000 in cash from [[8]a client or customer] in one or more related transactions `` in the course of trade or business '' to report [[6]the payment] on [[7]a document known as Form 8300]] . [[7]The form] asks for such details as [[8]the client 's] name , Social Security number , passport number and details about the services provided for [[6]the payment] . [[10]Failure to complete [[7]the form]] had been punishable as a misdemeanor until last November , when [[11]Congress] determined that [[10]the crime] was a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison . [[12]Attorneys] have argued since [[13]1985 , when [[5]the law] took effect] , that [[12]they] can not provide information about clients who do n't wish their identities to be known . Many attorneys have returned [[14]incomplete forms] to [[0]the IRS] in recent years , citing [[4]attorney - client privilege] . Until last week , [[0]the IRS] rarely acted on [[14]the incomplete forms] . `` [[7]This form] forces [[16]a lawyer] to become , in effect , a witness against [[16]his] client , '' said [[15]Neal R. Sonnett , president of [[17]the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers]] . `` [[0]The IRS] is asking lawyers to red - flag a criminal problem to [[18]the government] , '' added [[15]Mr. Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who has heard from dozens of attorneys who received letters in recent days and has himself received the computer - generated [[0]IRS] forms sent by certified mail] . [[15]Mr. Sonnett] said that clients who pay cash may include [[19]alleged drug dealers who do n't have domestic bank accounts] . [[19]These individuals] may not necessarily be under investigation when [[19]they] hire lawyers . [[15]Mr. Sonnett] said there also may be other circumstances under which [[20]individuals] would n't want [[18]the government] to know [[20]they] had retained criminal defense lawyers . Filling out detailed forms about [[20]these individuals] would tip [[0]the IRS] off and spark action against [[20]the clients] , [[15]he] said . [[17]The defense lawyers ' group] formed a task force this week , chaired by [[21]New York] attorney Gerald Lefcourt , to deal with [[22]the matter] . [[23]The American Bar Association 's] House of Delegates passed a resolution in [[13]1985] condemning [[9]the [[0]IRS] reporting requirement] . [[25]Michael Ross , a [[21]New York] lawyer who heads [[23]the ABA 's] grand jury committee ,] said that lawyers are prohibited by [[23]the ABA 's] code of ethics from [[26]disclosing] information about [[24]a client] except where a court orders [[26]it] or to prevent [[24]the client] from committing a criminal act that could result in death . [[25]Mr. Ross] said [[25]he] [[28]met] with officials of [[0]the IRS] and [[27]the Justice Department , which would bring any enforcement actions against taxpayers ,] to discuss [[22]the issue] last May . At [[28]that meeting] , [[25]he] said , [[27]the Justice Department] assured [[25]him] that enforcement procedures would n't be threatened against attorneys without further review and advance notice . [[25]Mr. Ross] said [[0]IRS] officials opposed [[27]the Justice Department 's] moderate stance on [[22]the matter] . But in [[29]the letters sent in recent days] , Christopher J. Lezovich of the [[0]IRS] computing center in Detroit , told attorneys that `` failing to voluntarily submit [[1]the requested information] could result in summons enforcement action being initiated . '' In some cases , [[0]the IRS] asked for information dating back to forms [[0]it] received in [[13]1985] . [[30]A spokesman for [[0]the IRS]] confirmed that `` there has been [[29]correspondence mailed about incomplete 8300s] , '' but [[30]he] declined to say why [[29]the letters] were sent to lawyers now . Individuals familiar with [[27]the Justice Department 's] policy said that [[27]Justice] officials had n't any knowledge of [[0]the IRS 's] actions in [[3]the last week] . [[31]Lawyers] worry that if [[31]they] provide [[1]information about clients] , [[1]that data] could quickly end up in the hands of prosecutors . [[32]Prosecutors] need court permission to obtain the tax returns of an individual or a business . But [[32]they] have obtained 8300 forms without court permission and used [[1]the information] to help develop criminal cases . Some criminal lawyers speculated that [[0]the IRS] was sending [[29]the letters] to test [[22]the issue] . In a number of recent cases , federal courts have refused to recognize attorneys ' assertions that information relating to fees from clients should be confidential . THE WAR OVER FEDERAL JUDICIAL SALARIES takes [[33]a victim] . Often , judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little fanfare , but not [[33]federal Judge Raul A. Ramirez in Sacramento , Calif] . On Tuesday , [[33]the judge] called a news conference to say [[33]he] was quitting effective Dec. 31 to join [[34]a San Francisco law firm] . The reason : the refusal of [[11]Congress] to give federal judges a raise . `` [[35]A couple of [[33]my] law clerks] were going to pass [[33]me] in three or four years , and [[33]I] was afraid [[33]I] was going to have to ask [[35]them] for a loan , '' [[33]the judge] quipped in an interview . [[36]Federal judges] make $ 89,500 annually ; in February , [[11]Congress] rejected a bill that would have increased [[36]their] pay by 50 % . [[38]Judge Ramirez , 44 ,] said it is unjust for [[37]judges] to make what [[37]they] do . `` [[39]Judges] are not getting what [[39]they] deserve . You look around at professional ballplayers or accountants ... and nobody blinks an eye . When you become a federal judge , all of a sudden you are relegated to a paltry sum . '' At [[38]his] new job , as partner in charge of federal litigation in the Sacramento office of [[34]Orrick , Herrington & Sutcliffe] , [[38]he] will make out much better . [[38]The judge] declined to discuss [[38]his] salary in detail , but said : `` [[38]I] 'm going to be a high - priced lawyer . '' [[41][[40]DOONESBURY CREATOR'S] UNION TROUBLES] are no laughing matter . [[40]Cartoonist Garry Trudeau] is suing [[42]the Writers Guild of America East] for [[43]$ 11 million] , alleging [[42]it] mounted a `` campaign to [[44]harass] and punish '' [[40]him] for crossing a screenwriters ' picket line . [[41]The dispute] involves [[45]Darkhorse Productions Inc. , a TV production company in which [[40]Mr. Trudeau] is a co-owner] . [[40]Mr. Trudeau , a [[42]Writers Guild] member ,] also was employed as a writer for [[45]Darkhorse , which was covered by a guild collective - bargaining agreement] . [[42]The guild] began [[46]a strike against the TV and movie industry] in March 1988 . In [[47][[40]his] lawsuit] , [[40]Mr. Trudeau] says [[46]the strike] illegally included [[45]Darkhorse] , and [[40]the cartoonist] refused to honor the strike against [[45]the company] . [[48]A spokesman for [[42]the guild]] said [[42]the union 's] lawyers are reviewing [[47]the suit] . [[48]He] said disciplinary proceedings are confidential and declined to comment on whether any are being held against [[40]Mr. Trudeau] . [[50][[40]Mr. Trudeau 's] attorney , Norman K. Samnick ,] said [[44]the harassment] consists mainly of [[42]the guild 's] year - long threats of [[49]disciplinary action] . [[50]Mr. Samnick] said a guild disciplinary hearing is scheduled next Monday in [[21]New York] . [[50]Mr. Samnick , who will go before the disciplinary panel ,] said the proceedings are unfair and that [[49]any punishment from [[42]the guild]] would be unjustified . In addition to [[43]the damages] , [[47]the suit] seeks a court order preventing [[42]the guild] from punishing or retaliating against [[40]Mr. Trudeau] . [[51]ABORTION RULING] [[52]UPHELD] : [[53]A federal appeals court] [[52]upheld] [[51]a lower court ruling that the U.S. can bar the use of [[54]federal funds] for family - planning programs that include abortion - related services] . [[55]A Department of Health and Human Services rule adopted in 1988] prohibits the use of [[54]so - called Title X funds] for programs that assist a woman in obtaining an abortion , such as abortion counseling and referrals . [[55]The rule] also prohibits funding for activities that `` encourage , promote or advocate abortion . '' [[54]Title X funds] are the single largest source of federal funding for family - planning services , according to the opinion by [[53]the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in [[21]New York]] . [[53]The panel] ruled that the restrictions do n't violate the freedom of speech of health care providers and that the limits on counseling services do n't violate the rights of pregnant women . [[56]INQUIRY] CLEARS [[59][[57]TEXAS] JUDGE] of [[58]bias] in comments on [[60]homosexual murder victims] . [[57]Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton] had sparked calls for [[56]a judicial inquiry] with [[61][[57]his] remarks to the press] last December , two weeks after sentencing an 18 - year - old defendant to 30 years in state prison for killing [[60]two homosexual men] in a city park . [[57]The judge] was quoted as referring to [[60]the victims] as `` queers '' and saying [[60]they] would n't have been killed `` if [[60]they] had n't been cruising the streets picking up teenage boys . '' But [[62]Robert R. Murray , a special master appointed by the Texas Supreme Court ,] said [[57]Judge Hampton] did n't breach any judicial standards of fairness , although [[57]he] did violate [[59]the state 's] judicial code by commenting publicly on a pending case . Observing that [[63]the judge] `` has never exhibited any [[58]bias] or prejudice , '' [[62]Mr. Murray] concluded that [[63]he] `` would be impartial in any case involving a homosexual or prostitute '' as a victim . [[62]Mr. Murray] also said [[61][[57]Judge Hampton 's] comments] did n't discredit the judiciary or the administration of justice . The report is subject to review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct , which is empowered to impose sanctions . [[65]GAF] TRIAL goes to [[64]round three] . Attorneys in [[64]the third stock - manipulation trial of [[65]GAF Corp.]] began opening arguments yesterday in the [[66]Manhattan] courtroom of U.S. District Judge Mary Johnson Lowe . In an eight - count indictment , [[18]the government] has charged [[67][[65]GAF , a Wayne , N.J. , specialty chemical maker ,] and its Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin] with attempting to manipulate [[68]the common stock of Union Carbide Corp.] in advance of [[67]GAF 's] planned sale of a large block of [[68]the stock] in November 1986 . The first two [[67]GAF] trials ended in mistrials earlier this year . [[64]This trial] is expected to last five weeks . SWITCHING TO THE DEFENSE : A former member of the prosecution team in the Iran / Contra affair joined [[69]the Chicago firm of Mayer , Brown & Platt] . [[70]Michael R. Bromwich , a member since January 1987 of the three - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North ,] became a partner in the Washington , D.C. , office of [[69]the 520 - lawyer firm] . [[70]He] will specialize in white - collar criminal defense work . [[70]Mr. Bromwich , 35 ,] also has served as deputy chief and chief of the narcotics unit for the U.S. attorney 's office for the Southern District of [[21]New York] , based in [[66]Manhattan] .


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The art of change - ringing is peculiar to the English , and , like most English peculiarities , unintelligible to the rest of the world . -- Dorothy L. Sayers , `` The Nine Tailors '' ASLACTON , England -- Of all scenes that evoke rural England , this is one of the loveliest : [[0]An ancient stone church] stands amid the fields , the sound of bells cascading from [[1][[0]its] tower] , calling the faithful to evensong . The parishioners of [[2]St. Michael] and All Angels stop to chat at the church door , as members here always have . In [[1]the tower] , five men and women pull rhythmically on ropes attached to the same five bells that first sounded here in 1614 . But there is also a discordant , modern note in [[7]Aslacton] , though it ca n't be heard by the church - goers enjoying the peal of bells this cool autumn evening . Like most of the other 6,000 churches in Britain with sets of bells , [[2]St. Michael] once had [[2]its] own `` band '' of ringers , who would herald every Sunday morning and evening service . Now , only one local ringer remains : 64 - year - old Derek Hammond . [[3]The others here] today live elsewhere . [[3]They] belong to a group of 15 ringers -- including two octogenarians and four youngsters in training -- who drive every Sunday from church to church in a sometimes - exhausting effort to keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia . `` To ring for even one service at [[1]this tower] , [[4]we] have to scrape , '' says [[6]Mr. Hammond , a retired water - authority worker] . `` [[4]We] 've tried to train [[5]the youngsters] , but [[5]they] have [[5]their] discos and [[5]their] dances , and [[5]they] just drift away . '' [[6]Mr. Hammond] worries that old age and the flightiness of youth will diminish the ranks of the East Anglian group that keeps [[9]the [[7]Aslacton] bells] pealing . [[8]History] , after all , is not on [[8]his] side . According to a nationwide survey taken a year ago , nearly a third of [[9]England 's church bells] are no longer rung on Sundays because there is no one to ring [[9]them] . It is easy to see why the ancient art is on the ropes . The less complicated version of playing tunes on bells , as do the carillons of continental Europe , is considered by the English to be childish , fit only for foreigners . Change - ringing , a mind - boggling exercise the English invented 380 years ago , requires physical dexterity -- some bells weigh more than a ton -- combined with intense mental concentration . Proper English bells are started off in `` rounds , '' from the highest - pitched bell to the lowest -- a simple descending scale using , in larger churches , as many as 12 bells . Then , at a signal , [[11]the ringers] begin varying the order in which the bells sound without altering the steady rhythm of the striking . Each variation , or change , can occur only once , the rules state . Ringers memorize patterns of changes , known as `` methods , '' which have odd - sounding names like Kent Treble Bob Major or Grandsire Caters . A series of 5,000 or so changes is a `` peal '' and takes about three hours . A look at a Thursday night practice at [[15]St. Mary Abbot] church in the Kensington district of London gives an idea of the work involved . Ten shirt - sleeved ringers stand in a circle , one foot ahead of the other in a prize - fighter 's stance , each pulling a rope that disappears through a small hole in the high ceiling of the ringing chamber . No one speaks , and the snaking of [[10]the ropes] seems to make as much sound as the bells [[10]themselves] , muffled by the ceiling . Totally absorbed , [[11]the ringers] stare straight ahead , using peripheral vision -LRB- [[11]they] call it `` rope - sight '' -RRB- to watch the other ropes and thus time [[11]their] pulls . Far above in [[17]the belfry] , the huge bronze bells , mounted on wheels , swing madly through a full 360 degrees , starting and ending , surprisingly , in the inverted , or mouth - up position . [[12]Skilled ringers] use [[12]their] wrists to advance or retard the next swing , so that one bell can swap places with another in the following change . In a well - known detective - story involving church bells , [[14]English novelist Dorothy L. Sayers] described [[13]ringing] as a `` passion -LCB- that -RCB- finds [[13]its] satisfaction in mathematical completeness and mechanical perfection . '' Ringers , [[14]she] added , are `` filled with the solemn intoxication that comes of intricate ritual faultlessly performed . '' `` [[16]Ringing] does become a bit of an obsession , '' admits Stephanie Pattenden , master of the band at [[15]St. Mary Abbot] and one of [[19]England 's] best female ringers . [[16]It] is a passion that usually stays in [[20]the tower] , however . More often than not , ringers think of [[21]the church] as something stuck on the bottom of [[17]the belfry] . When [[18]their] changes are completed , and after [[18]they] have worked up a sweat , ringers often skip off to the local pub , leaving worship for others below . This does not sit well with some clerics . With membership of [[19]the Church of England] steadily dwindling , strong - willed vicars are pressing equally strong - willed and often non-religious ringers to attend services . Two years ago , the Rev. Jeremy Hummerstone , vicar of Great Torrington , Devon , got so fed up with ringers who did n't attend service he sacked the entire band ; [[12]the ringers] promptly set up a picket line in protest . `` [[12]They] were a self - perpetuating club that treated [[20]the tower] as sort of a separate premises , '' the Vicar Hummerstone says . An entirely new band rings today at Great Torrington , several of whom are members of [[21]the congregation] . But there still are n't enough ringers to ring more than six of [[22]the eight bells] . At St. Mary 's Church in Ilminster , Somerset , [[22]the bells] have fallen silent following a dust - up over church attendance . The vicar , W.D. Jones , refuses to talk about [[23]it] , saying [[23]it] would `` reopen the wound . '' But [[25][[24]C.J.B. Marshall , vicar of a nearby church] ,] feels the fault is in the stairs from the bell tower that are located next to [[26]the altar] . `` So crunch , crunch , crunch , bang , bang , bang -- here come [[12]the ringers] from above , making a very obvious exit while [[21]the congregation] is at prayer , '' [[24]he] says . [[25]Vicar Marshall] admits to mixed feelings about this issue , since [[25]he] is both a vicar and an active bell - ringer [[25]himself] . `` The sound of bells is a net to draw people into [[26]the church] , '' [[25]he] says . `` [[25]I] live in hopes that the ringers themselves will be drawn into that fuller life . '' The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers , a sort of parliament of ringing groups , aims to improve relations with vicars , says John C. Baldwin , president . It hopes to speak to students at theological colleges about the joys of bell ringing and will shortly publish a booklet for every vicar in [[30]the country] entitled , `` The Bells in Your Care . '' Says [[25]Mr. Baldwin] , `` We recognize that we may no longer have as high a priority in church life and experience . '' [[25]Mr. Baldwin] is also attacking the greater problem : lack of ringers . One survey says that of [[27]the 100,000 trained bellringers in England] [[29]today] , only 40,000 of [[27]them] still ring . Also , ringers do n't always live where the bells need to be rung -- like in small , rural parishes and inner - city churches . But the council 's program to attract and train ringers is only partly successful , says [[25]Mr. Baldwin] . `` Right now , [[28]we] 're lucky if after five years [[28]we] keep one new ringer out of 10 , '' [[25]he] adds . One bright sign is that a growing number of women have entered the once male - dominated field ; more than a third of the ringers [[29]today] are women . They are n't accepted everywhere , however . The oldest bell - ringing group in [[30]the country] , the Ancient Society of College Youths , founded in 1637 , remains male - only , a fact that 's particularly galling to women because the group is the sole source of ringers for [[30]Britain 's] most prestigious churches , St. Paul 's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey . This being Britain , no woman has filed an equal - opportunity suit , but the extent of the problem surfaced this summer in a series of letters to `` The Ringing World , '' a weekly newspaper for ringers . [[31]One writer] , signing [[31]his] letter as `` Red - blooded , balanced male , '' remarked on the `` frequency of women fainting in peals , '' and suggested that [[32]they] `` settle back into [[32]their] traditional role of making tea at meetings . '' In the torrent of replies that followed , [[33]one woman ringer from Solihull] observed that `` the average male ringer leaves quite a lot to be desired : badly dressed , decorated with acne and a large beer - belly , frequently unwashed and unbearably flatulent in peals . '' Another women wrote from Sheffield to say that in [[33]her] 60 years of ringing , `` [[33]I] have never known a lady to faint in the belfry . [[33]I] have seen [[34]one or two men] die , bless [[34]them] .

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[[0]The art of change - ringing] is peculiar to the English , and , like most English peculiarities , unintelligible to the rest of the world . [[1]-- Dorothy L. Sayers , `` The Nine Tailors ''] [[2]ASLACTON , [[3]England]] -- Of all scenes that evoke rural England , this is one of the loveliest : [[4]An ancient stone church] stands amid the fields , the sound of bells cascading from [[5][[4]its] tower] , calling the faithful to evensong . The parishioners of [[4]St. Michael and All Angels] stop to chat at the church door , as members [[4]here] always have . In [[5]the tower] , [[6]five men and women] pull rhythmically on ropes attached to the same five bells that first sounded here in 1614 . But there is also [[7]a discordant , modern note] in [[2]Aslacton] , though [[7]it] ca n't be heard by the church - goers enjoying the peal of bells this cool autumn evening . Like most of the other 6,000 churches in [[3]Britain] with sets of bells , [[4]St. Michael] once had [[4]its] own `` band '' of ringers , who would herald every Sunday morning and evening service . Now , [[8]only one local ringer] remains : [[8]64 - year - old Derek Hammond] . [[6]The others here] today live elsewhere . [[6]They] belong to [[9]a group of 15 ringers -- including two octogenarians and four youngsters in training -- who drive every Sunday from church to church in a sometimes - exhausting effort to keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia] . `` To ring for even one service at [[5]this tower] , [[9]we] have to scrape , '' says [[8]Mr. Hammond , a retired water - authority worker] . `` [[9]We] 've tried to train [[10]the youngsters] , but [[10]they] have [[10]their] discos and [[10]their] dances , and [[10]they] just drift away . '' [[8]Mr. Hammond] worries that old age and the flightiness of youth will diminish the ranks of the East Anglian group that keeps the [[2]Aslacton] bells pealing . History , after all , is not on [[8]his] side . According to a nationwide survey taken a year ago , nearly a third of [[11][[3]England 's] church bells] are no longer rung on Sundays because there is no one to ring [[11]them] . It is easy to see why [[0]the ancient art] is on the ropes . The less complicated version of playing tunes on bells , as do the carillons of continental Europe , is considered by the English to be childish , fit only for foreigners . [[0]Change - ringing , a mind - boggling exercise the English invented 380 years ago ,] requires physical dexterity -- some bells weigh more than a ton -- combined with intense mental concentration . Proper English bells are started off in `` rounds , '' from the highest - pitched bell to the lowest -- a simple descending scale using , in larger churches , as many as 12 bells . Then , at a signal , the ringers begin varying the order in which the bells sound without altering the steady rhythm of the striking . Each variation , or change , can occur only once , the rules state . Ringers memorize patterns of changes , known as `` methods , '' which have odd - sounding names like Kent Treble Bob Major or Grandsire Caters . A series of 5,000 or so changes is a `` peal '' and takes about three hours . A look at a Thursday night practice at St. Mary Abbot church in the Kensington district of London gives an idea of the work involved . Ten shirt - sleeved ringers stand in a circle , one foot ahead of the other in a prize - fighter 's stance , each pulling a rope that disappears through a small hole in the high ceiling of the ringing chamber . No one speaks , and the snaking of the ropes seems to make as much sound as the bells themselves , muffled by the ceiling . Totally absorbed , [[12]the ringers] stare straight ahead , using peripheral vision -LRB- [[12]they] call it `` rope - sight '' -RRB- to watch the other ropes and thus time [[12]their] pulls . Far above in the belfry , the huge bronze bells , mounted on wheels , swing madly through a full 360 degrees , starting and ending , surprisingly , in the inverted , or mouth - up position . [[13]Skilled ringers] use [[13]their] wrists to advance or retard the next swing , so that one bell can swap places with another in the following change . In a well - known detective - story involving church bells , [[1]English novelist Dorothy L. Sayers] described ringing as a `` passion -LCB- that -RCB- finds its satisfaction in mathematical completeness and mechanical perfection . '' Ringers , [[1]she] added , are `` filled with the solemn intoxication that comes of intricate ritual faultlessly performed . '' `` [[14]Ringing] does become a bit of an obsession , '' admits Stephanie Pattenden , master of the band at St. Mary Abbot and one of [[3]England 's] best female ringers . [[14]It] is a passion that usually stays in the tower , however . More often than not , [[15]ringers] think of the church as something stuck on the bottom of the belfry . When [[15]their] changes are completed , and after [[15]they] have worked up a sweat , [[15]ringers] often skip off to the local pub , leaving worship for others below . This does not sit well with some clerics . With membership of the Church of [[3]England] steadily dwindling , strong - willed vicars are pressing equally strong - willed and often non-religious ringers to attend services . Two years ago , [[17]the Rev. Jeremy Hummerstone , vicar of [[18]Great Torrington , Devon] ,] got so fed up with ringers who did n't attend service [[17]he] sacked [[16]the entire band] ; [[16]the ringers] promptly set up a picket line in protest . `` [[16]They] were a self - perpetuating club that treated the tower as sort of a separate premises , '' [[17]the Vicar Hummerstone] says . An entirely new band rings today at [[18]Great Torrington] , several of whom are members of the congregation . But there still are n't enough ringers to ring more than six of the eight bells . At St. Mary 's Church in Ilminster , Somerset , the bells have [[19]fallen] silent following a dust - up over church attendance . The vicar , W.D. Jones , refuses to [[20]talk] about [[19]it] , saying [[20]it] would `` reopen the wound . '' But [[21]C.J.B. Marshall , vicar of a nearby church ,] feels the fault is in the stairs from the bell tower that are located next to the altar . `` So crunch , crunch , crunch , bang , bang , bang -- here come the ringers from above , making a very obvious exit while the congregation is at prayer , '' [[21]he] says . [[21]Vicar Marshall] admits to mixed feelings about this issue , since [[21]he] is both a vicar and an active bell - ringer [[21]himself] . `` The sound of bells is a net to draw people into the church , '' [[21]he] says . `` [[21]I] live in hopes that the ringers themselves will be drawn into that fuller life . '' [[22]The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers , a sort of parliament of ringing groups ,] aims to improve relations with vicars , says [[23]John C. Baldwin , president] . [[22]It] hopes to speak to students at theological colleges about the joys of bell ringing and will shortly publish a booklet for every vicar in [[3]the country] entitled , `` The Bells in Your Care . '' Says [[23]Mr. Baldwin] , `` [[22]We] recognize that [[22]we] may no longer have as high a priority in church life and experience . '' [[23]Mr. Baldwin] is also attacking the greater problem : lack of ringers . One survey says that of [[24]the 100,000 trained bellringers in [[3]England] today] , only 40,000 of [[24]them] still ring . Also , ringers do n't always live where the bells need to be rung -- like in small , rural parishes and inner - city churches . But [[22]the council 's] program to attract and train ringers is only partly successful , says [[23]Mr. Baldwin] . `` Right now , [[22]we] 're lucky if after five years [[22]we] keep one new ringer out of 10 , '' [[23]he] adds . One bright sign is that a growing number of women have entered the once male - dominated field ; more than a third of the ringers today are [[25]women] . [[25]They] are n't accepted everywhere , however . The oldest bell - ringing group in the country , [[27]the Ancient Society] of College Youths , founded in 1637 , [[26]remains] male - only , [[26]a fact that 's particularly galling to women because [[27]the group] is the sole source of ringers for [[3]Britain 's] most prestigious churches , St. Paul 's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey] . This being [[3]Britain] , no woman has filed an equal - opportunity suit , but the extent of the problem surfaced this summer in a series of letters to `` The Ringing World , '' a weekly newspaper for ringers . One writer , signing his letter as `` Red - blooded , balanced male , '' remarked on the `` frequency of [[28]women fainting in peals] , '' and suggested that [[28]they] `` settle back into [[28]their] traditional role of making tea at meetings . '' In the torrent of replies that followed , one woman ringer from Solihull observed that `` the average male ringer leaves quite a lot to be desired : badly dressed , decorated with acne and a large beer - belly , frequently unwashed and unbearably flatulent in peals . '' [[29]Another women] wrote from Sheffield to say that in [[29]her] 60 years of ringing , `` [[29]I] have never known a lady to faint in the belfry . [[29]I] have seen [[30]one or two men] die , bless [[30]them] .


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Beauty Takes Backseat To Safety on Bridges EVERYONE AGREES that most of the nation 's old bridges need to be repaired or replaced . But there 's disagreement over how to do it . Highway officials insist [[0]the ornamental railings on older bridges] are n't strong enough to prevent vehicles from crashing through . But other people do n't want to lose [[0]the bridges '] beautiful , sometimes historic , features . `` The primary purpose of a railing is to contain a vehicle and not to provide a scenic view , '' says [[1]Jack White , a planner with the Indiana Highway Department] . [[1]He] and others prefer to install railings such as the `` type F safety shape , '' a four - foot - high concrete slab with no openings . In Richmond , Ind. , [[3]the type F railing] is being used to replace arched openings on the G Street Bridge . Garret Boone , who teaches art at Earlham College , calls the new structure `` just an ugly bridge '' and one that blocks the view of a new park below . In Hartford , Conn. , [[2]the Charter Oak Bridge] will soon be replaced , the cast - iron medallions from [[2]its] railings relegated to a park . Compromises are possible . Citizens in Peninsula , Ohio , upset over changes to a bridge , negotiated a deal : The bottom half of [[3]the railing] will be type F , while the top half will have the old bridge 's floral pattern . Similarly , [[4]highway engineers] agreed to keep the old railings on the Key Bridge in Washington , D.C. , as long as [[4]they] could install a crash barrier between the sidewalk and the road . Tray Bon ? Drink Carrier Competes With Cartons PORTING POTABLES just got easier , or so claims Scypher Corp. , the maker of the Cup - Tote . [[5]The Chicago company 's] beverage carrier , meant to replace cardboard trays at concession stands and fast - food outlets , resembles the plastic loops used on six - packs of beer , only the loops hang from a web of strings . [[5]The new carrier] can tote as many as four cups at once . [[6]Inventor Claire Marvin] says [[7][[6]his] design] virtually eliminates spilling . Lids are n't even needed . [[6]He] also claims [[5]the carrier] costs less and takes up less space than most paper carriers . A few fast - food outlets are giving [[7]it] a try . [[5]The company] acknowledges some problems . A driver has to find something to hang the carrier on , so [[5]the company] supplies a window hook . While [[5]it] breaks down in prolonged sunlight , [[5]it] is n't recyclable . And unlike some trays , there 's no place for food . Spirit of Perestroika Touches Design World AN EXCHANGE of U.S. and Soviet designers promises change on both sides . An exhibition of American design and architecture opened in September in [[12]Moscow] and will travel to eight other Soviet cities . [[8]The show] runs the gamut , from a blender to chairs to a model of the Citicorp building . [[8]The event] continues into next year and includes an exchange program to swap design teachers at [[9]Carnegie - Mellon and Leningrad 's Mutchin Institute] . [[10]Dan Droz , leader of [[9]the Carnegie - Mellon group]] , sees benefits all around . The Soviets , who normally have few clients other than the state , will get `` exposure to a market system , '' [[10]he] says . Americans will learn more about making products for [[11]the Soviets] . [[10]Mr. Droz] says [[11]the Soviets] could even help U.S. designers renew [[11]their] sense of purpose . `` In [[12]Moscow] , [[11]they] kept asking [[13]us] things like , ` Why do you make 15 different corkscrews , when all you need is one good one ? ' '' [[10]he] says . `` [[11]They] got [[13]us] thinking maybe [[13]we] should be helping U.S. companies improve existing products rather than always developing new ones . '' Seed for Jail Solution Fails to Take Root IT 'S A TWO BIRDS with one stone deal : [[14]Eggers Group] architects propose using grain elevators to house prisoners . It would ease jail overcrowding while preserving historic structures , [[14]the company] says . But [[15]New York] state , which is seeking solutions to [[14]its] prison cell shortage , says `` no . '' Grain elevators built in the 1920s and '30s have six - inch concrete walls and a tubular shape that would easily contain semicircular cells with a control point in the middle , [[14]the [[15]New York] firm] says . Many are far enough from residential areas to pass public muster , yet close enough to permit family visits . Besides , [[14]Eggers] says , [[16]grain elevators] are worth preserving for aesthetic reasons -- one famed architect compared [[16]them] to the pyramids of [[17]Egypt] . A number of cities -- including Minneapolis , Philadelphia and Houston -- have vacant grain elevators , [[14]Eggers] says . A medium - sized one in Brooklyn , [[14]it] says , could be altered to house up to 1,000 inmates at a lower cost than building a new prison in upstate [[15]New York] . A spokesman for [[17]the state] , however , calls the idea `` not effective or cost efficient .

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Beauty Takes Backseat To Safety on Bridges EVERYONE AGREES that most of the nation 's old bridges need to be repaired or replaced . But there 's disagreement over how to do it . Highway officials insist the ornamental railings on [[0]older bridges] are n't strong enough to prevent vehicles from crashing through . But other people do n't want to lose [[0]the bridges '] beautiful , sometimes historic , features . `` The primary purpose of a railing is to contain a vehicle and not to provide a scenic view , '' says Jack White , a planner with the Indiana Highway Department . He and others prefer to install railings such as [[1]the `` type F safety shape , '' a four - foot - high concrete slab with no openings] . In Richmond , Ind. , [[1]the type F railing] is being used to replace arched openings on [[2]the G Street Bridge] . Garret Boone , who teaches art at Earlham College , calls [[2]the new structure] `` just an ugly bridge '' and one that blocks the view of a new park below . In Hartford , Conn. , [[3]the Charter Oak Bridge] will soon be replaced , the cast - iron medallions from [[3]its] railings relegated to a park . Compromises are possible . Citizens in Peninsula , Ohio , upset over changes to [[4]a bridge] , negotiated a deal : The bottom half of the railing will be [[1]type F] , while the top half will have [[4]the old bridge 's] floral pattern . Similarly , [[5]highway engineers] agreed to keep the old railings on the Key Bridge in Washington , D.C. , as long as [[5]they] could install a crash barrier between the sidewalk and the road . Tray Bon ? [[6]Drink Carrier] Competes With Cartons PORTING POTABLES just got easier , or so claims [[7]Scypher Corp. , the maker of [[6]the Cup - Tote]] . [[7][[6]The Chicago company 's] beverage carrier] , meant to replace cardboard trays at concession stands and fast - food outlets , resembles the plastic loops used on six - packs of beer , only the loops hang from a web of strings . [[6]The new carrier] can tote as many as four cups at once . [[8]Inventor Claire Marvin] says [[8]his] design virtually eliminates spilling . Lids are n't even needed . [[8]He] also claims [[6]the carrier] costs less and takes up less space than most paper carriers . A few fast - food outlets are giving [[6]it] a try . [[7]The company] acknowledges some problems . A driver has to find something to hang [[6]the carrier] on , so [[7]the company] supplies a window hook . While [[6]it] breaks down in prolonged sunlight , [[6]it] is n't recyclable . And unlike some trays , there 's no place for food . Spirit of Perestroika Touches Design World AN EXCHANGE of U.S. and Soviet designers promises change on both sides . [[10]An exhibition of American design and architecture] opened in September in [[9]Moscow] and will travel to eight other Soviet cities . [[10]The show] runs the gamut , from a blender to chairs to a model of the Citicorp building . [[10]The event] continues into next year and includes an exchange program to swap design teachers at [[11]Carnegie - Mellon] and Leningrad 's Mutchin Institute . [[13]Dan Droz , leader of [[12]the [[11]Carnegie - Mellon] group] ,] sees benefits all around . The Soviets , who normally have few clients other than the state , will get `` exposure to a market system , '' [[13]he] says . Americans will learn more about making products for the Soviets . [[13]Mr. Droz] says [[15]the Soviets] could even help [[14]U.S. designers] renew [[14]their] sense of purpose . `` In [[9]Moscow] , [[15]they] kept asking [[12]us] things like , ` Why do [[12]you] make 15 different corkscrews , when all [[12]you] need is one good one ? ' '' [[13]he] says . `` [[15]They] got [[12]us] thinking maybe [[12]we] should be helping U.S. companies improve existing products rather than always developing new ones . '' Seed for Jail Solution Fails to Take Root IT 'S A TWO BIRDS with one stone deal : [[17]Eggers Group] architects propose [[16]using] grain elevators to house prisoners . [[16]It] would ease jail overcrowding while preserving historic structures , [[17]the company] says . But [[19][[18]New York] state , which is seeking solutions to its prison cell shortage ,] says `` no . '' Grain elevators built in the 1920s and '30s have six - inch concrete walls and a tubular shape that would easily contain semicircular cells with a control point in the middle , [[17]the [[18]New York] firm] says . Many are far enough from residential areas to pass public muster , yet close enough to permit family visits . Besides , [[17]Eggers] says , [[20]grain elevators] are worth preserving for aesthetic reasons -- one famed architect compared [[20]them] to the pyramids of Egypt . A number of cities -- including Minneapolis , Philadelphia and Houston -- have vacant grain elevators , [[17]Eggers] says . A medium - sized one in Brooklyn , [[17]it] says , could be altered to house up to 1,000 inmates at a lower cost than building a new prison in upstate New York . A spokesman for [[19]the state] , however , calls [[16]the idea] `` not effective or cost efficient .


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[[1]Congress] learned during [[0]the Reagan administration] that [[0]it] could intimidate the executive branch by uttering again and again the same seven words : `` Provided , that no funds shall be spent ... . '' This phrase once again is found throughout the many appropriations bills now moving through [[1]Congress] . It signals [[1]Congress 's] attempt , under the pretext of guarding the public purse , to deny [[2]the president] the funding necessary to execute certain of [[2]his] duties and prerogatives specified in Article II of [[5]the Constitution] . This species of congressional action is predicated on an interpretation of the appropriations clause that is erroneous and unconstitutional . The appropriations clause states that `` No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury , but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law ... . '' [[4]The prevailing interpretation of the clause on [[3]Capitol Hill]] is that [[3]it] gives [[1]Congress] an omnipresent veto over every conceivable action of [[2]the president] through the ability to withhold funding . [[4]This interpretation] was officially endorsed by [[1]Congress] in 1987 in the Iran - Contra Report . As partisans of congressional power understand , a `` power of the purse '' so broadly construed would emasculate the presidency and swallow the principle of separation of powers . [[4]It] is not supported by the text or history of [[5]the Constitution] . [[6]The framers] hardly discussed the appropriations clause at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 , according to Madison 's notes . To the extent [[6]they] did , [[6]their] concern was to ensure fiscal accountability . Moreover , [[6]the framers] believed that [[9]the nation] needed a unitary executive with the independence and resources to perform the executive functions that [[1]the Confederation Congress] had performed poorly under the Articles of Confederation . It would contradict that objective if the appropriations clause -LRB- technically a limitation on legislative power -RRB- could be read as placing the president on [[1]Congress 's] short leash , making the executive consist of the president and every member of [[1]Congress] . As it went to the conference panel now deliberating , the appropriations bill for the executive office of [[2]the president] for fiscal 1990 contained some breathtaking attempts by [[1]Congress] to rewrite [[5]the Constitution] under the pretext of protecting the public 's money . During the coming weeks , [[2]President Bush] must decide whether to veto [[7]the bills] containing [[7]them] -- or , alternatively , to sign [[7]these bills] into law with a statement declaring [[7]their] intrusions on executive power to be in violation of [[8]Article II] , and thus void and severable . [[10]The 1990 appropriations legislation] attempts to strip the president of [[2]his] powers to make certain appointments as provided by [[8]Article II] . [[8]Article II] places on [[2]the president] the duty to nominate , `` and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate '' appoint , ambassadors , judges , and other officers of [[9]the U.S.] . [[10]It] also empowers [[2]the president] to make recess appointments , without [[11]Senate] approval : `` [[2]The President] shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of [[11]the Senate] , by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session . '' Yet Section 605 of the appropriations bill for [[13]the executive office] provides : `` No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year contained in this or any other [[12]Act] shall be paid to any person for the filling of any position for which [[12]he] or [[12]she] has been nominated after [[11]the Senate] has voted not to approve the nomination of said person . '' Thus , with one brief passage in an appropriations bill , [[1]Congress] repeals [[2]the president 's] power to make recess appointments under [[8]Article II] . Section 605 also imposes unconstitutional conditions on [[2]the president 's] ability to nominate candidates of [[2]his] choosing . [[2]The language of the appropriations rider] implies that any nomination to any position of a rejected nominee will result in [[2]the president] being denied funding to pay that person 's salary . [[2]The president] could probably not avoid this restriction by choosing people willing to serve without pay , because [[16]the Anti-Deficiency Act] prohibits voluntary service to the government . The 1990 appropriations bills also contain a number of `` muzzling '' provisions that violate the recommendation clause in [[8]Article II of the Constitution] . Muzzling provisions , which might be called `` blindfold laws '' as well , prevent [[13]the executive branch] from even looking at [[14]certain policy options] , let alone from recommending [[14]them] to [[1]Congress] . [[15]Such laws] violate the provision in [[8]Article II] that requires [[2]the president] to make recommendations to [[1]Congress] , but which gives [[2]the president] the discretion to select the subject matter of those recommendations . Typically , [[15]these laws] seek to prevent executive branch officials from inquiring into whether certain federal programs make any economic sense or proposing more market - oriented alternatives to regulations . Probably the most egregious example is a proviso in the appropriations bill for the executive office that prevents [[2]the president 's] Office of Management and Budget from subjecting agricultural marketing orders to any cost - benefit scrutiny . There is something inherently suspect about [[1]Congress 's] prohibiting the executive from even studying whether public funds are being wasted in some favored program or other . Perhaps none of the unconstitutional conditions contained in the appropriations bills for fiscal 1990 better illustrates [[1]Congress 's] attempt to usurp executive power than Section 609 of the executive - office bill : `` [[17]None of the funds] made available pursuant to the provisions of [[16]this Act] shall be used to implement , administer , or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with [[18]the applicable law of the United States] . '' [[17]This provision] amounts to a legislative veto over [[2]the president 's] execution of [[18]the law] , since a one - house resolution could be said to be `` duly adopted '' even though [[17]it] would require neither bicameral action in [[1]Congress] nor presentation to [[2]the president] for [[2]his] signature or veto . The Supreme Court 's decision in INS v. Chadha held that legislative vetoes are unconstitutional . [[2]President Bush] should veto appropriations acts that contain these kinds of unconstitutional conditions on [[2]the president 's] ability to discharge [[2]his] duties and exercise [[2]his] prerogatives . If [[2]President Bush] fails to do so in [[2]his] first year , [[2]he] will invite [[1]Congress] , for the remainder of [[2]his] presidency , to rewrite [[19]Article II of [[21]the Constitution]] to suit [[19]its] purposes . What becomes custom in the [[2]Bush] administration will only become more difficult for future presidents , including Democrats , to undo . President Reagan learned that lesson . By 1987 , then - Speaker Jim Wright was discussing arms control in Moscow with Mikhail Gorbachev and then attempting to direct [[2]the president] , through an appropriations rider , to treat the Soviets as though the Senate had ratified SALT II . If [[20]a veto] is unworkable because [[20]it] would leave part of the executive branch unfunded , [[2]the president] could sign the appropriations bills into law and assert a power of excision , declaring the rider restricting [[2]his] [[22]Article II] powers to be unconstitutional and severable . [[21]The Constitution] does not expressly give [[2]the president] such power . However , [[2]the president] does have a duty not to violate [[21]the Constitution] . The question is whether [[2]his] only means of defense is [[20]the veto] . Excision of appropriations riders that trespass on [[2]the president 's] duties and prerogative under [[22]Article II] would be different from [[20]the line - item veto] . As discussed in the context of controlling federal spending , [[20]the line - item veto] is characterized as a way for [[2]the president] to excise perfectly constitutional provisions in a spending bill that are objectionable merely because they conflict with [[2]his] policy objectives . [[23]The excision of unconstitutional conditions in an appropriations bill] would be a power of far more limited applicability . One could argue that [[23]it] is not an assertion of a item veto at all for [[2]the president] , by exerting a power of excision , to resist unconstitutional conditions in legislation that violate the separation of powers . There is no downside if [[2]the president] asserts a right of excision over unconstitutional conditions in the fiscal 1990 appropriations bills . If [[24]Congress] does nothing , [[2]President Bush] will have won . If [[24]Congress] takes [[25]the dispute to [[26]the Supreme Court]] -LRB- assuming [[24]it] can establish standing to sue -RRB- , [[2]President Bush] might win . In [[25]that case] , [[2]he] might receive an opinion from [[26]the court] that is a vindication of [[2]the president 's] right to perform the duties and exercise the prerogatives the framers thought should be entrusted to [[26]the executive] . If [[2]President Bush] [[27]loses] at [[26]the court] , [[27]it] might be disappointing , as Morrison v. Olson was for [[29]the [[30]Reagan] administration] . But [[28]the presidency] would be no worse off than [[28]it] is now . Moreover , the electorate would have received a valuable civics lesson in how the separation of powers works in practice . As it stands now , [[24]Congress] presumes after [[29]the [[30]Reagan] administration] that the White House will take unconstitutional provisions in appropriations bills lying down . [[2]President Bush] should set things straight . If [[2]he] does not , [[2]he] will help realize [[31]Madison 's] fear in The Federalist No. 48 of a legislature `` everywhere extending the sphere of [[31]its] activity and drawing all powers into [[31]its] impetuous vortex . '' [[32]Mr. Sidak] served as an attorney in [[29]the [[30]Reagan] administration] . [[32]His] longer analysis of executive power and the appropriations clause is to appear in the Duke Law Journal later this year .

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[[2]Congress] learned during [[0]the [[1]Reagan] administration] that [[2]it] could intimidate [[3]the executive branch] by uttering again and again the same seven words : `` Provided , that no funds shall be spent ... . '' [[5]This phrase] once again is found throughout [[4]the many appropriations bills now moving through [[2]Congress]] . [[5]It] signals [[2]Congress 's] attempt , under the pretext of guarding [[6]the public purse] , to deny [[7]the president] the funding necessary to execute certain of [[7]his] duties and prerogatives specified in [[8]Article II of [[9]the Constitution]] . This species of congressional action is predicated on [[10]an interpretation of [[11]the appropriations clause] that is erroneous and unconstitutional] . [[11]The appropriations clause] states that `` No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury , but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law ... . '' [[10]The prevailing interpretation of [[11]the clause] on Capitol Hill] is that [[11]it] gives [[2]Congress] an omnipresent veto over every conceivable action of [[7]the president] through the ability to withhold funding . [[10]This interpretation] was officially endorsed by [[2]Congress] in 1987 in the Iran - Contra Report . As partisans of congressional power understand , [[12]a `` power of [[6]the purse] '' so broadly construed] would emasculate [[13]the presidency] and swallow the principle of separation of powers . [[12]It] is not supported by the text or history of [[9]the Constitution] . [[14]The framers] hardly discussed [[11]the appropriations clause] at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 , according to [[15]Madison 's] notes . To the extent [[14]they] did , [[14]their] concern was to ensure fiscal accountability . Moreover , [[14]the framers] believed that [[16]the nation] needed a unitary executive with the independence and resources to perform the executive functions that the Confederation Congress had performed poorly under the Articles of Confederation . It would contradict that objective if [[11]the appropriations clause -LRB- technically a limitation on legislative power -RRB-] could be read as placing [[7]the president] on [[2]Congress 's] short leash , making [[17]the executive] consist of [[7]the president] and every member of [[2]Congress] . As [[21]it] went to the conference panel now deliberating , [[21]the appropriations bill for [[19]the executive office of [[7]the president]] for [[18]fiscal 1990]] contained [[20]some breathtaking attempts by [[2]Congress] to rewrite [[9]the Constitution] under the pretext of protecting [[6]the public 's money]] . During the coming weeks , [[23]President Bush] must decide whether to veto [[22]the bills containing [[20]them]] -- or , alternatively , to sign [[22]these bills] into law with a statement declaring [[22]their] intrusions on executive power to be in violation of [[8]Article II] , and thus void and severable . [[21]The 1990 appropriations legislation] attempts to strip [[7]the president] of [[7]his] powers to make certain appointments as provided by [[8]Article II] . [[8]Article II] places on [[7]the president] the duty to nominate , `` and by and with the Advice and Consent of [[24]the Senate] '' appoint , ambassadors , judges , and other officers of [[16]the U.S.] . [[8]It] also empowers [[7]the president] to make recess appointments , without [[24]Senate] approval : `` [[7]The President] shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of [[24]the Senate] , by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of [[24]their] next Session . '' Yet [[26]Section 605 of [[21]the appropriations bill for [[19]the executive office]]] provides : `` No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to [[25]any person] for the filling of any position for which [[25]he or she] has been nominated after [[24]the Senate] has voted not to approve the nomination of [[25]said person] . '' Thus , with one brief passage in [[21]an appropriations bill] , [[2]Congress] repeals [[7]the president 's] power to make recess appointments under [[8]Article II] . [[26]Section 605] also imposes unconstitutional conditions on [[7]the president 's] ability to nominate candidates of [[7]his] choosing . The language of [[26]the appropriations rider] implies that any nomination to any position of [[27]a rejected nominee] will result in [[7]the president] being denied funding to pay [[27]that person 's] salary . [[7]The president] could probably not avoid this restriction by choosing people willing to [[28]serve] without pay , because the Anti-Deficiency Act prohibits [[28]voluntary service to the government] . [[4]The 1990 appropriations bills] also contain a number of `` muzzling '' provisions that violate the recommendation clause in [[8]Article II of [[9]the Constitution]] . [[30]Muzzling provisions , which might be called `` blindfold laws '' as well ,] prevent [[3]the executive branch] from even looking at [[29]certain policy options] , let alone from recommending [[29]them] to [[2]Congress] . Such laws violate the provision in [[8]Article II] that requires [[7]the president] to make [[31]recommendations] to [[2]Congress] , but which gives [[7]the president] the discretion to select the subject matter of [[31]those recommendations] . Typically , [[30]these laws] seek to prevent executive branch officials from inquiring into whether certain federal programs make any economic sense or proposing more market - oriented alternatives to regulations . Probably the most egregious example is a proviso in [[21]the appropriations bill for [[19]the executive office]] that prevents [[7]the president 's] Office of Management and Budget from subjecting agricultural marketing orders to any cost - benefit scrutiny . There is something inherently suspect about Congress 's prohibiting [[17]the executive] from even studying whether public funds are being wasted in some favored program or other . Perhaps none of the unconstitutional conditions contained in [[4]the appropriations bills for [[18]fiscal 1990]] better illustrates [[2]Congress 's] attempt to usurp executive power than [[32]Section 609 of [[21]the executive - office bill] : `` None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of [[21]this Act] shall be used to implement , administer , or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of [[16]the United States]] . '' [[32]This provision] amounts to a legislative veto over [[7]the president 's] execution of the law , since [[33]a one - house resolution] could be said to be `` duly adopted '' even though [[33]it] would require neither bicameral action in [[2]Congress] nor presentation to [[7]the president] for [[7]his] signature or veto . [[34]The Supreme Court 's] decision in INS v. Chadha held that legislative vetoes are unconstitutional . [[23]President Bush] should veto appropriations acts that contain these kinds of unconstitutional conditions on [[7]the president 's] ability to discharge [[7]his] duties and exercise [[7]his] prerogatives . If [[23]President Bush] fails to do so in [[23]his] first year , [[23]he] will invite [[2]Congress] , for the remainder of [[23]his] presidency , to rewrite [[8]Article II of [[9]the Constitution]] to suit [[2]its] purposes . What becomes custom in the [[23]Bush] administration will only become more difficult for future presidents , including Democrats , to undo . [[1]President Reagan] learned that lesson . By 1987 , then - Speaker Jim Wright was discussing arms control in Moscow with Mikhail Gorbachev and then attempting to direct [[1]the president] , through an appropriations rider , to treat the Soviets as though [[24]the Senate] had ratified SALT II . If [[35]a veto] is unworkable because [[35]it] would leave part of [[3]the executive branch] unfunded , [[7]the president] could sign [[4]the appropriations bills] into law and assert a power of excision , declaring the rider restricting [[7]his] [[8]Article II] powers to be unconstitutional and severable . [[9]The Constitution] does not expressly give [[7]the president] such power . However , [[7]the president] does have a duty not to violate [[9]the Constitution] . The question is whether [[7]his] only means of defense is the veto . Excision of appropriations riders that trespass on [[7]the president 's] duties and prerogative under [[8]Article II] would be different from the line - item veto . As discussed in the context of controlling federal spending , the line - item veto is characterized as a way for [[7]the president] to excise perfectly constitutional provisions in a spending bill that are objectionable merely because they conflict with [[7]his] policy objectives . The excision of unconstitutional conditions in an appropriations bill would be a power of far more limited applicability . One could argue that it is not an assertion of a item veto at all for [[7]the president] , by exerting a power of excision , to resist unconstitutional conditions in legislation that violate [[36]the separation of powers] . There is no downside if [[23]the president] asserts a right of excision over unconstitutional conditions in [[4]the fiscal 1990 appropriations bills] . If [[2]Congress] does nothing , [[23]President Bush] will have won . If [[2]Congress] takes the dispute to [[34]the Supreme Court] -LRB- assuming [[2]it] can establish standing to sue -RRB- , [[23]President Bush] might win . In that case , [[23]he] might receive an opinion from [[34]the court] that is a vindication of [[7]the president 's] right to perform the duties and exercise the prerogatives [[14]the framers] thought should be entrusted to [[17]the executive] . If [[23]President Bush] loses at [[34]the court] , it might be disappointing , as Morrison v. Olson was for [[0]the [[1]Reagan] administration] . But [[13]the presidency] would be no worse off than [[13]it] is now . Moreover , the electorate would have received a valuable civics lesson in how [[36]the separation of powers] works in practice . As it stands now , [[2]Congress] presumes after [[0]the [[1]Reagan] administration] that the White House will take unconstitutional provisions in appropriations bills lying down . [[23]President Bush] should set things straight . If [[23]he] does not , [[23]he] will help realize [[15]Madison 's] fear in The Federalist No. 48 of a legislature `` everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all powers into its impetuous vortex . '' [[37]Mr. Sidak] served as an attorney in [[0]the [[1]Reagan] administration] . [[37]His] longer analysis of executive power and [[11]the appropriations clause] is to appear in the Duke Law Journal later this year .


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FALL BALLOT ISSUES set [[0]a record for off - year elections] . Odd - year elections attract relatively few ballot issues . But the 1989 fall total of 80 , while well below [[1]1988] activity , shows `` a steady ratcheting up in citizen referenda and initiatives , '' says Patrick McGuigan , editor of Family , Law and Democracy Report . He says the 10 citizen - sparked issues on state ballots this fall represent the most in any odd - year this decade . Ballot questions range from a Maine initiative on banning Cruise missiles to a referendum on increasing the North Dakota income tax . Ballot watchers say attention already is focused on [[0]the [[1]1990] elections] . In [[3]California] , two petition drives for next year 's election are `` essentially finished , '' says [[2]David Schmidt , author of `` Citizen Lawmakers] . '' [[2]Mr. McGuigan] cites three completed efforts in Oklahoma . Hot ballot topics are expected to be abortion , the environment and insurance reform . Taking a cue from [[3]California] , [[4]more politicians] will launch [[4]their] campaigns by backing initiatives , says David Magleby of Brigham Young University . PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTING gains new stature as prices rise . Price records are being set at auctions this week . At Christie 's , a folio of 21 prints from [[8]Alfred Stieglitz 's] `` Equivalents '' series sold for $ 396,000 , a single - lot record . Other works also have been exceeding price estimates . In part , prices reflect development of a market structure based on such variables as the number of prints . This information used to be poorly documented and largely anecdotal , says Beth Gates - Warren of Sotheby 's . `` There is finally some sort of sense in [[7]the market] , '' she says . Corporations and museums are among the serious buyers , giving greater market stability , says [[5]Robert Persky of the Photograph Collector] . `` When [[5]I] see prints going into the hands of [[6]institutions] , [[5]I] know [[6]they] are n't going to come back on [[7]the market] . '' Most in demand : classic photographs by masters such as [[8]Stieglitz] and Man Ray . But much contemporary work is also fetching `` a great deal of money , '' says [[10]Miles Barth of the International Center of Photography] . DIALING 900 brings callers a growing number of services . Currently a $ 300 million - a - year business , [[9]900 telephone service] is expected to hit $ 500 million next year and near $ 2 billion by 1992 as uses for [[9]the service] continue to expand , says Joel Gross of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Inc . The service -- which [[11]costs] [[10]the caller] from 30 cents to $ 25 a minute -- currently is dominated by celebrity chatter , horoscopes and romance lines . But more serious applications are in the wings , and [[11]that] is where the future growth is expected . `` [[5]I] 'm starting to see more business transactions , '' says [[5]Andrea West of American Telephone & Telegraph Co.] , noting growing interest in use of 900 service for stock sales , software tutorials and even service contracts . Colleges , [[5]she] says , are eyeing registration through 900 service . Charities test [[12]the waters] , but [[12]they] face legal barriers to electronic fund raising . `` The thing that will really break this market right open is merchandising , '' [[5]Ms. West] says . Much of [[9]the 800 service] will `` migrate to 900 , '' predicts Jack Lawless , general manager of US Sprint 's 900 product . FAMILY PETS are improving recovery rates of patients at Columbia Hospital , Milwaukee . Patients who receive canine or feline visitors are found to have lower blood pressure and improved appetite and be more receptive to therapy , says Mary Ann O'Loughlin , program coordinator . TIRED OF TRIMMING ? Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. offers a fiber - optic Christmas tree that eliminates the need to string lights . The $ 6,500 tree is designed to send continuously changing colored light to dozens of fiber - end bunches . MEDICINE TRANSPLANT : Growth of Japanese trade and travel prompts Beth Israel Medical Center , New York , to set up a bilingual medical practice . Funded by a $ 1 million gift from Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance , [[9]the service] will follow Japanese medical protocols , including emphasis on preventative medicine . DIAPER SERVICES make a comeback amid growing environmental concerns . Concerned about shrinking landfills and the safety of chemicals used in super-absorbent disposables , parents are returning to the cloth diaper . Tiny Tots Inc. , Campbell , Calif. , says business is up 35 % in the past year . `` We 're gaining 1,200 new customers each week , '' says Jack Mogavero of General Health Care Corp. , Piscataway , N.J . In Syracuse , N.Y. , DyDee Service 's new marketing push stresses environmental awareness . Among [[13]its] new customers : day - care centers that previously spurned [[9]the service] . The National Association of Diaper Services , Philadelphia , says that since January [[13]it] has gotten more than 672 inquiries from people interested in starting diaper services . [[14]Elisa Hollis] launched a diaper service last year because State College , Pa. , where [[14]she] lives , did n't have one . Diaper shortages this summer limited growth at Stork Diaper Services , Springfield , Mass. , where business is up 25 % in [[15]Also] spurring the move to cloth : diaper covers with Velcro fasteners that eliminate the need for safety pins . BRIEFS : Only 57.6 % of New Yorkers watch the local news , the lowest viewership in [[15]the country] , says a new study by Impact Resources Inc. , Columbus , Ohio ... . FreudToy , a pillow bearing the likeness of Sigmund Freud , is marketed as a $ 24.95 tool for do - it - yourself analysis .

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FALL BALLOT ISSUES set a record for off - year elections . Odd - year elections attract relatively few ballot issues . But the 1989 fall total of 80 , while well below 1988 activity , shows `` a steady ratcheting up in citizen referenda and initiatives , '' says [[0]Patrick McGuigan , editor of Family , Law and Democracy Report] . [[0]He] says [[1]the 10 citizen - sparked issues on state ballots this fall] represent the most in any odd - year this decade . [[1]Ballot questions] range from a Maine initiative on banning Cruise missiles to a referendum on increasing the North Dakota income tax . Ballot watchers say attention already is focused on the 1990 elections . In [[2]California] , two petition drives for next year 's election are `` essentially finished , '' says David Schmidt , author of `` Citizen Lawmakers . '' [[0]Mr. McGuigan] cites three completed efforts in Oklahoma . Hot ballot topics are expected to be abortion , the environment and insurance reform . Taking a cue from [[2]California] , [[3]more politicians] will launch [[3]their] campaigns by backing initiatives , says David Magleby of Brigham Young University . PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTING gains new stature as prices rise . Price records are being set at auctions this week . At Christie 's , a folio of 21 prints from [[4]Alfred Stieglitz 's] `` Equivalents '' series sold for $ 396,000 , a single - lot record . Other works also have been exceeding price estimates . In part , prices reflect development of a market structure based on such variables as the number of prints . This information used to be poorly documented and largely anecdotal , says [[5]Beth Gates - Warren of Sotheby 's] . `` There is finally some sort of sense in [[6]the market] , '' [[5]she] says . Corporations and museums are among the serious buyers , giving greater market stability , says [[7]Robert Persky of the Photograph Collector] . `` When [[7]I] see [[8]prints] going into the hands of institutions , [[7]I] know [[8]they] are n't going to come back on [[6]the market] . '' Most in demand : classic photographs by masters such as [[4]Stieglitz] and Man Ray . But much contemporary work is also fetching `` a great deal of money , '' says Miles Barth of the International Center of Photography . DIALING 900 brings callers a growing number of services . Currently [[9]a $ 300 million - a - year business] , [[9]900 telephone service] is expected to hit $ 500 million next year and near $ 2 billion by 1992 as uses for [[9]the service] continue to expand , says Joel Gross of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Inc . [[9]The service -- which costs the caller from 30 cents to $ 25 a minute --] currently is dominated by celebrity chatter , horoscopes and romance lines . But [[10]more serious applications] are in the wings , and [[10]that] is where the future growth is expected . `` [[11]I] 'm starting to see more business transactions , '' says [[11]Andrea West of American Telephone & Telegraph Co.] , noting growing interest in use of 900 service for stock sales , software tutorials and even service contracts . Colleges , [[11]she] says , are eyeing registration through 900 service . [[12]Charities] test the waters , but [[12]they] face legal barriers to electronic fund raising . `` The thing that will really break this market right open is merchandising , '' [[11]Ms. West] says . Much of the 800 service will `` migrate to 900 , '' predicts Jack Lawless , general manager of US Sprint 's 900 product . FAMILY PETS are improving recovery rates of patients at Columbia Hospital , Milwaukee . Patients who receive canine or feline visitors are found to have lower blood pressure and improved appetite and be more receptive to therapy , says Mary Ann O'Loughlin , program coordinator . TIRED OF TRIMMING ? Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. offers [[13]a fiber - optic Christmas tree that eliminates the need to string lights] . [[13]The $ 6,500 tree] is designed to send continuously changing colored light to dozens of fiber - end bunches . MEDICINE TRANSPLANT : Growth of Japanese trade and travel prompts Beth Israel Medical Center , New York , to set up [[14]a bilingual medical practice] . Funded by a $ 1 million gift from Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance , [[14]the service] will follow Japanese medical protocols , including emphasis on preventative medicine . DIAPER SERVICES make a comeback amid growing environmental concerns . Concerned about shrinking landfills and the safety of chemicals used in super-absorbent disposables , parents are returning to the cloth diaper . [[15]Tiny Tots Inc. , Campbell , Calif. ,] says business is up 35 % in the past year . `` [[15]We] 're gaining 1,200 new customers each week , '' says Jack Mogavero of General Health Care Corp. , Piscataway , N.J . In Syracuse , N.Y. , [[16]DyDee Service 's] new marketing push stresses environmental awareness . Among [[16]its] new customers : day - care centers that previously spurned [[16]the service] . [[17]The National Association of Diaper Services , Philadelphia ,] says that since January [[17]it] has gotten more than 672 inquiries from people interested in starting diaper services . [[18]Elisa Hollis] launched a diaper service last year because State College , Pa. , where [[18]she] lives , did n't have one . Diaper shortages this summer limited growth at Stork Diaper Services , Springfield , Mass. , where business is up 25 % in Also spurring the move to cloth : diaper covers with Velcro fasteners that eliminate the need for safety pins . BRIEFS : Only 57.6 % of New Yorkers watch the local news , the lowest viewership in the country , says a new study by Impact Resources Inc. , Columbus , Ohio ... . FreudToy , a pillow bearing the likeness of Sigmund Freud , is marketed as a $ 24.95 tool for do - it - yourself analysis .


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Program trading is `` a racket , '' complains Edward Egnuss , a White Plains , N.Y. , investor and electronics sales executive , `` and it 's not to the benefit of [[0]the small investor] , that 's for sure . '' But although [[1]he] thinks that [[2]it] is hurting [[0]him] , [[1]he] doubts [[2]it] could be stopped . [[1]Mr. Egnuss 's] dislike of program trading is echoed by many small investors interviewed by Wall Street Journal reporters across the country . But like [[1]Mr. Egnuss] , few expect [[3]it] to be halted entirely , and a surprising number doubt [[3]it] should be . `` [[1]I] think program trading is basically unfair to [[0]the individual investor] , '' says [[1]Leo Fields , a Dallas investor] . [[1]He] notes that [[4]program traders] have a commission cost advantage because of the quantity of [[4]their] trades , that [[4]they] have a smaller margin requirement than individual investors do and that [[4]they] often can figure out earlier where [[5]the market] is heading . But [[1]he] blames program trading for only some of [[5]the market 's] volatility . [[1]He] also considers [[5]the market] overvalued and cites the troubles in junk bonds . [[1]He] adds : `` [[5]The market] may be giving us another message , that a recession is looming . '' Or , as [[6]Dorothy Arighi , an interior decorator in Arnold , Calif.] , puts it : `` All kinds of funny things spook [[5]the market] these days . '' But [[6]she] believes that `` [[7]program trading] creates deviant swings . [[7]It] 's not a sound thing ; there 's no inherent virtue in [[7]it] . '' [[6]She] adds that legislation curbing [[7]it] would be `` a darned good idea . '' At the Charles Schwab & Co. office in Atlanta 's Buckhead district , a group of investors voices skepticism that [[8]federal officials] would curb program trading . Citing the October 1987 crash , [[6]Glenn Miller] says , `` It 's like the last crash -- [[8]they] threatened , but no one did anything . '' A. Donald Anderson , a 59 - year - old Los Angeles investor who says [[5]the stock market 's] `` fluctuations and gyrations give [[6]me] the heebie - jeebies , '' does n't see much point in outlawing program trading . Those who still want to do [[9]it] `` will just find some way to get around '' any attempt to curb [[9]it] . Similarly , Rick Wamre , a 31 - year - old asset manager for a Dallas real - estate firm , would like to see program trading disappear because `` [[6]I] ca n't see that it does anything for [[5]the market] or the country . '' Yet [[6]he] is n't in favor of new legislation . `` [[6]I] think we 've got enough securities laws , '' [[6]he] says . `` [[6]I] 'd much rather see them dealing with interest rates and the deficit . '' Peter Anthony , who runs an employment agency in [[13]New York] , decries program trading as `` limiting [[10]the game] to a few , '' but [[6]he] also is n't sure [[10]it] should be more strictly regulated . `` [[6]I] do n't want to denounce [[10]it] because denouncing [[10]it] would be like denouncing capitalism , '' [[6]he] explains . And [[11]surprising numbers of small investors] seem to be adapting to greater stock market volatility and say [[11]they] can live with program trading . Glenn Britta , a 25 - year - old New York financial analyst who plays options for [[12]his] personal account , says [[12]he] is `` factoring '' [[5]the market 's] volatility `` into investment decisions . '' [[12]He] adds that program trading `` increases liquidity in [[5]the market] . You ca n't hold back technology . '' And the practice should n't be stopped , [[12]he] says , because `` even big players are n't immune to the rigors of program trading . '' Also in [[13]New York] , [[16][[14]Israel Silverman , an insurance - company lawyer] ,] comments that [[15]program trading `` increases volatility] , but [[14]I] do n't think [[15]it] should be banned . There 's no culprit here . [[5]The market] is just becoming more efficient . '' Arbitraging on differences between spot and futures prices is an important part of many financial markets , [[16]he] says . [[16]He] adds that [[16]his] shares in a company savings plan are invested in [[17]a mutual fund] , and volatility , on a given day , may hurt [[17]the fund] . But `` [[16]I] 'm a long - term investor , '' [[16]he] says . `` If you were a short - term investor , you might be more leery about program trading . '' [[18]Jim Enzor of Atlanta] defends program trading because [[18]he] believes that [[18]it] can bring [[5]the market] back up after a plunge . `` If we have a real bad day , the program would say , ` Buy , ' '' [[18]he] explains . `` If you could get the rhythm of [[19]the program trading] , you could take advantage of [[19]it] . '' What else can a small investor do ? [[20]Scott Taccetta , a Chicago accountant ,] is going into money - market funds . [[20]Mr. Taccetta] says [[20]he] had just recouped the $ 5,000 [[20]he] lost in [[22]the 1987 crash] when [[20]he] lost more money last Oct. 13 . Now , [[20]he] plans to sell [[23]all [[20]his] stocks] by the first quarter of 1990 . In October , before [[5]the market] dropped , [[21]Mrs. Arighi of Arnold , Calif.] , moved to sell the `` speculative stocks '' in [[21]her] family trust `` so we will be able to withstand all this flim - flammery '' caused by program trading . [[21]She] believes that the only answer for individuals is to `` buy stocks that 'll weather any storm . '' Lucille Gorman , an 84 - year - old Chicago housewife , has become amazingly immune to stock - market jolts . [[21]Mrs. Gorman] took advantage of low prices after [[22]the 1987 crash] to buy stocks and has hunted for other bargains since the Oct. 13 plunge . `` [[23][[21]My] stocks] are all blue chips , '' [[21]she] says . `` If [[5]the market] goes down , [[21]I] figure [[24]it] 's paper profits [[21]I] 'm losing . On the other hand , if [[24]it] goes way sky high , [[21]I] always sell . You do n't want to get yourself too upset about these things .

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[[0]Program trading] is `` a racket , '' complains [[1]Edward Egnuss , a White Plains , N.Y. , investor and electronics sales executive] , `` and [[0]it] 's not to the benefit of the small investor , that 's for sure . '' But although [[1]he] thinks that [[0]it] is hurting [[1]him] , [[1]he] doubts [[0]it] could be stopped . [[1]Mr. Egnuss 's] dislike of [[2]program trading] is echoed by many small investors interviewed by Wall Street Journal reporters across [[3]the country] . But like [[1]Mr. Egnuss] , few expect [[2]it] to be halted entirely , and a surprising number doubt [[2]it] should be . `` [[4]I] think program trading is basically unfair to the individual investor , '' says [[4]Leo Fields , a [[5]Dallas] investor] . [[4]He] notes that [[6]program traders] have a commission cost advantage because of the quantity of [[6]their] trades , that [[6]they] have a smaller margin requirement than individual investors do and that [[6]they] often can figure out earlier where [[7]the market] is heading . But [[4]he] blames program trading for only some of [[8][[7]the market 's] volatility] . [[4]He] also considers [[7]the market] overvalued and cites the troubles in junk bonds . [[4]He] adds : `` [[7]The market] may be giving us another message , that a recession is looming . '' Or , as [[11]Dorothy Arighi , an interior decorator in [[9]Arnold , [[10]Calif.]] ,] puts it : `` All kinds of funny things spook [[7]the market] these days . '' But [[11]she] believes that `` [[12]program trading] creates deviant swings . [[12]It] 's not a sound thing ; there 's no inherent virtue in [[12]it] . '' [[11]She] adds that legislation curbing [[12]it] would be `` a darned good idea . '' At the Charles Schwab & Co. office in [[13]Atlanta 's] Buckhead district , a group of investors voices skepticism that [[14]federal officials] would curb program trading . Citing [[15]the October [[16]1987] crash] , Glenn Miller says , `` [[15]It] 's like [[15]the last crash] -- [[14]they] threatened , but no one did anything . '' A. Donald Anderson , a 59 - year - old Los Angeles investor who says [[7]the stock market 's] `` fluctuations and gyrations give me the heebie - jeebies , '' does n't see much point in outlawing [[17]program trading] . Those who still want to do [[17]it] `` will just find some way to get around '' any attempt to curb [[17]it] . Similarly , [[19]Rick Wamre , a 31 - year - old asset manager for a [[5]Dallas] real - estate firm ,] would like to see [[18]program trading] disappear because `` [[19]I] ca n't see that [[18]it] does anything for [[7]the market] or [[3]the country] . '' Yet [[19]he] is n't in favor of new legislation . `` [[19]I] think [[3]we] 've got enough securities laws , '' [[19]he] says . `` [[19]I] 'd much rather see [[14]them] dealing with interest rates and the deficit . '' [[20]Peter Anthony , who runs an employment agency in [[22]New York] ,] decries [[21]program trading] as `` limiting the game to a few , '' but [[20]he] also is n't sure [[21]it] should be more strictly regulated . `` [[20]I] do n't want to denounce [[21]it] because denouncing [[21]it] would be like denouncing capitalism , '' [[20]he] explains . And [[23]surprising numbers of small investors] seem to be adapting to greater stock market volatility and say [[23]they] can live with program trading . [[24]Glenn Britta , a 25 - year - old [[22]New York] financial analyst who plays options for [[24]his] personal account ,] says [[24]he] is `` factoring '' [[8][[7]the market 's] volatility] `` into investment decisions . '' [[24]He] adds that [[25]program trading] `` increases liquidity in [[7]the market] . You ca n't hold back technology . '' And [[25]the practice] should n't be stopped , [[24]he] says , because `` even big players are n't immune to the rigors of program trading . '' Also in [[22]New York] , [[27]Israel Silverman , an insurance - company lawyer ,] comments that [[26]program trading] `` increases volatility , but [[27]I] do n't think [[26]it] should be banned . There 's no culprit here . [[7]The market] is just becoming more efficient . '' Arbitraging on differences between spot and futures prices is an important part of many financial markets , [[27]he] says . [[27]He] adds that [[27]his] shares in a company savings plan are invested in [[28]a mutual fund] , and volatility , on a given day , may hurt [[28]the fund] . But `` [[27]I] 'm a long - term investor , '' [[27]he] says . `` If you were a short - term investor , you might be more leery about program trading . '' [[29]Jim Enzor of [[13]Atlanta]] defends [[30]program trading] because [[29]he] believes that [[30]it] can bring [[7]the market] back up after a plunge . `` If we have a real bad day , the program would say , ` Buy , ' '' [[29]he] explains . `` If you could get the rhythm of [[31]the program trading] , you could take advantage of [[31]it] . '' What else can a small investor do ? [[33]Scott Taccetta , a [[32]Chicago] accountant ,] is going into money - market funds . [[33]Mr. Taccetta] says [[33]he] had just recouped the $ 5,000 [[33]he] lost in [[15]the [[16]1987] crash] when [[33]he] lost more money last Oct. 13 . Now , [[33]he] plans to sell all [[33]his] stocks by the first quarter of 1990 . In October , before [[7]the market] dropped , [[11]Mrs. Arighi of [[9]Arnold , [[10]Calif.] ,]] moved to sell the `` speculative stocks '' in [[11]her] family trust `` so we will be able to withstand all this flim - flammery '' caused by program trading . [[11]She] believes that the only answer for individuals is to `` buy stocks that 'll weather any storm . '' [[34]Lucille Gorman , an 84 - year - old [[32]Chicago] housewife ,] has become amazingly immune to stock - market jolts . [[34]Mrs. Gorman] took advantage of low prices after [[15]the [[16]1987] crash] to buy stocks and has hunted for other bargains since the Oct. 13 plunge . `` [[34]My] stocks are all blue chips , '' [[34]she] says . `` If [[7]the market] goes down , [[34]I] figure it 's paper profits [[34]I] 'm losing . On the other hand , if [[7]it] goes way sky high , [[34]I] always sell . You do n't want to get yourself too upset about these things .


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Although his team lost [[1]the World Series , [[0]San Francisco Giants owner Bob Lurie]] hopes to have a new home for them . [[0]He] is an avid fan of a proposition on next week 's ballot to help build a replacement for Candlestick Park . Small wonder , since [[0]he] 's asking [[1]San Francisco] taxpayers to sink up to $ 100 million into [[10]the new stadium] . As [[1]San Francisco] digs out from The Pretty Big One , opponents say the last thing [[1]the city] can afford is an expensive new stadium . [[2]A stadium craze] is sweeping [[3]the country] . [[2]It] 's fueled by the increasing profitability of major - league teams . Something like one - third of [[3]the nation 's] 60 largest cities are thinking about new stadiums , ranging from Cleveland to San Antonio and St. Petersburg . [[4]Most boosters] claim the new sports complexes will be moneymakers for [[4][[1]their] city] . [[5]Pepperdine University economist Dean Baim] scoffs at that . [[5]He] has looked at 14 baseball and football stadiums and found that only one -- private Dodger Stadium -- brought more money into a city than it took out . Stadiums tend to redistribute [[6]existing wealth] within a community , not create more of [[6]it] . [[7]Voters] generally agree when [[7]they] are given a chance to decide if [[7]they] want to sink [[7]their] own tax dollars into a new mega-stadium . [[1]San Francisco] voters rejected a new ballpark two years ago . Last month , [[8]Phoenix voters] turned thumbs down on a $ 100 million stadium bond and tax proposition . [[9][[8]Its] backers] fielded every important interest on [[9]their] team -- a popular mayor , the Chamber of Commerce , the major media -- and spent $ 100,000 on promotion . But voters decided that if [[10]the stadium] was such a good idea [[11]someone] would build [[10]it] [[11]himself] , and rejected [[10]it] 59 % to 41 % . In [[1]San Francisco] , [[9][[8]its] backers] concede [[10]the ballpark] is at best running even in the polls . George Christopher , the former San Francisco mayor who built Candlestick Park for [[13]the Giants] in the 1960s , wo n't endorse [[10]the new ballpark] . [[12]He] says [[12]he] had Candlestick built because [[13]the Giants] claimed [[13]they] needed 10,000 parking spaces . Since [[10]the new park] will have only 1,500 spaces , [[12]Mr. Christopher] thinks [[14]backers] are playing some fiscal `` games '' of [[14]their] own with [[8]the voters] . Stadium boosters claim that without public money [[14]they] would never be built . [[15]Miami Dolphins owner Joe Robbie] disagrees , and [[15]he] can prove it . Several years ago [[15]he] gave up trying to persuade [[16]Miami] to improve [[16]its] city - owned Orange Bowl , and instead built [[15]his] own $ 100 million coliseum with private funds . [[15]He] did n't see why the taxpayers should help build something [[15]he] would then use to turn a healthy profit . `` [[10]This stadium] shows that anything government can do , we can do better , '' [[15]Mr. Robbie] says . But to Moon Landrieu , the former New Orleans mayor who helped build that city 's cavernous , money - losing Superdome , questions of who benefits or the bottom line are of little relevance . `` The Superdome is an exercise in optimism , a statement of faith , '' [[15]he] has said . `` It is the very building of [[17]it] that is important , not how much of [[17]it] is used or [[17]its] economics . '' [[18]An Egyptian Pharaoh] could n't have justified [[18]his] pyramids any better . But civilization has moved forward since then . [[19]Today taxpayers] get to vote , most of the time , on whether [[19]they] want to finance the building schemes of our modern political pharaohs , or let private money erect these playgrounds for public passions .

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Although [[1][[0]his] team] lost the World Series , [[1][[0]San Francisco Giants] owner Bob Lurie] hopes to have [[2]a new home for [[0]them]] . [[1]He] is an avid fan of a proposition on next week 's ballot to help build [[2]a replacement for [[3]Candlestick Park]] . Small wonder , since [[1]he] 's asking [[4]San Francisco] taxpayers to sink up to $ 100 million into [[2]the new stadium] . As [[4]San Francisco] digs out from The Pretty Big One , opponents say the last thing [[4]the city] can afford is an expensive new stadium . [[6]A stadium craze] is sweeping [[5]the country] . [[6]It] 's fueled by the increasing profitability of major - league teams . Something like one - third of [[5]the nation 's] 60 largest cities are thinking about [[7]new stadiums] , ranging from Cleveland to San Antonio and St. Petersburg . [[8]Most boosters] claim [[7]the new sports complexes] will be moneymakers for [[8]their] city . [[9]Pepperdine University economist Dean Baim] scoffs at that . [[9]He] has looked at 14 baseball and football stadiums and found that [[10]only one -- private Dodger Stadium --] brought more money into a city than [[10]it] took out . Stadiums tend to redistribute [[11]existing wealth] within a community , not create more of [[11]it] . [[12]Voters] generally agree when [[12]they] are given a chance to decide if [[12]they] want to sink [[12]their] own tax dollars into a new mega-stadium . [[13][[4]San Francisco] voters] rejected a new ballpark two years ago . Last month , Phoenix voters turned thumbs down on [[14]a $ 100 million stadium bond and tax proposition] . [[15][[14]Its] backers] fielded every important interest on [[15]their] team -- a popular mayor , the Chamber of Commerce , the major media -- and spent $ 100,000 on promotion . But voters decided that if [[16]the stadium] was such a good idea [[17]someone] would build [[16]it] [[17]himself] , and rejected [[16]it] 59 % to 41 % . In [[4]San Francisco] , [[18][[16]its] backers] concede [[2]the ballpark] is at best running even in the polls . [[19]George Christopher , the former [[4]San Francisco] mayor who built [[3]Candlestick Park] for [[0]the Giants] in the 1960s ,] wo n't endorse [[2]the new ballpark] . [[19]He] says [[19]he] had [[3]Candlestick] built because [[0]the Giants] claimed [[0]they] needed 10,000 parking spaces . Since [[2]the new park] will have only 1,500 spaces , [[19]Mr. Christopher] thinks [[18]backers] are playing some fiscal `` games '' of [[18]their] own with [[13]the voters] . Stadium boosters claim that without public money they would never be built . [[20]Miami Dolphins owner Joe Robbie] disagrees , and [[20]he] can prove it . Several years ago [[20]he] gave up trying to persuade [[21]Miami] to improve [[21]its] city - owned Orange Bowl , and instead built [[22][[20]his] own $ 100 million coliseum] with private funds . [[20]He] did n't see why the taxpayers should help build [[22]something [[20]he] would then use to turn a healthy profit] . `` [[22]This stadium] shows that anything government can do , we can do better , '' [[20]Mr. Robbie] says . But to [[23]Moon Landrieu , the former [[24]New Orleans] mayor who helped build [[25][[24]that city 's] cavernous , money - losing Superdome]] , questions of who benefits or the bottom line are of little relevance . `` [[25]The Superdome] is an exercise in optimism , a statement of faith , '' [[23]he] has said . `` It is the very building of [[25]it] that is important , not how much of it is used or [[25]its] economics . '' [[26]An Egyptian Pharaoh] could n't have justified [[26]his] pyramids any better . But civilization has moved forward since then . Today [[27]taxpayers] get to vote , most of the time , on whether [[27]they] want to finance the building schemes of our modern political pharaohs , or let private money erect these playgrounds for public passions .


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A man from the Bush administration came before [[0]the House Agriculture Committee] yesterday to talk about the U.S. 's intention to send some $ 100 million in food aid to [[1]Poland] , with more to come from the EC . [[0]The committee 's] members are worried what all this free food might do to the economic prospects of [[2][[1]Poland 's] own farmers] . Rep. Gary Ackerman noted that past food aid had harmed farmers in El Salvador and Egypt . However well intentioned , food transfers have the habit of growing larger and wrecking the market incentives for [[2][[1]the recipient country 's] own farmers] . The First World has for some time had the bad habit of smothering other people 's economies with this kind of unfocused kindness . It should be constantly stressed that [[2][[1]Poland 's] farmers] mostly need a real market for [[2]their] products .

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A man from the Bush administration came before [[2]the House Agriculture Committee] yesterday to talk about the U.S. 's intention to send [[1]some $ 100 million in food aid] to [[0]Poland] , with more to come from the EC . [[2]The committee 's] members are worried what [[1]all this free food] might do to the economic prospects of [[3][[0]Poland 's] own farmers] . Rep. Gary Ackerman noted that past food aid had harmed farmers in El Salvador and Egypt . However well intentioned , food transfers have the habit of growing larger and wrecking the market incentives for the recipient country 's own farmers . The First World has for some time had the bad habit of smothering other people 's economies with this kind of unfocused kindness . It should be constantly stressed that [[3][[0]Poland 's] farmers] mostly need a real market for [[3]their] products .


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ORTEGA ENDED a truce with [[1]the Contras] and said elections were threatened . The Nicaraguan president , citing attacks by [[2]the U.S. - backed rebels] , [[3]suspended] a 19 - month - old cease - fire and accused Bush of `` promoting death . '' While [[0]he] reaffirmed support for [[5]the country 's] Feb. 25 elections , [[0]Ortega] indicated that renewed U.S. military aid to [[1]the Contras] could thwart the balloting . [[0]He] said U.S. assistance should be used to demobilize [[2]the rebels] . A White House spokesman condemned [[3]the truce suspension] as `` deplorable '' but brushed off talk of renewing military funding for [[2]the insurgents] . The Contra military command , in a statement from Honduras , said Sandinista troops had launched a major offensive against [[2]the rebel forces] . [[4]East German leader Krenz] called the protests in [[5][[4]his] country] a `` good sign , '' saying that many of those marching for democratic freedoms were showing support for `` the renovation for socialism . '' The Communist Party chief , in Moscow for talks with Soviet officials , also said East Germany would follow [[7][[5]Gorbachev 's] restructuring plans] . Thousands of East Germans fled to Czechoslovakia after the East Berlin government lifted travel restrictions . [[6]The ban on cross-border movement] was imposed last month after a massive exodus of emigres to West Germany . Also , a Communist official for the first time said the future of the Berlin Wall could be open to discussion . Health officials plan to extend a moratorium on federal funding of research involving fetal - tissue transplants . The assistant HHS secretary said [[6]the ban] `` should be continued indefinitely . '' While researchers believe such transplants could help treat diseases like Alzheimer 's , anti-abortionists oppose the research . Rep. Dingell of Michigan plans to unveil today a proposal that would break with [[5]Bush 's] clean - air bill on the issue of emissions that lead to acid rain . The Democrat 's proposal is described by government sources and lobbyists as significantly weaker than [[5]the president 's] plan to cut utility emissions . House - Senate conferees approved major portions of a package for more than $ 500 million in economic aid for Poland . [[7]The plan] relies heavily on $ 240 million in credit and loan guarantees in fiscal 1990 in hopes of stimulating future trade and investment . [[8]South Africa] accused armed Namibian nationalist guerrillas of crossing from bases in neighboring Angola , violating U.N. - supervised peace plans for [[8]the territory 's] independence from [[9]Pretoria] . South African troops were placed on alert . Guerrilla leaders said [[9]Pretoria] was attempting to sabotage next week 's elections in Namibia . Gunmen in Lebanon assassinated a Saudi Arabian Embassy employee , and the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the slaying to avenge the beheading of 16 terrorists by Riyadh 's government in September . Also in Beirut , a Moslem group vowed to kill Americans if [[14]the U.S.] implements a policy to seize suspects abroad . Nixon concluded five days of private talks with Chinese leaders in [[10]Beijing] , but apparently failed to ease strains in Sino - U.S. ties caused by [[11]China 's] crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in June . [[10]Beijing 's] rulers complained to the former president about U.S. `` interference '' in [[11]China 's] domestic affairs . [[12]Mexico 's President Salinas] said [[11]the country 's] recession had ended and the economy was growing again . In [[12]his] first state of the nation address , [[12]Salinas] pledged to continue [[12]his] program of modernization and warned [[13]opposition politicians] that impeding progress could cost [[13]them] popular support . Pakistan 's Bhutto defeated the first no - confidence motion in [[11]the nation 's] 42 - year history , surviving the vote that could have brought down her 11 - month - old government . [[12]The prime minister 's] opponents claimed the balloting , 12 votes short of a majority in Islamabad 's 237 - seat assembly , was rigged . The White House said the shipboard meetings next month between [[15]Bush] and Soviet leader Gorbachev will take place in the waters off Malta . The location was disclosed as [[14]the U.S.] began planning the issues to be discussed at the Dec. 2 - 3 tete - a - tete . [[15]Bush] unveiled a package of trade initiatives to help establish `` economic alternatives to drug trafficking '' in the Andean nations of South America . [[15]The president 's] plan includes a commitment to help negotiate a new international coffee agreement . Pan Am has subpoenaed [[16]several government agencies , including the CIA and FBI] , to determine whether [[16]they] were warned that a bomb had been planted aboard a jet that exploded over Scotland last December , killing 270 people . The airline is attempting to show that Israel and West Germany warned [[14]the U.S.] about the impending attack . Died : James A. Attwood , 62 , retired chairman and president of Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York , Tuesday , in New York City , of an acute anemic condition .

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[[2]ORTEGA] ENDED [[1]a truce with [[0]the Contras]] and said [[3]elections] were threatened . [[2]The Nicaraguan president] , citing attacks by [[0]the U.S. - backed rebels] , [[4]suspended] [[1]a 19 - month - old cease - fire] and accused [[5]Bush] of `` promoting death . '' While [[2]he] reaffirmed support for [[3]the country 's Feb. 25 elections] , [[2]Ortega] indicated that renewed U.S. military aid to [[0]the Contras] could thwart [[3]the balloting] . [[2]He] said U.S. assistance should be used to demobilize [[0]the rebels] . A [[6]White House] spokesman condemned [[4]the truce suspension] as `` deplorable '' but brushed off talk of renewing military funding for [[0]the insurgents] . The [[0]Contra] military command , in a statement from Honduras , said Sandinista troops had launched a major offensive against [[0]the rebel forces] . [[7]East German leader Krenz] called the protests in [[8][[7]his] country] a `` good sign , '' saying that many of those marching for democratic freedoms were showing support for `` the renovation for socialism . '' [[7]The Communist Party chief] , in Moscow for talks with Soviet officials , also said [[8]East Germany] would follow [[9]Gorbachev 's] restructuring plans . Thousands of East Germans fled to Czechoslovakia after the East Berlin government lifted [[10]travel restrictions] . [[10]The ban on cross-border movement] was imposed last month after a massive exodus of emigres to [[11]West Germany] . Also , a Communist official for the first time said the future of the Berlin Wall could be open to discussion . Health officials plan to extend [[12]a moratorium on federal funding of [[13]research involving fetal - tissue transplants]] . The assistant HHS secretary said [[12]the ban] `` should be continued indefinitely . '' While researchers believe such transplants could help treat diseases like Alzheimer 's , anti-abortionists oppose [[13]the research] . [[16]Rep. Dingell of Michigan] plans to unveil today [[14]a proposal that would break with [[15][[5]Bush 's] clean - air bill] on the issue of emissions that lead to acid rain] . [[16][[14]The Democrat 's] proposal] is described by government sources and lobbyists as significantly weaker than [[15][[5]the president 's] plan to cut utility emissions] . House - Senate conferees approved major portions of [[17]a package for more than $ 500 million in economic aid for Poland] . [[17]The plan] relies heavily on $ 240 million in credit and loan guarantees in fiscal 1990 in hopes of stimulating future trade and investment . [[19]South Africa] accused armed Namibian nationalist guerrillas of crossing from bases in neighboring Angola , violating U.N. - supervised peace plans for [[18]the territory 's] independence from [[19]Pretoria] . South African troops were placed on alert . Guerrilla leaders said [[19]Pretoria] was attempting to sabotage next week 's elections in [[18]Namibia] . Gunmen in Lebanon assassinated a Saudi Arabian Embassy employee , and the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the slaying to avenge the beheading of 16 terrorists by Riyadh 's government in September . Also in Beirut , a Moslem group vowed to kill Americans if [[20]the U.S.] implements a policy to seize suspects abroad . [[23]Nixon] concluded five days of private talks with [[22]Chinese leaders] in Beijing , but apparently failed to ease strains in Sino - U.S. ties caused by [[21]China 's] crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in June . [[22][[21]Beijing 's] rulers] complained to [[23]the former president] about U.S. `` interference '' in [[21]China 's] domestic affairs . [[25][[24]Mexico 's] President Salinas] said [[25]the country 's] recession had ended and the economy was growing again . In [[24]his] first state of the nation address , [[24]Salinas] pledged to continue [[24]his] program of modernization and warned [[26]opposition politicians] that impeding progress could cost [[26]them] popular support . [[28][[27]Pakistan 's] Bhutto] defeated the first no - confidence motion in [[28]the nation 's] 42 - year history , surviving the vote that could have brought down [[27]her] 11 - month - old government . [[27]The prime minister 's] opponents claimed the balloting , 12 votes short of a majority in Islamabad 's 237 - seat assembly , was rigged . [[6]The White House] said [[30]the shipboard meetings next month between [[5]Bush] and [[9]Soviet leader Gorbachev]] will take place in [[29]the waters off Malta] . [[29]The location] was disclosed as [[20]the U.S.] began planning the issues to be discussed at [[30]the Dec. 2 - 3 tete - a - tete] . [[5]Bush] unveiled [[31]a package of trade initiatives to help establish `` economic alternatives to drug trafficking '' in the Andean nations of South America] . [[31][[5]The president 's] plan] includes a commitment to help negotiate a new international coffee agreement . [[33]Pan Am] has subpoenaed [[32]several government agencies , including the CIA and FBI ,] to determine whether [[32]they] were warned that a bomb had been planted aboard a jet that exploded over Scotland last December , killing 270 people . [[33]The airline] is attempting to show that Israel and [[11]West Germany] warned [[20]the U.S.] about the impending attack . Died : James A. Attwood , 62 , retired chairman and president of Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York , Tuesday , in New York City , of an acute anemic condition .


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EAST GERMANS RALLIED as officials reportedly sought [[1]Honecker 's] ouster . In what was considered the largest protest in [[3]the Communist state 's] 40 - year history , at least 120,000 demonstrators marched through the southern city of Leipzig to press demands for democratic freedoms , opposition activists said . Police did n't intervene . Meanwhile , as the first of [[0]more than 1,300 East Germans] trying to flee to the West through Poland renounced [[0]their] citizenship , a West German newspaper reported that regional Communist officials demanded [[2]the dismissal of [[1]hard - line leader Honecker]] . Secretary of State Baker , in a foreign policy speech , called for the reunification of Germany , saying [[2]it] was the `` legitimate right '' of the German people . Gorbachev blamed the Soviet Union 's press for contributing to [[3]the nation 's] mounting problems . At a meeting Friday , [[1]the Kremlin leader] complained about recent articles that raised the possiblity of civil unrest , and accused the media of fueling panic buying of goods by publishing stories about impending shortages . House - Senate conferees approved [[4]a permanent smoking ban on domestic airline routes] within the continental U.S. and on flights of less than six hours to Alaska and Hawaii . [[4]The curbs] would cover all but a small percentage of flights , and represent an expansion of the current ban on flights of less than two hours . [[5]E. Robert Wallach] was sentenced by a U.S. judge in New York to six years in prison and fined $ 250,000 for [[5]his] racketeering conviction in the Wedtech scandal . Wallach , an associate of ex-Attorney General Meese , was found guilty in August of taking $ 425,000 in illegal payoffs from [[1]the now - defunct defense contractor] . NASA resumed the countdown for [[9]today 's] launch of [[6]the space shuttle Atlantis] , and a federal appeals court in Washington dismissed a lawsuit by anti-nuclear groups to delay the flight because [[6]the plutonium - powered Galileo space probe] was aboard . [[6]The space agency] said [[6]it] did n't expect weather or protesters to block [[6]the liftoff] . The Bush administration is preparing to extend a ban on federal financing of research using fetal tissue , government sources said . A temporary prohibition was imposed in March 1988 . While anti-abortion groups are opposed to such research , scientists have said transplanting such tissue could be effective in treating diabetes . Delegates from 91 nations endorsed a ban on world ivory trade in an attempt to rescue the endangered elephant from extinction . [[7]Five African nations] , however , said [[7]they] would continue selling the valuable tusks . Mubarak held reconciliation talks with Gadhafi at the Egyptian resort of Mersa Metruh . It was the Libyan leader 's first trip to Egypt in 16 years . [[7]They] announced a reduction in formalities for travel , but did n't show any real signs of resuming full diplomatic ties . [[8]The Egyptian president] said [[8]he] would visit Libya [[9]today] to resume the talks . [[10]Seoul and Pyongyang] reached a tentative agreement to allow visits between families on the divided Korean peninsula . Such family reunions would be the second since 1945 . Differences remained between [[10]the North and South Korean governments] , however , over conditions for the exchanges . Freed black nationalists resumed political activity in [[11]South Africa] and vowed to fight against apartheid , raising fears of a possible white backlash . [[11]The nation 's] main white opposition party warned that [[11]the government 's] release Sunday of eight black political prisoners risked bringing chaos and eventual black Marxist rule to [[11]the nation] . The White House said Bush is `` fully satisfied '' with [[12]CIA Director Webster] and the intelligence agency 's performance during the Oct. 3 failed coup in Panama . The Washington Post reported that unidentified senior administration officials were frustrated with [[12]Webster 's] low - profile activities during the insurrection and wanted him replaced . Poland 's legislature approved limits on automatic wage increases without special provisions for food price rises . The vote was considered a test of the Solidarity - led government 's resolve to proceed with a harsh economic - restructuring program . Norway 's King Olav V installed a three - party non-Socialist government as Gro Harlem Brundtland 's three - year - old Labor regime relinquished power . The 19 - member cabinet is led by Prime Minister Jan Syse , who acknowledged a `` difficult situation '' since the coalition controls only 62 seats in Oslo 's 165 - member legislature . El Salvador 's government opened a new round of talks with [[13][[11]the country 's] leftist rebels] in an effort to end a decade - long civil war . A spokesman said [[13]the guerrillas] would present a cease - fire proposal during the negotiations in Costa Rica that includes constitutional and economic changes . The State Department said there was a `` possibility '' that [[14]some Nicaraguan rebels] were selling [[15][[14]their] U.S. - supplied arms] to Salvadoran guerrillas , but insisted [[15]it] was n't an organized effort . Separately , Secretary of State Baker complained about a U.N. aide who last week told the Contras to disband as part of a regional peace accord . Died : Cornel Wilde , 74 , actor and director , in Los Angeles , of leukemia ... . Danilo Kis , 54 , Yugoslav - born novelist and essayist , Sunday , in Paris , of cancer .

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EAST GERMANS RALLIED as officials reportedly sought [[0]Honecker 's] ouster . In what was considered the largest protest in the Communist state 's 40 - year history , at least 120,000 demonstrators marched through the southern city of Leipzig to press demands for democratic freedoms , opposition activists said . Police did n't intervene . Meanwhile , as the first of [[1]more than 1,300 East Germans trying to flee to the West through [[2]Poland]] renounced [[1]their] citizenship , a West German newspaper reported that regional Communist officials demanded the dismissal of [[0]hard - line leader Honecker] . [[4]Secretary of State Baker] , in a foreign policy speech , called for [[3]the reunification of Germany] , saying [[3]it] was the `` legitimate right '' of the German people . [[6]Gorbachev] blamed [[7][[5]the Soviet Union 's] press] for contributing to [[5]the nation 's] mounting problems . At a meeting Friday , [[6]the Kremlin leader] complained about recent articles that raised the possiblity of civil unrest , and accused [[7]the media] of fueling panic buying of goods by publishing stories about impending shortages . House - Senate conferees approved [[8]a permanent smoking ban on domestic airline routes within the continental U.S. and on flights of less than six hours to Alaska and Hawaii] . [[8]The curbs] would cover all but a small percentage of flights , and represent an expansion of the current ban on flights of less than two hours . [[9]E. Robert Wallach] was sentenced by a U.S. judge in New York to six years in prison and fined $ 250,000 for [[11][[9]his] racketeering conviction in the [[10]Wedtech] scandal] . [[9]Wallach , an associate of ex-Attorney General Meese ,] was [[11]found] guilty in August of taking $ 425,000 in illegal payoffs from [[10]the now - defunct defense contractor] . [[12]NASA] resumed the countdown for [[14][[13]today 's] launch of the space shuttle Atlantis] , and a federal appeals court in Washington dismissed a lawsuit by anti-nuclear groups to delay the flight because the plutonium - powered Galileo space probe was aboard . [[12]The space agency] said [[12]it] did n't expect weather or protesters to block [[14]the liftoff] . The [[15]Bush] administration is preparing to extend a ban on federal financing of research using fetal tissue , government sources said . A temporary prohibition was imposed in March 1988 . While anti-abortion groups are opposed to such research , scientists have said transplanting such tissue could be effective in treating diabetes . Delegates from 91 nations endorsed a ban on world ivory trade in an attempt to rescue the endangered elephant from extinction . [[16]Five African nations] , however , said [[16]they] would continue selling the valuable tusks . [[19]Mubarak] held [[17]reconciliation talks] with [[18]Gadhafi] at the Egyptian resort of Mersa Metruh . It was [[18]the Libyan leader 's] first trip to Egypt in 16 years . They announced a reduction in formalities for travel , but did n't show any real signs of resuming full diplomatic ties . [[19]The Egyptian president] said [[19]he] would visit Libya [[13]today] to resume [[17]the talks] . [[20]Seoul and Pyongyang] reached a tentative agreement to allow [[21]visits between families] on [[20]the divided Korean peninsula] . Such family reunions would be the second since 1945 . Differences remained between [[20]the North and South Korean governments] , however , over conditions for [[21]the exchanges] . Freed black nationalists resumed political activity in [[22]South Africa] and vowed to fight against apartheid , raising fears of a possible white backlash . [[22]The nation 's] main white opposition party warned that the government 's release [[23]Sunday] of eight black political prisoners risked bringing chaos and eventual black Marxist rule to [[22]the nation] . The White House said [[15]Bush] is `` fully satisfied '' with [[25]CIA Director Webster] and the intelligence agency 's performance during [[24]the Oct. 3 failed coup in Panama] . The Washington Post reported that unidentified senior administration officials were frustrated with [[25]Webster 's] low - profile activities during [[24]the insurrection] and wanted [[25]him] replaced . [[26][[2]Poland 's] legislature] approved limits on automatic wage increases without special provisions for food price rises . The vote was considered a test of [[26]the Solidarity - led government 's] resolve to proceed with a harsh economic - restructuring program . [[27]Norway 's] King Olav V installed [[28]a three - party non-Socialist government] as Gro Harlem Brundtland 's three - year - old Labor regime relinquished power . [[28]The 19 - member cabinet] is led by Prime Minister Jan Syse , who acknowledged a `` difficult situation '' since the coalition controls only 62 seats in [[27]Oslo 's] 165 - member legislature . [[30]El Salvador 's] government opened a new round of talks with [[30][[29]the country 's] leftist rebels] in an effort to end a decade - long civil war . A spokesman said [[29]the guerrillas] would present a cease - fire proposal during the negotiations in Costa Rica that includes constitutional and economic changes . The State Department said there was a `` possibility '' that [[31]some Nicaraguan rebels] were selling [[31]their] U.S. - supplied arms to Salvadoran guerrillas , but insisted it was n't an organized effort . Separately , [[4]Secretary of State Baker] complained about a U.N. aide who last week told the Contras to disband as part of a regional peace accord . Died : Cornel Wilde , 74 , actor and director , in Los Angeles , of leukemia ... . Danilo Kis , 54 , Yugoslav - born novelist and essayist , [[23]Sunday] , in Paris , of cancer .


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The economy 's temperature will be taken from several vantage points this week , with readings on trade , output , housing and inflation . The most troublesome report may be the August merchandise trade deficit due out [[5]tomorrow] . [[8]The trade gap] is expected to widen to about $ 9 billion from July 's $ 7.6 billion , according to a survey by MMS International , a unit of McGraw - Hill Inc. , New York . Thursday 's report on the [[4]September] consumer price index is expected to rise , although not as sharply as [[0]the 0.9 % gain] reported [[1]Friday] in the producer price index . [[0]That gain] was being cited as a reason [[2]the stock market] was down early in [[1]Friday 's] session , before [[2]it] got started on [[2]its] reckless 190 - point plunge . [[3]Economists] are divided as to how much manufacturing strength [[3]they] expect to see in [[4]September] reports on industrial production and capacity utilization , also due [[5]tomorrow] . Meanwhile , [[4]September] housing starts , due Wednesday , are thought to have inched upward . `` There 's a possibility of a surprise '' in the trade report , said [[7]Michael Englund , director of research at [[10]MMS]] . A widening of the deficit , if it were combined with [[6]a stubbornly strong dollar] , would exacerbate trade problems -- but [[6]the dollar] weakened [[1]Friday] as stocks plummeted . In any event , [[7]Mr. Englund] and many others say that the easy gains in narrowing [[8]the trade gap] have already been made . `` Trade is definitely going to be more politically sensitive over the next six or seven months as improvement begins to slow , '' [[7]he] said . Exports are thought to have risen strongly in [[11]August] , but probably not enough to offset the jump in imports , economists said . Views on manufacturing strength are split between economists who read [[4]September 's] low level of factory job growth as a sign of a slowdown and those who use the somewhat more comforting [[9]total employment figures] in [[9]their] calculations . The wide range of estimates for the industrial output number underscores the differences : The forecasts run from a drop of 0.5 % to an increase of 0.4 % , according to [[10]MMS] . A rebound in energy prices , which helped push up the producer price index , is expected to do the same in the consumer price report . The consensus view expects a 0.4 % increase in [[12]the September CPI] after a flat reading in [[11]August] . Robert H. Chandross , an economist for Lloyd 's Bank in New York , is among those expecting a more moderate gain in [[12]the CPI] than in prices at the producer level . `` [[13]Auto prices] had a big effect in [[12]the PPI] , and at the CPI level [[13]they] wo n't , '' [[7]he] said . Food prices are expected to be unchanged , but energy costs jumped as much as 4 % , said [[14]Gary Ciminero , economist at Fleet / Norstar Financial Group] . [[14]He] also says [[14]he] thinks `` core inflation , '' which excludes the volatile food and energy prices , was strong last month . [[14]He] expects a gain of as much as 0.5 % in core inflation after a summer of far smaller increases . Housing starts are expected to quicken a bit from [[11]August 's] annual pace of 1,350,000 units . Economists say an [[11]August] rebound in permits for multifamily units signaled an increase in [[12]September] starts , though activity remains fairly modest by historical standards .

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The economy 's temperature will be taken from several vantage points this week , with readings on trade , output , housing and inflation . The most troublesome report may be [[2]the [[1]August] merchandise trade deficit due out [[0]tomorrow]] . [[4]The trade gap] is expected to widen to about $ 9 billion from July 's $ 7.6 billion , according to a survey by [[3]MMS International , a unit of McGraw - Hill Inc. , New York] . Thursday 's report on [[7]the [[8]September] consumer price index] is expected to rise , although not as sharply as [[6]the 0.9 % gain reported [[9]Friday] in [[5]the producer price index]] . [[6]That gain] was being cited as a reason [[10]the stock market] was down early in [[9]Friday] 's session , before [[10]it] got started on [[10]its] reckless 190 - point plunge . [[11]Economists] are divided as to how much manufacturing strength [[11]they] expect to see in [[8]September] reports on industrial production and capacity utilization , also due [[0]tomorrow] . Meanwhile , [[8]September] housing starts , due Wednesday , are thought to have inched upward . `` There 's a possibility of a surprise '' in [[2]the trade report] , said [[12]Michael Englund , director of research at [[3]MMS]] . A widening of [[4]the deficit] , if [[4]it] were combined with a stubbornly strong dollar , would exacerbate trade problems -- but the dollar weakened [[9]Friday] as stocks plummeted . In any event , [[12]Mr. Englund] and many others say that the easy gains in narrowing [[4]the trade gap] have already been made . `` Trade is definitely going to be more politically sensitive over the next six or seven months as improvement begins to slow , '' [[12]he] said . Exports are thought to have risen strongly in [[1]August] , but probably not enough to offset the jump in imports , economists said . Views on manufacturing strength are split between economists who read [[8]September] 's low level of factory job growth as a sign of a slowdown and [[13]those who use the somewhat more comforting total employment figures in [[13]their] calculations] . The wide range of [[14]estimates for the industrial output number] underscores the differences : [[14]The forecasts] run from a drop of 0.5 % to an increase of 0.4 % , according to [[3]MMS] . A rebound in energy prices , which helped push up [[5]the producer price index] , is expected to do the same in the consumer price report . The consensus view expects a 0.4 % increase in [[7]the [[8]September] CPI] after a flat reading in [[1]August] . [[15]Robert H. Chandross , an economist for Lloyd 's Bank in New York ,] is among those expecting a more moderate gain in [[7]the CPI] than in prices at [[5]the producer level] . `` [[16]Auto prices] had a big effect in [[5]the PPI] , and at [[7]the CPI level] [[16]they] wo n't , '' [[15]he] said . Food prices are expected to be unchanged , but energy costs jumped as much as 4 % , said [[17]Gary Ciminero , economist at Fleet / Norstar Financial Group] . [[17]He] also says [[17]he] thinks [[18]`` core inflation , '' which excludes the volatile food and energy prices , was strong [[8]last month]] . [[17]He] expects a gain of as much as 0.5 % in [[18]core inflation] after a summer of far smaller increases . Housing starts are expected to quicken a bit from [[1]August] 's annual pace of 1,350,000 units . Economists say an [[1]August] rebound in permits for multifamily units signaled an increase in [[8]September] starts , though activity remains fairly modest by historical standards .


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Two - Way Street If the sixty - day plant - closing law 's fair , Why should we not then amend the writ To require that [[0]all employees] give Similar notice before [[0]they] quit ? -- Rollin S. Trexler . Candid Comment When research projects are curtailed due to government funding cuts , are [[1]we] `` caught with [[1]our] grants down '' ? -- C.E. Friedman .

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Two - Way Street If the sixty - day plant - closing law 's fair , Why should we not then amend the writ To require that [[0]all employees] give Similar notice before [[0]they] quit ? -- Rollin S. Trexler . Candid Comment When research projects are curtailed due to government funding cuts , are [[1]we] `` caught with [[1]our] grants down '' ? -- C.E. Friedman .


Predicted

Assuming [[1]the stock market] does n't crash again and completely discredit yuppies and trading rooms , American television audiences in a few months may be seeing Britain 's concept of both . `` [[0]Capital City] '' is a weekly series that premiered here three weeks ago amid unprecedented hype by [[0]its] producer , Thames Television . The early episodes make you long for a rerun of the crash of 1987 . Let 's make that 1929 , just to be sure . According to [[2]the program 's publicity prospectus] , `` Capital City , '' set at Shane Longman , a fictional mid-sized securities firm with # 500 million capital , `` follows the fortunes of a close - knit team of young , high - flying dealers , hired for their particular blend of style , genius and energy . But with all the money and glamour of high finance come the relentless pressures to do well ; pressure to pull off another million before lunch ; pressure to anticipate [[1]the market] by a fraction of a second ... '' You need n't be a high - powered securities lawyer to realize [[2]the prospectus] is guilty of less than full disclosure . The slickly produced series has been criticized by [[3]London 's] financial cognoscenti as inaccurate in detail , but [[3]its] major weakness is [[3]its] unrealistic depiction of the characters ' professional and private lives . Turned loose in [[4]Shane Longman 's] trading room , the yuppie dealers do little right . Judging by the money lost and mistakes made in the early episodes , [[4]Shane Longman 's] capital should be just about exhausted by the final 13th week . In the opening episode we learn that Michelle , a junior bond trader , has indeed pulled off another million before lunch . Trouble is , [[4]she] has lost [[5]it] just as quickly . Rather than keep the loss a secret from the outside world , Michelle blabs about [[5]it] to a sandwich man while ordering lunch over the phone . Little chance that [[4]Shane Longman] is going to recoup today . Traders spend the morning frantically selling bonds , in the belief that [[6]the U.S. monthly trade figures] will look lousy . Ah , perfidious Columbia ! [[6]The trade figures] turn out well , and all those recently unloaded bonds spurt in price . So much for anticipating the market by a fraction of a second . And a large slice of the first episode is devoted to efforts to get rid of some nearly worthless Japanese bonds -LRB- since when is anything Japanese nearly worthless nowadays ? -RRB- . Surprisingly , [[4]Shane Longman] survives the week , only to have a senior executive innocently bumble [[4]his] way into becoming the target of a criminal insider trading investigation . Instead of closing ranks to protect [[7]the firm 's] reputation , [[4]the executive 's] internal rivals , led by a loutish American , demand his resignation . The plot is thwarted when [[7]the firm 's] major stockholder , kelp farming on the other side of the globe , hurries home to support [[4]the executive] . But the investigation continues . If you can swallow the premise that the rewards for such ineptitude are six - figure salaries , you still are left puzzled , because few of the yuppies consume very conspicuously . In fact , few consume much of anything . Two share a house almost devoid of furniture . [[8]Michelle] lives in a hotel room , and although [[8]she] drives [[9]a canary - colored Porsche] , [[8]she] has n't time to clean or repair [[9]it] ; [[10]the beat - up vehicle] can be started only with a huge pair of pliers because the ignition key has broken off in the lock . And [[10]it] takes Declan , the obligatory ladies ' man of the cast , until the third episode to get past first base with any of his prey . Perhaps the explanation for these anomalies is that class - conscious Britain is n't ready to come to terms with the wealth created by the Thatcherian free - enterprise regime . After all , this is n't old money , but new money , and in many cases , young money . This attitude is clearly illustrated in the treatment of [[11]Max , the trading room 's most flamboyant character] . Yuppily enough , [[11]he] lives in a lavishly furnished converted church , wears designer clothes and drives an antique car . But apparently to make [[11]him] palatable , even lovable , to the masses , the script inflates pony - tailed Max into an eccentric genius , master of 11 Chinese dialects . [[11]He] takes [[11]his] wash to the laundromat , where [[11]he] meets a punky French girl who dupes [[11]him] into providing a home for her pet piranha and then promptly steals [[12][[11]his] car] and dumps [[12]it] in Dieppe . In producing and promoting `` [[13]Capital City] , '' [[15]Thames] has spent about as much as Shane Longman loses on a good day . [[14]The production costs] are a not inconsiderable # 8 million -LRB- $ 12.4 million -RRB- , and would have been much higher had not the cost of the trading floor set been absorbed in the budget of `` Dealers , '' an earlier made - for - TV movie . Another half million quid went for a volley of full - page advertisements in six major British newspapers and for huge posters in the London subway . These expenses create a special incentive for `` [[13]Capital City 's] '' producers to flog [[14]it] , or a Yank - oriented version of [[14]it] , in America . [[16][[15]Thames 's] U.S. marketing agent , Donald Taffner] , is preparing to do just that . [[16]He] is discreetly hopeful , citing three U.S. comedy series -- `` Three 's Company , '' `` Too Close for Comfort '' and `` Check It Out '' -- that had British antecedents . Perhaps without realizing it , [[16]Mr. Taffner] simultaneously has put [[16]his] finger on the problem and an ideal solution : `` [[13]Capital City] '' should have been a comedy , a worthy sequel to the screwball British `` Carry On '' movies of the 1960s . The seeds already are in the script . The first episode concluded with a marvelously cute scene in which the trading - room crew minded a baby , the casualty of a broken marriage at [[13]the firm] . And many in the young cast bear striking resemblances to American TV and movie personalities known for light roles . Joanna Kanska looks like a young Zsa Zsa Gabor ; William Armstrong , who plays Max , could pass for Hans Conreid , and Douglas Hodge -LRB- Declan -RRB- for James Farentino ; Rolf Saxon is a passable Tommy Noonan and [[17]Dorian Healy] could easily double for Huntz Hall , the blank - faced foil of the Bowery Boys comedies . So , OK kids , everybody on stage for `` Carry On Trading '' : The cast is frantically searching the office for misplaced Japanese bonds that suddenly have soared in value because Dai - Ichi Kangyo Bank has just [[18]bought] the White House . The pressure is too much for [[17]Zsa Zsa , who slaps a security guard] . [[17]He] backflips into a desktop computer terminal , which explodes , covering Huntz Hall 's face with microchips . And all the while , the bonds are in the baby 's diaper . [[18]It] should run forever . Mr. Rustin is senior correspondent in the Journal 's London bureau .

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Assuming [[0]the stock market] does n't crash again and completely discredit [[2]yuppies and trading rooms] , American television audiences in a few months may be seeing [[1]Britain] 's concept of [[2]both] . [[3]`` Capital City ''] is a weekly series that premiered here three weeks ago amid unprecedented hype by [[4]its producer , Thames Television] . [[5]The early episodes] make you long for a rerun of the crash of 1987 . Let 's make that 1929 , just to be sure . According to [[8]the [[3]program] 's publicity prospectus] , [[3]`` [[3]Capital City] , '' set at [[7]Shane Longman , a fictional mid-sized securities firm with # 500 million capital] ,] `` follows the fortunes of [[6]a close - knit team of [[6]young , high - flying dealers , hired for [[6]their] particular blend of style , genius and energy]] . But with all the money and glamour of high finance come the relentless pressures to do well ; pressure to pull off another million before lunch ; pressure to anticipate [[0]the market] by a fraction of a second ... '' You need n't be a high - powered securities lawyer to realize [[8]the prospectus] is guilty of less than full disclosure . [[3]The slickly produced series] has been criticized by [[9]London] 's financial cognoscenti as inaccurate in detail , but [[3]its] major weakness is [[3]its] unrealistic depiction of the [[6]characters] ' professional and private lives . Turned loose in [[10][[7]Shane Longman 's] trading room] , [[6]the yuppie dealers] do little right . Judging by the money lost and mistakes made in [[5]the early episodes] , [[7]Shane Longman 's] capital should be just about exhausted by the final 13th week . In [[13]the opening episode] we learn that [[11]Michelle , a junior bond trader ,] has indeed pulled off [[12]another million] before lunch . Trouble is , [[11]she] has [[14]lost] [[12]it] just as quickly . Rather than keep [[14]the loss] a secret from the outside world , [[11]Michelle] blabs about [[14]it] to a sandwich man while ordering lunch over the phone . Little chance that [[7]Shane Longman] is going to recoup today . Traders spend the morning frantically selling [[15]bonds] , in the belief that [[16]the U.S. monthly trade figures] will look lousy . Ah , perfidious Columbia ! [[16]The trade figures] turn out well , and [[15]all those recently unloaded bonds] spurt in price . So much for anticipating [[0]the market] by a fraction of a second . And a large slice of [[13]the first episode] is devoted to efforts to get rid of some nearly worthless Japanese bonds -LRB- since when is anything Japanese nearly worthless nowadays ? -RRB- . Surprisingly , [[7]Shane Longman] survives the week , only to have [[17]a senior executive] innocently bumble [[17]his] way into becoming the target of [[18]a criminal insider trading investigation] . Instead of closing ranks to protect the [[7]firm] 's reputation , the [[17]executive] 's internal rivals , led by a loutish American , demand [[17]his] resignation . The plot is thwarted when the [[7]firm] 's major stockholder , kelp farming on the other side of the globe , hurries home to support [[17]the executive] . But [[18]the investigation] continues . If you can swallow the premise that the rewards for such ineptitude are six - figure salaries , you still are left puzzled , because few of [[6]the yuppies] consume very conspicuously . In fact , few consume much of anything . Two share a house almost devoid of furniture . [[11]Michelle] lives in a hotel room , and although [[11]she] drives [[20]a canary - colored Porsche] , [[11]she] has n't time to clean or repair [[20]it] ; [[20]the beat - up vehicle] can be started only with [[19]a huge pair of [[19]pliers]] because the ignition key has broken off in the lock . And it takes [[22]Declan , the obligatory ladies ' man of [[21]the cast] ,] until the third episode to get past first base with any of [[22]his] prey . Perhaps the explanation for these anomalies is that [[1]class - conscious Britain] is n't ready to come to terms with the wealth created by the Thatcherian free - enterprise regime . After all , this is n't old money , but new money , and in many cases , young money . This attitude is clearly illustrated in the treatment of [[23]Max , [[10]the trading room 's] most flamboyant character] . Yuppily enough , [[23]he] lives in a lavishly furnished converted church , wears designer clothes and drives [[24]an antique car] . But apparently to make [[23]him] palatable , even lovable , to the masses , the script inflates [[23]pony - tailed Max] into an eccentric genius , master of 11 Chinese dialects . [[23]He] takes [[23]his] wash to the laundromat , where [[23]he] meets [[25]a punky French girl who dupes [[23]him] into providing a home for [[25]her] pet piranha and then promptly steals [[24][[23]his] car] and dumps [[24]it] in Dieppe] . In producing and promoting `` [[3]Capital City] , '' [[4]Thames] has spent about as much as [[7]Shane Longman] loses on a good day . The production costs are a not inconsiderable # 8 million -LRB- $ 12.4 million -RRB- , and would have been much higher had not the cost of the trading floor set been absorbed in the budget of `` Dealers , '' an earlier made - for - TV movie . Another half million quid went for a volley of full - page advertisements in six major British newspapers and for huge posters in the [[9]London] subway . These expenses create a special incentive for [[4][[3]`` Capital City 's ''] producers] to [[26]flog] [[3]it , or a Yank - oriented version of [[3]it] ,] in America . [[27][[4]Thames] 's U.S. marketing agent , Donald Taffner ,] is preparing to do [[26]just that] . [[27]He] is discreetly hopeful , citing three U.S. comedy series -- `` Three 's Company , '' `` Too Close for Comfort '' and `` Check It Out '' -- that had British antecedents . Perhaps without realizing it , [[27]Mr. Taffner] simultaneously has put [[27]his] finger on the problem and an ideal solution : [[3]`` Capital City ''] should have been a comedy , a worthy sequel to the screwball British `` Carry On '' movies of the 1960s . The seeds already are in the script . [[13]The first episode] concluded with a marvelously cute scene in which [[6]the trading - room crew] minded a baby , the casualty of a broken marriage at [[7]the firm] . And many in [[21]the young cast] bear striking resemblances to American TV and movie personalities known for light roles . Joanna Kanska looks like [[28]a young Zsa Zsa Gabor] ; William Armstrong , who plays [[23]Max] , could pass for Hans Conreid , and [[22]Douglas Hodge -LRB- Declan -RRB-] for James Farentino ; Rolf Saxon is a passable Tommy Noonan and Dorian Healy could easily double for [[29]Huntz Hall , the blank - faced foil of the Bowery Boys comedies] . So , OK kids , everybody on stage for `` Carry On Trading '' : The cast is frantically searching the office for [[30]misplaced Japanese bonds that suddenly have soared in value because Dai - Ichi Kangyo Bank has just bought the White House] . The pressure is too much for [[28]Zsa Zsa , who slaps [[31]a security guard]] . [[31]He] backflips into a desktop computer terminal , which explodes , covering [[29]Huntz Hall 's] face with microchips . And all the while , [[30]the bonds] are in the baby 's diaper . It should run forever . Mr. Rustin is senior correspondent in the Journal 's [[9]London] bureau .


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[[0]Axa - Midi Assurances of France] gave details of [[0]its] financing plans for [[2][[0]its] proposed $ 4.5 billion acquisition of [[1]Farmers Group Inc.]] , in amended filings with insurance regulators in the nine U.S. states where [[1]Farmers] operates . [[2]The proposed acquisition] is part of [[3]Sir James Goldsmith 's] unfriendly takeover attempt for B.A.T Industries PLC , the British tobacco , retailing , paper and financial services concern that is parent of Los Angeles - based Farmers . In an attempt to appease U.S. regulators ' concern over a Goldsmith acquisition of [[1]Farmers] , Sir James in August [[4]agreed] to sell [[1]Farmers] to [[0]Axa] if [[3]he] is successful in acquiring B.A.T . As part of [[4]the agreement] , [[0]Axa] agreed to invest $ 1 billion in [[5]Hoylake Investments Ltd.] , [[3]Sir James 's] acquisition vehicle . Of the total $ 5.5 billion to be paid to [[5]Hoylake] by [[0]Axa] , about $ 1 billion will come from available resources of [[0]Axa 's] parent , Axa - Midi Group , $ 2.25 billion will be in the form of notes issued by [[0]Axa] , and the remaining $ 2.25 billion will be in long - term bank loans . In an interview Thursday , Claude Bebear , chairman and chief executive officer of [[0]Axa] , said [[0]his group] has already obtained assurances from a group of banks led by Cie . Financiere de Paribas that [[0]they] can provide the loan portion of the financing . [[0]The other banking companies in [[0]the group]] are Credit Lyonnais , Societe Generale , BankAmerica Corp. and Citicorp , [[8]he] said . [[6]Mr. Bebear] said [[0]Axa - Midi Group] has `` more than $ 2.5 billion of non-strategic assets that [[0]we] can and will sell '' to help pay off [[7]debt] from [[2]the acquisition] . [[6]He] said [[7]the assets] to be sold would be `` non-insurance '' assets , including a beer company and a real estate firm , and would n't include any pieces of [[1]Farmers] . `` [[0]We] wo n't put any burden on [[1]Farmers] , '' [[8]he] said . [[10]The amended filings] also point out that under a new agreement , [[5]Hoylake] has an absolute obligation to sell [[1]Farmers] to [[0]Axa] upon an acquisition of [[13]B.A.T] . `` [[0]We] hope that with what [[0]we] did , [[9]the regulators] will not need to evaluate [[5]Hoylake] , and [[9]they] can directly look at the agreement with [[0]us] , because [[5]Hoylake] wo n't be an owner of [[1]Farmers] at anytime , '' [[6]Mr. Bebear] said . Any change of control in [[1]Farmers] needs approval of the insurance commissioners in the nine states where [[1]Farmers] and [[1]its] related companies are incorporated . [[10]The amended filings] were required because of the new agreement between [[0]Axa] and [[5]Hoylake] , and to reflect the extension that [[11]Sir James] received last month under British takeover rules to complete [[11][[2]his] proposed acquisition] . [[5]Hoylake] [[12]dropped] [[5]its] initial # 13.35 billion -LRB- $ 20.71 billion -RRB- takeover bid after [[5]it] received [[12]the extension] , but said [[5]it] would launch a new bid if and when the propsed sale of [[1]Farmers] to [[0]Axa] receives regulatory approval . [[14]A spokesman for [[13]B.A.T]] said of the amended filings that , `` It would appear that nothing substantive has changed . The new financing structure is still a very - highly leveraged one , and [[0]Axa] still plans to take out 75 % of [[1]Farmers '] earnings as dividends to service [[1]their] debt . '' [[15]That dividend] is almost double the 35 % currently taken out of [[1]Farmers] by [[13]B.A.T] , [[14]the spokesman] added . `` [[15]It] would have severe implications for [[1]Farmers '] policy holders . '' To fend off [[16][[11]Sir James 's] advances] , [[13]B.A.T] has proposed a sweeping restructuring that would pare [[16]it] to a tobacco and financial services concern .

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[[2]Axa - Midi Assurances of France] gave details of [[2]its] financing plans for [[2][[0]its] proposed $ 4.5 billion acquisition of [[1]Farmers Group Inc.]] , in amended filings with insurance regulators in [[3]the nine U.S. states where [[1]Farmers] operates] . [[0]The proposed acquisition] is part of [[5][[4]Sir James Goldsmith 's] unfriendly takeover attempt for [[6]B.A.T Industries PLC , the British tobacco , retailing , paper and financial services concern that is parent of [[1]Los Angeles - based Farmers]]] . In an attempt to appease [[7]U.S. regulators '] concern over a [[4]Goldsmith] acquisition of [[1]Farmers] , [[4]Sir James] in August [[8]agreed] to [[0]sell] [[1]Farmers] to [[2]Axa] if [[4]he] is successful in acquiring [[6]B.A.T] . As part of [[8]the agreement] , [[2]Axa] agreed to invest $ 1 billion in [[9]Hoylake Investments Ltd. , [[4]Sir James 's] acquisition vehicle] . Of the total $ 5.5 billion to be paid to [[9]Hoylake] by [[2]Axa] , about $ 1 billion will come from available resources of [[10][[2]Axa] 's parent , Axa - Midi Group] , $ 2.25 billion will be in the form of notes issued by [[2]Axa] , and the remaining $ 2.25 billion will be in long - term bank loans . In an interview Thursday , [[12]Claude Bebear , [[12]chairman and chief executive officer] of [[2]Axa] ,] said [[12][[10]his] group] has already obtained assurances from [[11]a group of banks led by Cie . Financiere de Paribas] that [[10]they] can provide the loan portion of the financing . The other banking companies in [[11]the group] are Credit Lyonnais , Societe Generale , BankAmerica Corp. and Citicorp , [[12]he] said . [[12]Mr. Bebear] said [[10]Axa - Midi Group] has `` more than $ 2.5 billion of [[14]non-strategic assets] that [[10]we] can and will sell '' to help pay off [[13]debt from [[0]the acquisition]] . [[12]He] said [[14]the assets to be sold] would be `` non-insurance '' assets , including a beer company and a real estate firm , and would n't include any pieces of [[1]Farmers] . `` [[10]We] wo n't put any burden on [[1]Farmers] , '' [[12]he] said . [[15]The amended filings] also point out that under a new agreement , [[9]Hoylake] has an absolute obligation to sell [[1]Farmers] to [[2]Axa] upon an acquisition of [[6]B.A.T] . `` [[10]We] hope that with what [[10]we] did , [[7]the regulators] will not need to evaluate [[9]Hoylake] , and [[7]they] can directly look at [[8]the agreement] with [[10]us] , because [[9]Hoylake] wo n't be an owner of [[1]Farmers] at anytime , '' [[12]Mr. Bebear] said . Any change of control in [[1]Farmers] needs approval of the insurance commissioners in [[3]the nine states where [[1]Farmers] and [[1]its] related companies are incorporated] . [[15]The amended filings] were required because of [[8]the new agreement between [[2]Axa] and [[9]Hoylake]] , and to reflect [[16]the extension that [[4]Sir James] received last month under British takeover rules to complete [[4][[0]his] proposed acquisition]] . [[9]Hoylake] dropped [[9]its] initial # 13.35 billion -LRB- $ 20.71 billion -RRB- takeover bid after [[9]it] received [[16]the extension] , but said [[9]it] would launch a new bid if and when [[0]the propsed sale of [[1]Farmers] to [[2]Axa]] receives regulatory approval . [[17]A spokesman for [[6]B.A.T]] said of [[15]the amended filings] that , `` It would appear that nothing substantive has changed . [[15]The new financing structure] is still a very - highly leveraged one , and [[2]Axa] still plans to take out [[18]75 % of [[1]Farmers] ' earnings] as dividends to service [[13][[2]their] debt] . '' [[18]That dividend] is almost double the 35 % currently taken out of [[1]Farmers] by [[6]B.A.T] , [[17]the spokesman] added . `` [[18]It] would have severe implications for [[1]Farmers] ' policy holders . '' To fend off [[5][[4]Sir James 's] advances] , [[6]B.A.T] has proposed a sweeping restructuring that would pare [[6]it] to a tobacco and financial services concern .


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Dismal sales at General Motors Corp. dragged the U.S. car and truck market down below year - ago levels in early October , the first sales period of the [[0]1990] model year . The eight major domestic auto makers sold 160,510 North American - made cars in the first 10 days of October , a 12.6 % drop from a year earlier . Domestically built truck sales were down 10.4 % to 86,555 pickups , vans and sport utility vehicles . The heavy use of incentives to clear out [[0]1989] models appears to have taken the steam , at least initially , out of [[0]1990] model sales , which began officially Oct. 1 . This appears particularly true at GM , which had strong sales in August and September but saw its early October car and truck results fall 26.3 % from last year 's unusually high level . Overall , sales of all domestic - made vehicles fell 11.9 % from a year ago . Without GM , overall sales for [[1]the other U.S. automakers] were roughly flat with [[0]1989] results . [[2]Some of [[1]the U.S. auto makers]] have already adopted incentives on many [[0]1990] models , but [[2]they] may have to broaden [[2]their] programs to keep sales up . `` We 've created a condition where , without incentives , it 's a tough market , '' said Tom Kelly , sales manager for Bill Wink Chevrolet in Dearborn , Mich . Car sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 5.8 million vehicles , the lowest since October 1987 . The poor performance contrasts with a robust selling rate of almost eight million last month . Furthermore , [[3]dealers] contacted late last week said [[3]they] could n't see any immediate impact on sales of Friday 's steep market decline . [[4]GM 's] domestic car sales dropped 24.3 % and [[4]its] domestic trucks were down an even steeper 28.7 % from the same period a year ago . All of the GM divisions except [[5]Cadillac] showed big declines . [[5]Cadillac] posted a 3.2 % increase despite new competition from Lexus , the fledging luxury - car division of [[6]Toyota Motor Corp] . Lexus sales were n't available ; [[7]the cars] are imported and [[6]Toyota] reports [[7]their] sales only at month - end . The sales drop for [[6]the No. 1 car maker] may have been caused in part by the end in September of dealer incentives that [[4]GM] offered in addition to consumer rebates and low - interest financing , a company spokesman said . Last year , [[4]GM] had a different program in place that continued rewarding dealers until all the [[11]1989] models had been sold . Aside from [[4]GM] , other car makers posted generally mixed results . Ford Motor Co. had a 1.8 % drop in domestic car sales but a 2.4 % increase in domestic truck sales . [[8]Chrysler Corp.] had a 7.5 % drop in car sales , echoing [[8]its] generally slow performance all year . However , sales of trucks , including [[8]the company 's] popular minivans , rose 4.3 % . [[9]Honda Motor Co. 's] sales of domestically built vehicles plunged 21.7 % from a year earlier . [[9]Honda 's] plant in Marysville , Ohio , was gearing up to build 1990 model Accords , [[10]a [[9]Honda] spokesman] said . `` [[9]We] 're really confident everything will bounce back to normal , '' [[10]he] added . Separately , [[8]Chrysler] said firm prices on [[8]its] 1990 - model domestic cars and minivans will rise an average of 5 % over comparably equipped [[11]1989] models . Firm prices were generally in line with the tentative prices announced earlier this fall . At that time , [[8]Chrysler] said base prices , which are n't adjusted for equipment changes , would rise between 4 % and 9 % on most vehicle . a - Totals include only vehicle sales reported in period . c - Domestic car d - Percentage change is greater than 999 % . x - There were 8 selling days in the most recent period and 8 a year earlier . Percentage differences based on daily sales rate rather than sales volume .

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Dismal sales at [[4]General Motors Corp.] dragged [[2]the U.S. car and truck market] down below [[3]year - ago levels] in [[1]early October , the first sales period of [[0]the 1990 model year]] . The eight major domestic auto makers sold 160,510 North American - made cars in [[1]the first 10 days of October] , a 12.6 % drop from a year earlier . Domestically built truck sales were down 10.4 % to 86,555 pickups , vans and sport utility vehicles . The heavy use of incentives to clear out [[5]1989] models appears to have taken the steam , at least initially , out of 1990 model sales , which began officially Oct. 1 . This appears particularly true at [[4]GM , which had strong sales in August and September but saw [[4]its] early October car and truck results fall 26.3 % from [[5][[3]last year 's] unusually high level]] . Overall , sales of all domestic - made vehicles [[6]fell] 11.9 % from a year ago . Without [[4]GM] , overall sales for the other U.S. automakers were roughly flat with [[5]1989] results . [[7]Some of the U.S. auto makers] have already adopted incentives on many 1990 models , but [[7]they] may have to broaden [[7]their] programs to keep sales up . `` We 've created a condition where , without incentives , [[2]it] 's a tough market , '' said Tom Kelly , sales manager for Bill Wink Chevrolet in Dearborn , Mich . Car sales [[6]fell] to a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 5.8 million vehicles , the lowest since October 1987 . [[6]The poor performance] contrasts with a robust selling rate of almost eight million last month . Furthermore , [[8]dealers contacted late last week] said [[8]they] could n't see any immediate impact on sales of Friday 's steep market decline . [[4]GM] 's domestic car sales [[9]dropped] 24.3 % and [[4]its] domestic trucks were down an even steeper 28.7 % from the same period a year ago . All of the [[4]GM] divisions except [[10]Cadillac] showed big declines . [[10]Cadillac] posted a 3.2 % increase despite new competition from [[11]Lexus , the fledging luxury - car division of [[12]Toyota Motor Corp]] . [[11]Lexus] sales were n't available ; the cars are imported and [[12]Toyota] reports [[12]their] sales only at month - end . [[9]The sales drop for [[4]the [[4]No. 1 car maker]]] may have been caused in part by the end in September of dealer incentives that [[4]GM] offered in addition to consumer rebates and low - interest financing , a [[4]company] spokesman said . [[5]Last year] , [[4]GM] had a different program in place that continued rewarding dealers until all the 1989 models had been sold . Aside from [[4]GM] , other car makers posted generally mixed results . Ford Motor Co. had a 1.8 % drop in domestic car sales but a 2.4 % increase in domestic truck sales . [[13]Chrysler Corp.] had a 7.5 % drop in car sales , echoing [[13]its] generally slow performance [[0]all year] . However , sales of trucks , including the [[13]company] 's popular minivans , rose 4.3 % . [[14]Honda Motor Co. 's] sales of domestically built vehicles plunged 21.7 % from a year earlier . [[14]Honda] 's plant in Marysville , Ohio , was gearing up to build 1990 model Accords , [[15]a [[14]Honda] spokesman] said . `` [[14]We] 're really confident everything will bounce back to normal , '' [[15]he] added . Separately , [[13]Chrysler] said [[16]firm prices on [[13]its] 1990 - model domestic cars and minivans] will rise an average of 5 % over comparably equipped 1989 models . [[16]Firm prices] were generally in line with the tentative prices announced [[17]earlier this fall] . At [[17]that time] , [[13]Chrysler] said base prices , which are n't adjusted for equipment changes , would rise between 4 % and 9 % on most vehicle . a - Totals include only vehicle sales reported in period . c - Domestic car d - Percentage change is greater than 999 % . x - There were 8 selling days in the most recent period and 8 a year earlier . Percentage differences based on daily sales rate rather than sales volume .


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[[0]Antonio L. Savoca , 66 years old ,] was named president and chief executive officer of [[1]the Atlantic Research Corp. subsidiary] . [[0]Mr. Savoca] had been a consultant to [[1]the subsidiary 's] rocket - propulsion operations . [[0]Mr. Savoca] succeeds William H. Borten , who resigned to pursue personal interests . [[2]Sequa] makes and repairs jet engines . [[2]It] also has interests in military electronics and electro - optics , marine transportation and machinery used to make food and beverage cans .

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[[0]Antonio L. Savoca , 66 years old ,] was named president and chief executive officer of [[1]the Atlantic Research Corp. subsidiary] . [[0]Mr. Savoca] had been a consultant to the [[1]subsidiary] 's rocket - propulsion operations . [[0]Mr. Savoca] succeeds [[2]William H. Borten , [[2]who] resigned to pursue personal interests] . [[1]Sequa] makes and repairs jet engines . [[1]It] also has interests in military electronics and electro - optics , marine transportation and machinery used to make food and beverage cans .


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It was n't so long ago that [[0]a radio network funded by the U.S. Congress] -- and originally by the Central Intelligence Agency -- was accused by officials here of employing propagandists , imperialists and spies . Now , [[0]the network] has opened a news bureau in the Hungarian capital . Employees held an open house to celebrate and even hung out a sign : `` Szabad Europa Radio '' -- [[2]Radio Free Europe] . `` [[4]I] think this is a victory for [[0]the radio] , '' says Barnabas de Bueky , a 55 - year - old former Hungarian refugee who works in the Munich , West Germany , headquarters as deputy director of the Hungarian service . In fact , [[0]the network] hopes to [[1]set] up offices in Warsaw and anywhere else in the East Bloc that will have [[1]it] . But the rapid changes brought on by glasnost and open borders are altering [[0]the network 's] life in more ways than one . In fact , [[2]Radio Free Europe] is in danger of suffering from [[0]its] success . While [[0]the network] currently can operate freely in [[3]Budapest] , so can others . In addition , competition for listeners is getting tougher in many ways than when broadcasting here was strictly controlled . Instead of being denounced as an evil agent of imperialism , [[2]Radio Free Europe] is more likely to draw the criticism that [[2]its] programs are too tame , even boring . `` [[2]They] have a lot to do these days to compete with Hungarian radio , '' says Andrew Deak , a computer - science student at the Technical University in [[3]Budapest] . `` [[5]The Hungarian] -LCB- radio -RCB- reporters seem better informed and more critical about about what 's going on here . '' Indeed , [[4]Hungary] is in the midst of a media explosion . Boys on busy street corners peddle newspapers of every political stripe . Newsstands are packed with a colorful array of magazines . Radio and television are getting livelier and bolder . The British Broadcasting Corp. and the U.S. State Department 's Voice of America broadcast over Hungarian airwaves , though only a few hours a day each in [[5]Hungarian] . [[6]Australian press magnate Rupert Murdoch] has bought 50 % stakes in two popular and gossipy [[5]Hungarian] newspapers , while Britain 's Robert Maxwell has let it be known here that [[6]he] is thinking about similar moves . But [[2]Radio Free Europe] does n't plan to fade away . With [[2]its] mission for free speech and the capitalist way , [[2][[2]the network 's] staff] says [[2]it] still has plenty to do -- in [[4]Hungary] and in the `` Great Eastern Beyond . '' [[2]Radio Free Europe] and [[2]its] sister station for the Soviet Union , Radio Liberty , say [[7]they] wo n't cut back [[7]their] more than 19 hours of daily broadcasts . [[7]They] are still an important source of news for 60 million listeners in 23 exotic tongues : from Bulgarian and Belorussian to Kazakh and Kirghiz . [[8]The establishment of [[8]its] first bureau in Warsaw Pact territory] shows the depth of some of the changes in Eastern Europe . Months before the decision by [[9]the Hungarian Communist Party] to rename [[9]itself] Socialist and try to look more appealing to voters , the country 's rulers were trying to look more hospitable . It proved a perfect time for [[2]Radio Free Europe] to ask for permission to set up office . Not only did [[10]the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs] approve [[2]Radio Free Europe 's] new location , but the Ministry of Telecommunications did something even more amazing : `` [[10]They] found us four phone lines in [[11]central Budapest] , '' says Geza Szocs , a [[2]Radio Free Europe] correspondent who helped [[12]organize] [[11]the [[11]Budapest] location] . `` [[12]That] is a miracle . '' It 's a far cry from the previous treatment of the network , which had to overcome jamming of [[8]its] frequencies and intimidation of local correspondents -LRB- who filed reports to [[2]the network] by phone , secret messengers or letters -RRB- . In fact , [[13]some of [[2]the network 's] Hungarian listeners] say [[13]they] owe [[2]Radio Free Europe] loyalty because it was responsible in many ways for keeping hope alive through what one writer here calls the `` Dark Ages of the 20th Century . '' `` During the past four years , many of us have sat up until late at night listening to our radios , '' says the writer . `` There were some very brave broadcasts . '' [[13]The listeners] , too , had to be brave . Through much of the post-World War II period , listening to Western broadcasts was a crime in [[16]Hungary] . `` When we listen to the Europe station , [[14]my mother] still gets nervous , '' says a [[11]Budapest] translator . `` [[14]She] wants to turn down the volume and close the curtains . '' Now , the toughest competition for [[2]Radio Free Europe] comes during the late - night slot . [[15]Hungarian radio] often saves [[15]its] most politically outspoken broadcasts for around midnight . Television , which most of the time is considered rather tame , has entered the running with a new program , `` The End of the Day , '' which comes on after 11 p.m . It is a talk show with opposition leaders and political experts who discuss [[16]Hungary 's] domestic problems as well as foreign affairs . Those who want to hear even more radical views have to get up at five on Sunday morning for `` Sunday Journal , '' on Hungarian Radio . The competitive spirit is clearly influencing [[2]Radio Free Europe] , which is trying to beef up programs . [[17]The [[11]Budapest] office] plans to hire free - lance reporters to cover the latest happenings in Hungarian country towns from Nagykanizsa in the west to Nyiregyhaza in the east . [[17]The Hungarian service] has a daily 40 - minute news show called Newsreel , with international and domestic news , plus a daily news review of opinions from around [[18]the world] . There 's also a host of new programs , trying to lighten up on the traditional diet of politics . A daily 35 - minute program called `` The March of Time '' tries to find interesting tidbits of lighthearted news and gossip from around [[18]the world] . There 's a program for women and a science show . And to attract younger listeners , [[2]Radio Free Europe] intersperses the latest in Western rock groups . The Pet Shop Boys are big this year in [[11]Budapest] . `` [[19]We] are starving for all the news , '' says Mr. Deak , the student . `` Every moment [[19]we] want to know everything about [[18]the world] .

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It was n't so long ago that [[0]a radio network funded by the U.S. Congress -- and originally by the Central Intelligence Agency --] was accused by officials here of employing propagandists , imperialists and spies . Now , [[0]the network] has [[2]opened] [[3]a news bureau] in [[1]the Hungarian capital] . Employees held an open house to celebrate and even hung out a sign : `` Szabad Europa Radio '' -- Radio Free Europe . `` [[4]I] think [[2]this] is a victory for [[0]the radio] , '' says [[4]Barnabas de Bueky , a 55 - year - old former Hungarian refugee who works in the Munich , West Germany , headquarters as [[4]deputy director of [[3]the Hungarian service]]] . In fact , [[0]the network] hopes to set up offices in Warsaw and anywhere else in the East Bloc that will have [[0]it] . But the rapid changes brought on by glasnost and open borders are altering the [[0]network] 's life in more ways than one . In fact , [[0]Radio Free Europe] is in danger of suffering from [[0]its] success . While [[0]the network] currently can operate freely in [[1]Budapest] , so can others . In addition , competition for listeners is getting tougher in many ways than when broadcasting here was strictly controlled . Instead of being denounced as an evil agent of imperialism , [[0]Radio Free Europe] is more likely to draw the criticism that [[0]its] programs are too tame , even boring . `` [[0]They] have a lot to do these days to compete with [[6]Hungarian radio] , '' says [[5]Andrew Deak , a computer - science student at the Technical University in [[1]Budapest]] . `` [[6]The Hungarian -LCB- radio] -RCB- reporters seem better informed and more critical about about what 's going on here . '' Indeed , [[7]Hungary] is in the midst of a media explosion . Boys on busy street corners peddle newspapers of every political stripe . Newsstands are packed with a colorful array of magazines . Radio and television are getting livelier and bolder . [[8]The British Broadcasting Corp. and the U.S. State Department 's Voice of America] broadcast over [[6]Hungarian airwaves] , though only a few hours a day [[8]each] in Hungarian . Australian press magnate Rupert Murdoch has bought 50 % stakes in two popular and gossipy Hungarian newspapers , while [[9]Britain 's Robert Maxwell] has let it be known here that [[9]he] is thinking about similar moves . But [[0]Radio Free Europe] does n't plan to fade away . With [[0]its] mission for free speech and the capitalist way , [[10]the [[0]network] 's staff] says [[10]it] still has plenty to do -- in [[7]Hungary] and in the `` Great Eastern Beyond . '' [[11][[0]Radio Free Europe] and [[0]its] sister station for the Soviet Union , Radio Liberty ,] say [[11]they] wo n't cut back [[11]their] more than 19 hours of daily broadcasts . [[11]They] are still an important source of news for 60 million listeners in 23 exotic tongues : from Bulgarian and Belorussian to Kazakh and Kirghiz . The establishment of [[0]its] first bureau in Warsaw Pact territory shows the depth of [[12]some] [[12]of the changes in Eastern Europe] . Months before the decision by [[13]the Hungarian Communist Party] to rename [[13]itself] Socialist and try to look more appealing to voters , the [[7]country] 's rulers were trying to look more hospitable . It proved a perfect time for [[0]Radio Free Europe] to ask for permission to set up office . Not only did the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs approve [[1][[0]Radio Free Europe 's] new location] , but [[14]the Ministry of Telecommunications] did [[15]something even more amazing : `` [[14]They] found [[0]us] four phone lines in [[1]central Budapest] , '' says Geza Szocs , a [[0]Radio Free Europe] correspondent who helped organize [[16]the [[1]Budapest] location]] . `` [[15]That] is a miracle . '' [[15]It] 's a far cry from the previous treatment of [[0]the network , which had to overcome jamming of [[0]its] frequencies and intimidation of local correspondents -LRB- who filed reports to [[0]the network] by phone , secret messengers or letters -RRB-] . In fact , [[17]some of [[19]the [[0]network] 's Hungarian listeners]] say [[17]they] owe [[0]Radio Free Europe] loyalty because [[0]it] was responsible in many ways for keeping hope alive through what [[18]one writer here] calls the `` Dark Ages of the 20th Century . '' `` During the past four years , [[20]many of [[19]us]] have sat up until late at night listening to [[20]our] radios , '' says [[18]the writer] . `` There were some very brave broadcasts . '' [[19]The listeners] , too , had to be brave . Through much of the post-World War II period , listening to Western broadcasts was a crime in [[7]Hungary] . `` When [[19]we] listen to [[0]the Europe station] , [[22][[21]my] mother] still gets nervous , '' says [[21]a [[1]Budapest] translator] . `` [[22]She] wants to turn down the volume and close the curtains . '' Now , the toughest competition for [[0]Radio Free Europe] comes during the late - night slot . [[6]Hungarian radio] often saves [[6]its] most politically outspoken broadcasts for around midnight . Television , which most of the time is considered rather tame , has entered the running with [[23]a new program , `` The End of the Day , '' which comes on after 11 p.m] . [[23]It] is a talk show with opposition leaders and political experts who discuss [[7]Hungary] 's domestic problems as well as foreign affairs . Those who want to hear even more radical views have to get up at five on Sunday morning for [[24]`` [[24]Sunday Journal] , '' on [[6]Hungarian Radio]] . The competitive spirit is clearly influencing [[0]Radio Free Europe , which is trying to beef up programs] . [[16]The Budapest office] plans to hire free - lance reporters to cover the latest happenings in Hungarian country towns from Nagykanizsa in the west to Nyiregyhaza in the east . [[0]The Hungarian service] has a daily 40 - minute news show called Newsreel , with international and domestic news , plus a daily news review of opinions from around [[25]the world] . There 's also a host of new programs , trying to lighten up on the traditional diet of politics . A daily 35 - minute program called `` The March of Time '' tries to find interesting tidbits of lighthearted news and gossip from around [[25]the world] . There 's a program for women and a science show . And to attract younger listeners , [[0]Radio Free Europe] intersperses the latest in Western rock groups . The Pet Shop Boys are big this year in [[1]Budapest] . `` We are starving for all the news , '' says [[5]Mr. Deak , the student] . `` Every moment we want to know everything about [[25]the world] .


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Proposals for government - operated `` national service , '' like influenza , flare up from time to time , depress the resistance of the body politic , run their course , and seem to disappear , only to mutate and afflict public life anew . [[0]The disease metaphor] comes to mind , of course , not as an aspersion on the advocates of national service . Rather , [[0]it] is born of frustration with having to combat constantly changing strains of a statist idea that one thought had been eliminated in the early 1970s , along with smallpox . It is back with us again , in the form of legislation to pay volunteers under a `` National and Community Service Act , '' a proposal with a serious shot at congressional passage this fall . Why does [[1]the national - service virus] keep coming back ? Perhaps [[1]it] is because utopian nostalgia evokes both military experience and the social gospel . If only we could get America 's wastrel youth into at least a psychic uniform we might be able to teach self - discipline again and revive the spirit of giving . [[5]A quarter of a century ago national service] was promoted as a way of curing the manifest inequities of [[2]the draft] -- by , of all things , expanding [[2]the draft] . Those of us who resisted the idea then suspect today that an obligation of government service for [[3]all young people] is still the true long - term aim of many national - service backers , despite [[3]their] protests that present plans contain no coercion . Choice of the volunteer military in the 1970s seemed to doom national service as much as [[2]the draft] . But [[4]the virus] was kept alive in sociology departments until a couple of years ago , when [[4]it] again was let loose . This time [[4]it] attempted to invade two connected problems , the rising cost of higher education and the rising expense to the federal government of educational grants and loans . Why not keep and even expand the loans and grants , the advocates reasoned , but require some form of service from each recipient ? Military service , moreover , could be a national - service option . Thus , undoubtedly it was hoped that [[5]the new strain of national service] would prove contagious , infecting patriotic conservatives , pay - as - you - go moderates , and idealistic liberals . [[6]The Democratic Leadership Council , a centrist group] sponsoring the plan , surely thought [[6]it] might help the party to attract support , especially among [[7]college students] and [[7]their] parents . A provision allowing grants to be applied to first - home purchases was added to appeal to those who had had enough of schooling . The DLC plan envisaged `` volunteers '' planting trees , emptying bedpans , tutoring children , and assisting librarians for $ 100 a week , tax free , plus medical care . With a tax - free $ 10,000 voucher payment at the end of each year , [[8]the volunteers] would be making a wage comparable to $ 17,500 a year . Mind you , most of `` [[8]the volunteers] '' would be unskilled 17 - to 18 - year - olds , some not even high school graduates , and many saving money by living at home . [[8]They] would be doing better financially under national service than many taxpayers working at the same kinds of jobs and perhaps supporting families . As it happened , political resistance developed among educational and minority interests that count on the present education grant system , so the national - service devotees decided to abandon the supposedly crucial principle of `` give in order to get . '' Opposition to national service from the Pentagon , which wants to protect its own recruitment process , also led to the military - service option being dropped . Clearly , a new rationale for national service had to be cooked up . What better place to turn than Sen. Edward Kennedy 's Labor Committee , that great stove of government expansionism , where [[9]many a stagnant pot of porridge] is kept on the back burner until [[9]it] can be brought forward and presented as nouvelle cuisine ? In this case , the new recipe for national service called for throwing many assorted legislative leftovers into one kettle : a demonstration project for educational aid -LRB- particularly satisfying to the DLC and Sen. Sam Nunn -RRB- , a similar demonstration program for youth conservation -LRB- a la Sen. Chris Dodd -RRB- , a competitive grants program to states to spark youth and senior citizen volunteer projects -LRB- a Kennedy specialty -RRB- , a community service work - study program for students -LRB- pleasing to the palate of Sen. Dale Bumpers , among others -RRB- , plus engorgement of the VISTA volunteer program and the Retired Senior Volunteer , Foster Grandparent , and Senior Companion programs . Before the menu is printed , the House may add more ingredients , also changing the initial price , now posted at some $ 330 million . It is widely known that `` too many cooks spoil the broth , '' but that wisdom does not necessarily reflect the view of [[10]the cooks] , especially if [[10]they] are senators . The `` omnibus '' bill coming out of Congress may be unwholesome glop , but the assorted chefs are happy and the restaurant is pushing the dish very hard . The aroma of patronage is in the air . Is [[11]the voluntary sector] so weak that [[11]it] needs such unsolicited assistance ? On the contrary , [[11]it] is as robust as ever . According to the Gallup Poll , American adults contribute an average of two hours a week of service , while financial contributions to charity in the 1980s have risen 30 % -LRB- adjusted for inflation -RRB- . Even if government does see various `` unmet needs , '' national service is not the way to meet them . If we want to support students , we might adopt the idea used in other countries of offering more scholarships based on something called `` scholarship , '' rather than on the government 's idea of `` service . '' Or we might provide a tax credit for working students . What we do not need to do is start [[12]a war] , and then try to justify [[12]it] by creating a GI Bill . To the extent we lack manpower to staff menial jobs in hospitals , for example , we should raise pay , pursue labor - saving technology , or allow more legal immigration , rather than overpay high school graduates as short - term workers and cause resentment among permanent workers paid lesser amounts to do the same jobs . Will national service , in the current highly politicized and opportunistic form exert enough appeal to get adopted ? Not necessarily . Polls show wide , generalized support for some vague concept of service , but the bill now under discussion lacks any passionate public backing . Nonetheless , Senate Democrats are organizing a roll of supporting `` associations , '' `` societies '' and `` councils , '' some of which may hope to receive the paid `` volunteers . '' So far , [[13]the president] seems ill - disposed to substitute any of [[15]the omnibus] for [[13]his] own free - standing proposal to endow a `` Points of Light '' foundation with $ 25 million to inform [[14]citizens of all ages] and exhort [[14]them] to genuine volunteerism . However , even this admirable plan could become objectionable if the White House gives in to congressional Democratic pressure to add to the scope of [[13]the president 's] initiative or to involve the independent foundation in `` brokering '' federal funds for volunteer projects . There 's no need for such concessions . [[15]The omnibus] can be defeated , the virus controlled , and real service protected . National service , the utopian idea , still wo n't go away then , of course , but the millions of knee - socked youth performing works of `` civic content '' will be mobilized only in the imagination of their progenitors . Mr. Chapman is a fellow at the Indianapolis - based Hudson Institute . This article is adapted from remarks at a Hoover Institution conference on national service , in which Mr. Szanton also participated .

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[[0]Proposals for [[1]government - operated `` national service]] , '' like influenza , flare up from time to time , depress the resistance of the body politic , run [[0]their] course , and seem to disappear , only to mutate and afflict public life anew . [[2]The disease metaphor] comes to mind , of course , not as an aspersion on the advocates of national service . Rather , [[2]it] is born of frustration with having to combat constantly changing strains of a statist idea that one thought had been eliminated in the early 1970s , along with smallpox . [[1]It] is back with us again , in the form of legislation to pay volunteers under a `` National and Community Service Act , '' a proposal with a serious shot at congressional passage this fall . Why does the national - service virus keep coming back ? Perhaps it is because utopian nostalgia evokes both military experience and the social gospel . If only we could get America 's wastrel youth into at least a psychic uniform we might be able to teach self - discipline again and revive [[3]the spirit of [[3]giving]] . A quarter of a century ago [[4]national service] was promoted as a way of curing the manifest inequities of the draft -- by , of all things , expanding the draft . Those of us who resisted [[4]the idea] then suspect today that an obligation of government service for all young people is still the true long - term aim of [[5]many national - service backers] , despite [[5]their] protests that present plans contain no coercion . Choice of the volunteer military in the 1970s seemed to doom national service as much as the draft . But [[6]the virus] was kept alive in sociology departments until a couple of years ago , when [[6]it] again was let loose . This time [[6]it] attempted to invade two connected problems , the rising cost of higher education and the rising expense to the federal government of [[7]educational grants and loans] . Why not keep and even expand [[7]the loans and grants] , the advocates reasoned , but require some form of service from each recipient ? Military service , moreover , could be a national - service option . Thus , undoubtedly it was hoped that [[8]the new strain of national service] would prove contagious , infecting patriotic conservatives , pay - as - you - go moderates , and idealistic liberals . [[9]The Democratic Leadership Council , a centrist group sponsoring [[8]the plan] ,] surely thought [[8]it] might help [[9]the party] to attract support , especially among [[10]college students] and [[10]their] parents . A provision allowing grants to be applied to first - home purchases was added to appeal to [[11]those] [[11]who had had enough of schooling] . [[8]The [[9]DLC] plan] envisaged [[12]`` volunteers ''] planting trees , emptying bedpans , tutoring children , and assisting librarians for $ 100 a week , tax free , plus medical care . With a tax - free $ 10,000 voucher payment at the end of each year , [[12]the volunteers] would be making a wage comparable to $ 17,500 a year . Mind you , most of `` [[12]the volunteers] '' would be unskilled 17 - to 18 - year - olds , some not even high school graduates , and many saving money by living at home . [[12]They] would be doing better financially under national service than many taxpayers working at the same kinds of jobs and perhaps supporting families . As it happened , political resistance developed among educational and minority interests that count on the present education grant system , so the national - service devotees decided to abandon the supposedly crucial principle of `` give in order to get . '' Opposition to national service from [[13]the Pentagon , which wants to protect [[13]its] own recruitment process ,] also led to the military - service option being dropped . Clearly , a new rationale for national service had to be cooked up . What better place to turn than Sen. Edward Kennedy 's Labor Committee , that great stove of government expansionism , where [[14]many a stagnant pot of porridge] is kept on the back burner until [[14]it] can be brought forward and presented as nouvelle cuisine ? In this case , the new recipe for national service called for throwing many assorted legislative leftovers into one kettle : a demonstration project for educational aid -LRB- particularly satisfying to [[9]the DLC] and Sen. Sam Nunn -RRB- , a similar demonstration program for youth conservation -LRB- a la Sen. Chris Dodd -RRB- , [[15]a competitive grants program to states to spark youth and senior citizen volunteer projects -LRB- [[15]a Kennedy specialty] -RRB-] , a community service work - study program for students -LRB- pleasing to the palate of Sen. Dale Bumpers , among others -RRB- , plus engorgement of the VISTA volunteer program and the Retired Senior Volunteer , Foster Grandparent , and Senior Companion programs . Before the menu is printed , the House may add more ingredients , also changing the initial price , now posted at some $ 330 million . It is widely known that `` too many cooks spoil the broth , '' but that wisdom does not necessarily reflect the view of [[16]the cooks] , especially if [[16]they] are senators . [[17]The `` omnibus '' bill coming out of Congress] may be unwholesome glop , but the assorted chefs are happy and the restaurant is pushing the dish very hard . The aroma of patronage is in the air . Is [[18]the voluntary sector] so weak that [[18]it] needs such unsolicited assistance ? On the contrary , [[18]it] is as robust as ever . According to the Gallup Poll , American adults contribute an average of two hours a week of service , while financial contributions to charity in the 1980s have risen 30 % -LRB- adjusted for inflation -RRB- . Even if government does see [[19]various `` unmet needs] , '' national service is not the way to meet [[19]them] . If we want to support students , we might adopt the idea used in other countries of offering more scholarships based on something called `` scholarship , '' rather than on the government 's idea of `` service . '' Or we might provide a tax credit for working students . What we do not need to do is start [[20]a war] , and then try to justify [[20]it] by creating a GI Bill . To the extent we lack manpower to staff menial jobs in hospitals , for example , we should raise pay , pursue labor - saving technology , or allow more legal immigration , rather than overpay high school graduates as short - term workers and cause resentment among permanent workers paid lesser amounts to do the same jobs . Will national service , in the current highly politicized and opportunistic form exert enough appeal to get adopted ? Not necessarily . Polls show wide , generalized support for some vague concept of service , but the bill now under discussion lacks any passionate public backing . Nonetheless , Senate Democrats are organizing a roll of supporting `` associations , '' `` societies '' and `` councils , '' some of which may hope to receive the paid `` volunteers . '' So far , [[21]the president] seems ill - disposed to substitute any of [[17]the omnibus] for [[23][[21]his] own free - standing proposal to endow a `` Points of Light '' foundation with $ 25 million to inform [[22]citizens of all ages] and exhort [[22]them] to genuine volunteerism] . However , [[23]even this admirable plan] could become objectionable if the White House gives in to congressional Democratic pressure to add to the scope of [[23]the [[21]president] 's initiative] or to involve the independent foundation in `` brokering '' federal funds for volunteer projects . There 's no need for such concessions . [[17]The omnibus] can be defeated , the virus controlled , and real service protected . National service , the utopian idea , still wo n't go away then , of course , but [[24]the millions of [[24]knee - socked youth performing works of `` civic content '']] will be mobilized only in the imagination of [[24]their] progenitors . Mr. Chapman is a fellow at the Indianapolis - based Hudson Institute . This article is adapted from remarks at a Hoover Institution conference on national service , in which Mr. Szanton also participated .


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Drug Emporium Inc. said Gary Wilber , 39 years old , who had been president and chief operating officer for the past year , was named chief executive officer of [[1]this drugstore chain] . [[0]He] succeeds [[0]his] father , Philip T. Wilber , who founded [[1]the company] and remains chairman . Robert E. Lyons III , 39 , who headed [[1]the company 's] Philadelphia region , was appointed president and chief operating officer , succeeding Gary Wilber .

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[[0]Drug Emporium Inc.] said [[1]Gary Wilber , [[1]39 years] old , who had been president and chief operating officer for the past year ,] was named chief executive officer of [[0]this drugstore chain] . [[1]He] succeeds his father , Philip T. Wilber , who founded [[0]the company] and remains chairman . Robert E. Lyons III , 39 , who headed the [[0]company] 's Philadelphia region , was appointed president and chief operating officer , succeeding [[1]Gary Wilber] .


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[[0]American Physicians Service Group Inc.] said [[0]it] purchased about 42 % of [[2]Prime Medical Services Inc.] for about $ 5 million from [[1]Texas American Energy Corp] . [[0]American Physicians] said [[0]it] also replaced four [[1]Texas] American representatives on [[2]Prime 's] five - member board . [[0]American] provides a variety of financial services to doctors and hospitals . Prime , based in Bedminster , N.J. , provides management services to cardiac rehabilitation clinics and diagnostic imaging centers . For the year ended June 30 , [[2]Prime] had a net loss of $ 3 million on sales of $ 13.8 million .

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[[0]American Physicians Service Group Inc.] said [[0]it] purchased about 42 % of [[2]Prime Medical Services Inc.] for about $ 5 million from [[1]Texas American Energy Corp] . [[0]American Physicians] said [[0]it] also replaced four [[1]Texas American] representatives on [[2]Prime] 's five - member board . [[0]American] provides a variety of financial services to doctors and hospitals . [[2]Prime , based in Bedminster , N.J. ,] provides management services to cardiac rehabilitation clinics and diagnostic imaging centers . For the year ended June 30 , [[2]Prime] had a net loss of $ 3 million on sales of $ 13.8 million .


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The inflation - adjusted growth rate for [[1]France 's] gross domestic product for the second quarter was revised upward to 0.8 % from the previous three months from the initial estimate of 0.7 % , [[0]the National Statistics Institute] said . [[0]The state agency] said the latest revision left the growth rate for the first - quarter compared with the previous three months unchanged at 1.3 % . If the economy continues to expand by 0.8 % a quarter for the rest of the year , [[1]it] would [[2]leave] GDP growth for all of 1989 at 3 % , [[0]the institute] said . [[2]That] would be down from the 3.8 % rise posted in 1988 .

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The inflation - adjusted growth rate for France 's gross domestic product for the second quarter was [[0]revised] upward to 0.8 % from the previous three months from the initial estimate of 0.7 % , [[1]the National Statistics Institute] said . [[1]The state agency] said [[0]the latest revision] left the growth rate for the first - quarter compared with the previous three months unchanged at 1.3 % . If the economy continues to [[3]expand] by 0.8 % a quarter for the rest of [[2]the year] , [[3]it] would leave GDP growth for [[2]all of [[2]1989]] at [[4]3 %] , [[1]the institute] said . [[4]That] would be down from the 3.8 % rise posted in 1988 .


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[[0]The Canadian government] announced a new , 12 - year Canada Savings Bond issue that will yield investors 10.5 % in the first year . The annual interest rate for each of the next 11 years will be set each fall , when details of a new series are released . Canada Savings Bonds are major government instruments for meeting [[0]its] financial requirements . [[0]The government] has about 41.4 billion Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 35.2 billion -RRB- of such bonds currently outstanding . Only Canadian residents are permitted to buy Canada Savings Bonds , which may be redeemed any time at face value . The bonds go on sale Oct. 19 .

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[[0]The Canadian government] announced a new , 12 - year [[1]Canada Savings Bond] issue that will yield investors 10.5 % in the first year . The annual interest rate for [[2]each of [[2]the next 11 years]] will be set each fall , when details of a new series are released . [[1]Canada Savings Bonds] are major government instruments for meeting [[0]its] financial requirements . [[0]The government] has about 41.4 billion Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 35.2 billion -RRB- of [[1]such bonds] currently outstanding . Only Canadian residents are permitted to buy [[1]Canada Savings Bonds , which may be redeemed any time at face value] . [[1]The bonds] go on sale Oct. 19 .


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The debate over National Service has begun again . After a decade in which [[0]more than 50 localities] established [[0]their] own service or conservation corps and dozens of school systems made community service a prerequisite to high - school graduation , the focus has shifted to Washington . At least 10 bills proposing one or another national program were introduced in Congress this spring . One , co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Nunn -LRB- D. , Ga . -RRB- and Rep. Dave McCurdy -LRB- D. , Okla. -RRB- , would have restricted federal college subsidies to students who had served . An omnibus bill assembled by Sen. Edward Kennedy -LRB- D. , Mass. -RRB- , and including some diluted Nunn - McCurdy provisions along with proposals by fellow Democratic Sens. Claiborne Pell , Barbara Mikulski and Christopher Dodd , has been reported out of the Senate Labor Committee . It might well win Senate passage . [[1]President Bush] has outlined [[2][[1]his] own Youth Entering Service -LRB- YES -RRB- plan] , though [[2]its] details remain to be specified . What is one to think of all this ? Doctrine and special interests govern some responses . [[3]People] eager to have youth `` pay [[3]their] dues to society '' favor service proposals -- preferably mandatory ones . So do those who seek a `` re-energized concept of citizenship , '' a concept imposing stern obligations as well as conferring rights . Then there are instinctive opponents . To libertarians , mandatory service is an abomination and voluntary systems are illegitimate uses of tax money . Devotees of [[4]the market] question the value of [[5]the work national service] would perform : If [[4]the market] wo n't pay for [[5]it] , [[4]they] argue , [[4]it] ca n't be worth [[4]its] cost . [[6]Elements of the left] are also reflexively opposed ; [[6]they] see service as a cover for [[8]the draft] , or fear the regimentation of youth , or want to see rights enlarged , not obligations . But what about those of us whose views are not predetermined by formula or ideology ? How should we think about national service ? Let 's begin by recognizing a main source of confusion -- `` national service '' has no agreed meaning . Would service be voluntary or compulsory ? Short or long ? Part - time or full - time ? Paid or unpaid ? Would participants live at home and work nearby or live in barracks and work on [[7]public lands] ? What kinds of work would [[7]they] do ? What does `` national '' mean ? Would the program be run by the federal government , by local governments , or by private voluntary organizations ? And who would serve ? Only males , as with [[8]the draft] , or both sexes ? Youth only or all ages ? Middle - class people , or poor people , or a genuine cross-section ? Many or few ? Those are not trivial questions , and the label `` national service '' answers none of them . Then how should we think about national service ? As a starting point , here are five propositions : 1 . Consider [[9]the ingredients] , not the name . Ignore `` national service '' in the abstract ; consider specific proposals . [[9]They] will differ in crucial ways . 2 . `` [[10]Service] '' should be service . As commonly understood , service implies sacrifice . [[10]It] involves accepting risk , or giving up income , or deferring a career . [[10]It] follows that proposals like Nunn - McCurdy , whose benefits to enrollees are worth some $ 17,500 a year , do not qualify . There is a rationale for such bills : Federal subsidies to college students amount to `` a GI Bill without the GI '' ; arguably those benefits should be earned , not given . But the earnings exceed by 20 % the average income of young high - school graduates with full - time jobs . Why call that service ? 3 . Encouragement is fine ; compulsion is not . [[11]Compelled service] is unconstitutional . [[11]It] is also unwise and unenforceable . -LRB- Who will throw several hundred thousand refusers in jail each year ? -RRB- But through tax policy and in other ways [[12]the federal government] encourages many kinds of behavior . [[12]It] should also encourage service -- preferably by all classes and all ages . [[12]Its] encouragement should strengthen and not undercut the strong tradition of volunteering in the U.S. , should build on the service programs already in existence , and should honor local convictions about which tasks most need doing . 4 . Good programs are not cheap . Enthusiasts assume that national service would get important work done cheaply : forest fires fought , housing rehabilitated , students tutored , day - care centers staffed . There is important work to be done , and existing service and conservation corps have shown that even youths who start with few skills can do much of it well -- but not cheaply . [[13]Good service programs] require recruitment , screening , training and supervision -- all of high quality . [[13]They] involve stipends to participants . [[14]Full - time residential programs] also require housing and full - time supervision ; [[14]they] are particularly expensive -- more per participant than a year at Stanford or Yale . [[15]Non-residential programs] are cheaper , but good ones still come to some $ 10,000 a year . Are [[15]they] worth that ? Evaluations suggest that good ones are -- especially so if the effects on participants are counted . But the calculations are challengeable . 5 . Underclass youth are a special concern . Are such expenditures worthwhile , then ? Yes , if targeted . [[16]People of all ages and all classes] should be encouraged to serve , but there are many ways for middle - class kids , and [[16]their] elders , to serve at little public cost . [[16]They] can volunteer at any of thousands of non-profit institutions , or participate in service programs required by high schools or encouraged by colleges or employers . [[17]Underclass youth] do n't have those opportunities . [[17]They] are not enrolled in high school or college . [[17]They] are unlikely to be employed . And [[17]they] have grown up in unprecedentedly grim circumstances , among family structures breaking down , surrounded by self - destructive behaviors and bleak prospects . But many of [[17]them] can be quite profoundly reoriented by productive and disciplined service . Some wo n't accept the discipline ; others drop out for other reasons . But [[18]some whom nothing else] is reaching are transformed . Learning skills , producing something cooperatively , feeling useful , [[18]they] are no longer dependent -- others now depend on [[18]them] . Even if it is cheaper to build playgrounds or paint apartments or plant dune - grass with paid professionals , the effects on the young people providing those services alter the calculation . Strictly speaking , [[19]these youth] are not performing service . [[19]They] are giving up no income , deferring no careers , incurring no risk . But [[19]they] believe [[19]themselves] to be serving , and [[19]they] begin to respect [[19]themselves] -LRB- and others -RRB- , to take control of [[19]their] lives , to think of the future . That is a service to [[20]the nation] . It is what federal support should try hardest to achieve . Mr. Szanton , a [[20]Carter] administration budget official , heads [[21]his] own Washington - based strategic planning firm . [[21]He] is a co-author of `` National Service : What Would It Mean ? '' -LRB- Lexington Books , 1986 -RRB- .

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The debate over National Service has begun again . After a decade in which [[0]more than 50 localities] established [[0]their] own service or conservation corps and dozens of school systems made community service a prerequisite to high - school graduation , the focus has shifted to Washington . At least 10 bills proposing one or another national program were introduced in Congress this spring . One , co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Nunn -LRB- D. , Ga . -RRB- and Rep. Dave McCurdy -LRB- D. , Okla. -RRB- , would have restricted federal college subsidies to students who had served . [[1]An omnibus bill assembled by Sen. Edward Kennedy -LRB- D. , Mass. -RRB- , and including some diluted Nunn - McCurdy provisions along with proposals by fellow Democratic Sens. Claiborne Pell , Barbara Mikulski and Christopher Dodd ,] has been reported out of the Senate Labor Committee . [[1]It] might well win Senate passage . [[3]President Bush] has outlined [[3][[2]his] own Youth Entering Service -LRB- [[2]YES] -RRB- plan] , though [[2]its] details remain to be specified . What is one to think of all this ? Doctrine and special interests govern some responses . People eager to have [[4]youth] `` pay [[4]their] dues to society '' favor service proposals -- preferably mandatory ones . So do [[5]those] [[5]who seek a `` re-energized concept of citizenship , '' a concept imposing stern obligations as well as conferring rights] . Then there are instinctive opponents . To libertarians , mandatory service is an abomination and voluntary systems are illegitimate uses of tax money . [[8]Devotees of [[7]the market]] question the value of the work [[6]national service] would perform : If [[7]the market] wo n't pay for [[6]it] , [[8]they] argue , [[6]it] ca n't be worth [[6]its] cost . [[9]Elements of the left] are also reflexively opposed ; [[9]they] see service as a cover for [[10]the draft] , or fear the regimentation of youth , or want to see rights enlarged , not obligations . But what about [[11]those of us whose views are not predetermined by formula or ideology] ? How should [[11]we] think about national service ? Let 's begin by recognizing a main source of confusion -- `` [[12]national service] '' has no agreed meaning . Would service be voluntary or compulsory ? Short or long ? Part - time or full - time ? Paid or unpaid ? Would [[13]participants] live at home and work nearby or live in barracks and work on public lands ? What kinds of work would [[13]they] do ? What does `` national '' mean ? Would the program be run by [[14]the federal government] , by local governments , or by private voluntary organizations ? And who would serve ? Only males , as with [[10]the draft] , or both sexes ? Youth only or all ages ? Middle - class people , or poor people , or a genuine cross-section ? Many or few ? [[15]Those] are not trivial questions , and [[12]the label `` national service ''] answers none of [[15]them] . Then how should we think about national service ? As a starting point , here are five propositions : 1 . Consider the ingredients , not the name . Ignore `` national service '' in the abstract ; consider [[16]specific proposals] . [[16]They] will differ in crucial ways . 2 . `` Service '' should be service . As commonly understood , [[17]service] implies sacrifice . [[17]It] involves accepting risk , or giving up income , or deferring a career . It follows that [[18]proposals like Nunn - McCurdy , whose benefits to enrollees are worth some $ 17,500 a year ,] do not qualify . There is a rationale for [[18]such bills] : [[19]Federal subsidies to college students] amount to `` a GI Bill without the GI '' ; arguably [[19]those benefits] should be earned , not given . But the earnings exceed by 20 % the average income of young high - school graduates with full - time jobs . Why call that service ? 3 . Encouragement is fine ; compulsion is not . [[20]Compelled service] is unconstitutional . [[20]It] is also unwise and unenforceable . -LRB- Who will throw several hundred thousand refusers in jail each year ? -RRB- But through tax policy and in other ways [[14]the federal government] encourages many kinds of behavior . [[14]It] should also [[21]encourage] service -- preferably by all classes and all ages . [[21][[14]Its] encouragement] should strengthen and not undercut the strong tradition of volunteering in [[22]the U.S.] , should build on the service programs already in existence , and should honor local convictions about which tasks most need doing . 4 . Good programs are not cheap . Enthusiasts assume that national service would get important work done cheaply : forest fires fought , housing rehabilitated , students tutored , day - care centers staffed . There is [[23]important work to be done] , and existing service and conservation corps have shown that even youths who start with few skills can do much of [[23]it] well -- but not cheaply . [[24]Good service programs] require [[25]recruitment , screening , training and supervision] -- [[25]all] of high quality . [[24]They] involve stipends to participants . [[26]Full - time residential programs] also require housing and full - time supervision ; [[26]they] are particularly expensive -- more per participant than a year at Stanford or Yale . [[27]Non-residential programs] are cheaper , but good ones still come to [[28]some $ 10,000 a year] . Are [[27]they] worth [[28]that] ? Evaluations suggest that good ones are -- especially so if the effects on participants are counted . But the calculations are challengeable . 5 . Underclass youth are a special concern . Are such expenditures worthwhile , then ? Yes , if targeted . People of all ages and all classes should be encouraged to serve , but there are many ways for [[30][[29]middle - class kids] , and [[30]their] elders ,] to serve at little public cost . [[29]They] can volunteer at [[31]any] [[31]of thousands of non-profit institutions] , or participate in service programs required by high schools or encouraged by colleges or employers . [[32]Underclass youth] do n't have those opportunities . [[32]They] are not enrolled in high school or college . [[32]They] are unlikely to be employed . And [[32]they] have grown up in unprecedentedly grim circumstances , among family structures breaking down , surrounded by self - destructive behaviors and bleak prospects . But many of [[32]them] can be quite profoundly reoriented by productive and disciplined service . Some wo n't accept the discipline ; others drop out for other reasons . But [[33]some whom nothing else is reaching] are transformed . Learning skills , producing something cooperatively , feeling useful , [[33]they] are no longer dependent -- others now depend on [[33]them] . Even if it is cheaper to build playgrounds or paint apartments or plant dune - grass with paid professionals , the effects on [[34]the young people providing those services] alter the calculation . Strictly speaking , [[34]these youth] are not performing service . [[34]They] are giving up no income , deferring no careers , incurring no risk . But [[34]they] believe [[34]themselves] to be serving , and [[34]they] begin to respect [[34]themselves] -LRB- and others -RRB- , to take control of [[34]their] lives , to think of the future . [[35]That] is a service to [[22]the nation] . [[35]It] is what federal support should try hardest to achieve . [[36]Mr. Szanton , a Carter administration budget official ,] heads [[36]his] own Washington - based strategic planning firm . [[36]He] is a co-author of `` [[37]National Service] : What Would [[37]It] Mean ? '' -LRB- Lexington Books , 1986 -RRB- .


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[[2]Government officials] here and in [[0]other countries] laid plans through [[3]the weekend] to head off a Monday market meltdown -- but went out of [[0]their] way to keep [[0]their] moves quiet . Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was on the telephones , making it clear to officials in the U.S. and abroad that [[1]the Fed] was prepared to inject massive amounts of money into [[7]the banking system] , as [[1]it] did in October 1987 , if the action were needed to prevent a financial crisis . And at the Treasury , Secretary Nicholas Brady talked with friends and associates on Wall Street while Assistant Secretary David Mullins carefully analyzed data on [[6]the [[5]Friday] market plunge] . But [[2]the officials] feared that any public announcements would only increase market jitters . In addition , [[4]officials at [[1]the Fed] and in the Bush administration] decided that avoiding overt actions and statements over [[3]the weekend] would give [[4]them] more strength and flexibility should [[6][[6][[5]Friday 's] market] drop] turn into this morning 's rout . `` The disadvantage at this point is that anything you do that looks like you are doing too much tends to reinforce a sense of crisis , '' said one government official , insisting on anonymity . [[1]The Fed 's] efforts at secrecy were partly foiled [[10]Sunday] morning , when both the New York Times and the Washington Post carried [[8]stories] quoting a senior [[1]Fed] official saying [[9]the central bank] was prepared to pour cash into [[7]the banking system] Monday morning . Fed Chairman Greenspan was surprised by both stories , according to knowledgeable sources , and insisted [[17]he] had n't authorized any public comment . Nevertheless , Fed officials acknowledged [[8]the stories] were reasonably accurate portrayals of [[9]the central bank 's] game plan . It is prepared to assume the same role [[9]it] played in October 1987 , providing money to the markets if necessary to keep [[7]the financial system] afloat . [[1]The Fed] provides money to [[7]the banking system] by buying government securities from financial institutions . The reticence of federal officials was evident in the appearance [[10]Sunday] of Budget Director Richard Darman on ABC 's `` This Week . '' `` Secretary of [[13]the Treasury Brady and Chairman Greenspan] and the chairman of the SEC and others have been in close contact . [[11]I] 'm sure they 'll do what 's right , what 's prudent , what 's sensible , '' [[11]he] said . When it was suggested [[12][[11]his] comment] was a `` non-answer , '' [[11]Mr. Darman] replied : `` [[12]It] is a non-answer . But , in this context , that 's the smart thing to do . '' At [[13]the Treasury] , [[15]Secretary Brady] issued a statement minimizing [[21][[14]the stock market 's] drop] . `` [[14]Today 's stock market decline] does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of [[16]the economy] , '' [[15]he] said . `` [[16]The economy] remains well - balanced , and the outlook is for continued moderate growth . '' But administration officials conceded that [[17][[14]Friday 's] drop] carried the chance of further declines this week . `` One possibility is that [[18]this] is a surgical setback , reasonably limited in [[18]its] breadth , and not a major problem , '' said one senior administration official , who also asked that he not be named . `` The other is that we see another major disaster , like two years ago . [[11]I] think that 's less likely . '' Nevertheless , Fed Chairman Greenspan and Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson were in [[19]their] offices [[10]Sunday] evening , monitoring events as [[19]they] unfolded in markets around the world . [[18]The action] was expected to begin with the opening of the New Zealand foreign exchange markets at 5 p.m. EST -- when stocks there plunged -- and to continue as the trading day began later in the evening in [[20]Tokyo] and through early this morning in Europe . Both [[13]the Treasury] and the Fed planned to keep market rooms operating throughout the night to monitor the developments . In [[20]Tokyo] , share prices dropped sharply by 1.7 % in early Monday morning trading . After the initial slide , [[21]the market] appeared to be turning around but by early afternoon was headed lower . In the [[25]Bush] administration , the lead is being taken by [[23]Treasury Secretary Brady] , Undersecretary Robert Glauber and Assistant Secretary Mullins . [[22]The three men] worked together on the so - called Brady Commission , headed by Mr. Brady , which was established after the 1987 crash to examine [[21]the market 's] collapse . As a result [[22]they] have extensive knowledge in financial markets , and financial market crises . [[23]Mr. Brady] was at the White House Friday afternoon when [[21]the stock market 's] decline began . [[23]He] was quickly on the phone with Mr. Mullins , who in turn was talking with the chairmen of [[24]the New York] and Chicago exchanges . Later , [[23]Mr. Brady] phoned [[27]Mr. Greenspan] , SEC Chairman Richard Breeden and numerous contacts in [[24]New York] and overseas . Aides say [[23]he] continued to work the phones through [[26]the weekend] . Administration officials say [[25]President Bush] was briefed throughout Friday afternoon and evening , even after leaving for Camp David . [[25]He] had frequent telephone consultations with [[23]Mr. Brady] and Michael Boskin , chairman of the counsel of economic advisers . Government officials tried throughout [[26]the weekend] to render a business - as - usual appearance in order to avoid any sense of panic . [[28]Treasury Undersecretary David Mulford , for instance ,] was at a meeting of the Business Council in Hot Springs , Va. , when [[21]the stock market] fell , and remained there through the following day . And as of last night , [[27]Fed Chairman Greenspan] had n't canceled [[28]his] plans to address the American Bankers Association convention in [[30]Washington] at 10 a.m. this morning . Ironically , [[27]Mr. Greenspan] was scheduled to [[31]address] the same convention in [[29]Dallas] on Oct. 20 , 1987 . [[27]He] flew to [[29]Dallas] on Oct. 19 , when [[21]the market] plummeted 508 points , but then turned around the next morning and returned to [[30]Washington] without delivering [[31][[27]his] speech] .

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[[0]Government officials here and in other countries] laid plans through [[1]the weekend] to head off a [[2]Monday] market meltdown -- but went out of [[0]their] way to keep [[0]their] moves quiet . [[4][[3]Federal Reserve] Chairman Alan Greenspan] was on the telephones , making it clear to officials in the U.S. and abroad that [[4]the Fed] was prepared to [[5]inject] massive amounts of money into [[7]the banking system] , as [[4]it] did in [[6]October 1987] , if [[5]the action] were needed to prevent a financial crisis . And at [[8]the Treasury] , [[13]Secretary Nicholas Brady] talked with friends and associates on Wall Street while [[10]Assistant Secretary David Mullins] carefully analyzed data on [[9]the [[11]Friday] [[12]market] plunge] . But the officials feared that any public announcements would only increase market jitters . In addition , officials at [[4]the Fed] and in [[14]the [[15]Bush] administration] decided that avoiding overt actions and statements over [[1]the weekend] would give them more strength and flexibility should [[11][[9]Friday] 's [[12]market] drop] turn into this morning 's rout . `` The disadvantage at this point is that anything [[16]you] do that looks like [[16]you] are doing too much tends to reinforce a sense of crisis , '' said one government official , insisting on anonymity . The [[4]Fed] 's efforts at secrecy were partly foiled [[18]Sunday] morning , when both the New York Times and the Washington Post carried [[17]stories quoting a senior [[4]Fed] official saying [[4]the central bank] was prepared to pour cash into [[7]the banking system] [[2]Monday] morning] . [[4][[3]Fed] Chairman Greenspan] was surprised by [[17]both stories] , according to knowledgeable sources , and insisted [[3]he] had n't authorized any public comment . Nevertheless , [[4]Fed] officials acknowledged [[17]the stories] were reasonably accurate portrayals of [[4]the central bank 's] game plan . [[4]It] is prepared to assume the same role [[4]it] played in [[6]October 1987] , providing money to the markets if necessary to keep the financial system afloat . The Fed provides money to [[7]the banking system] by buying government securities from financial institutions . The reticence of federal officials was evident in the appearance [[18]Sunday] of [[19]Budget Director Richard Darman] on ABC 's `` This Week . '' `` [[20][[13]Secretary of [[8]the Treasury] Brady] and [[3]Chairman Greenspan] and the chairman of [[21]the SEC] and others] have been in close contact . [[19]I] 'm sure [[20]they] 'll do what 's right , what 's prudent , what 's sensible , '' [[19]he] said . When it was suggested [[22][[19]his] comment] was a `` non-answer , '' [[19]Mr. Darman] replied : `` [[22]It] is a non-answer . But , in this context , [[22]that] 's the smart thing to do . '' At [[8]the Treasury] , [[13]Secretary Brady] issued a statement minimizing [[12][[9]the stock market 's] drop] . `` Today 's stock [[12]market] decline does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of [[23]the economy] , '' [[13]he] said . `` [[23]The economy] remains well - balanced , and the outlook is for continued moderate growth . '' But [[14]administration] officials conceded that [[11][[9]Friday] 's drop] carried the chance of further declines this week . `` One possibility is that [[9]this] is [[25]a surgical setback , reasonably limited in [[25]its] breadth , and not a major problem] , '' said [[24]one senior [[14]administration] official , who also asked that [[24]he] not be named] . `` The other is that we see [[26]another major disaster , like two years ago] . [[24]I] think [[26]that] 's less likely . '' Nevertheless , [[28][[4][[3]Fed] Chairman Greenspan] and Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson] were in [[28]their] offices [[18]Sunday] evening , monitoring [[27]events] as [[27]they] unfolded in markets around the world . The action was expected to begin with the opening of the [[29]New Zealand] foreign exchange markets at 5 p.m. EST -- when stocks [[29]there] plunged -- and to continue as the trading day began later in the evening in [[30]Tokyo] and through early this morning in Europe . Both [[8]the Treasury] and [[4]the Fed] planned to keep market rooms operating throughout the night to monitor the developments . In [[30]Tokyo] , share prices dropped sharply by 1.7 % in early [[2]Monday] morning trading . After the initial slide , [[12]the market] appeared to be turning around but by early afternoon was headed lower . In [[14]the [[15]Bush] administration] , the lead is being taken by [[31][[13][[8]Treasury] Secretary Brady] , Undersecretary Robert Glauber and [[10]Assistant Secretary Mullins]] . [[31]The three men] worked together on the so - called Brady Commission , headed by [[13]Mr. Brady] , which was established after the 1987 crash to examine the [[12]market] 's collapse . As a result [[31]they] have extensive knowledge in financial markets , and financial market crises . [[13]Mr. Brady] was at the White House [[11]Friday] afternoon when [[12][[9]the stock market 's] decline] began . [[13]He] was quickly on the phone with [[10]Mr. Mullins , who in turn was talking with the chairmen of the [[32]New York] and Chicago exchanges] . Later , [[13]Mr. Brady] phoned [[3]Mr. Greenspan] , [[21]SEC] Chairman Richard Breeden and numerous contacts in [[32]New York] and overseas . Aides say [[13]he] continued to work the phones through [[1]the weekend] . [[14]Administration] officials say [[15]President Bush] was briefed throughout [[11]Friday] afternoon and evening , even after leaving for Camp David . [[15]He] had frequent telephone consultations with [[13]Mr. Brady] and Michael Boskin , chairman of the counsel of economic advisers . Government officials tried throughout [[1]the weekend] to render a business - as - usual appearance in order to avoid any sense of panic . [[8]Treasury] Undersecretary David Mulford , for instance , was at a meeting of the Business Council in [[33]Hot Springs , Va.] , when [[12]the stock market] [[9]fell] , and remained [[33]there] through the following day . And as of last night , [[4][[3]Fed] Chairman Greenspan] had n't canceled [[3]his] plans to address [[34]the American Bankers Association convention] in [[35]Washington] at 10 a.m. this morning . Ironically , [[3]Mr. Greenspan] was scheduled to address [[34]the same convention] in [[36]Dallas] on Oct. 20 , 1987 . [[3]He] flew to [[36]Dallas] on Oct. 19 , when [[12]the market] plummeted 508 points , but then turned around the next morning and returned to [[35]Washington] without delivering [[3]his] speech .


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Following is a weekly listing of unadited net asset values of publicly traded investment fund shares , reported by the companies as of Friday 's close . Also shown is the closing listed market price or a dealer - to - dealer asked price of each fund 's shares , with the percentage of difference . b - As of Thursday 's close . c - Translated at Commercial Rand exchange rate . e - In Canadian dollars . f - As of Wednesday 's close . g - 10.06.89 NAV:22.15 . z - Not available .

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Following is a weekly listing of unadited net asset values of [[1][[0]publicly traded investment fund] shares , reported by the companies as of Friday 's close] . Also shown is the closing listed market price or a dealer - to - dealer asked price of [[1]each [[0]fund] 's shares] , with the percentage of difference . b - As of Thursday 's close . c - Translated at Commercial Rand exchange rate . e - In Canadian dollars . f - As of Wednesday 's close . g - 10.06.89 NAV:22.15 . z - Not available .


Predicted

The first major event this morning in U.S. stock and futures trading may be a pause at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange . Under a reform arising from [[2]the [[3]1987] crash] , trading in [[0]the Merc 's] stock - index futures will break for 10 minutes if the contract opens and stays five points from [[4]Friday 's] close , a move equal to 40 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average . The aim of [[1]the interruption] would be to ease the opening of the New York Stock Exchange , which would be hammered by such a volatile move on [[0]the Merc] . [[1]That early - morning breather] is just one of a number of safeguards adopted after [[2]the [[3]1987] crash] . [[6]The Big Board] also added computer capacity to handle huge surges in trading volume . Several of those post-crash changes kicked in during [[4]Friday 's] one - hour collapse and worked as expected , even though they did n't prevent a stunning plunge . But the major `` circuit breakers '' have yet to be evaluated . A deeper market plunge today could give [[5]them] [[5]their] first test . A further slide also would resurrect debate over a host of other , more sweeping changes proposed -- but not implemented -- after [[2]the last crash] . Most notably , several of the regulatory steps recommended by the Brady Task Force , which analyzed [[2]the [[3]1987] crash] , would be revived -- especially because that group 's chairman is now the Treasury secretary . The most controversial of the Brady recommendations involved establishing a single overarching regulator to handle crucial cross-market questions , such as setting consistent margin requirements for the stock and futures markets . But for the moment , attention focuses on the reforms that were put into place , and market regulators and participants said the circuit breakers worked as intended . [[6]Big Board] and Merc officials expressed satisfaction with the results of two limits imposed on of the Merc 's Standard & Poor 's 500 contract , as well as `` hot - line '' communications among exchanges . Those pauses -- from 2:07 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CDT and from 2:45 p.m. until the close of trading a half - hour later -- forced [[7]traders] to buy and sell contracts at prices at or higher than [[7]their] frozen levels . During the first halt , after [[12]the [[8]S&P] index] had fallen 12 points , [[6]the Big Board 's] `` Sidecar '' computer program automatically was triggered . [[11]That system] is designed to separate computer - generated program trades from all other trades to help exchange officials resolve order imbalances in individual stocks . One [[10]Merc] broker compared the action in the [[8]S&P] pit during [[13]the two freezes] to [[9]a fire] at a well - drilled school . `` You do n't want [[9]the fire] but you know what to do , '' said Howard Dubnow , an independent floor broker and a [[10]Merc] governor . `` There was no panic . [[11]The system] worked the way we devised [[11]it] to work . '' After reopening for about 15 minutes , [[12]the [[8]S&P] index] tumbled to [[12]its] 30 - point limit and [[13]the second freeze] went into effect . Traders then spent the last half - hour `` watching to see if the Dow would drop 250 points , '' Mr. Dubnow added , referring to the level at which [[14]the stock market [[14]itself]] would have closed for an hour . One observer estimated that 80 % to 90 % of the [[8]S&P] traders `` were just standing around watching . '' But the 250 - point circuit breaker never had to kick in , and freezes on the Chicago Board of Trade 's Major Market Index also were n't triggered . The MMI and the S&P 500 are the two major indexes used by [[15]program traders] to run [[16][[15]their] computerized trading strategies] . [[16]The programs] are considered by many to be a major cause of [[18]the 1987 crash] . The process of post-crash reforms began with calls to remake [[17]the markets] and wound up a year later with a series of rather technical adjustments . In October 1987 , just after the market drop , Washington was awash in talk of sweeping changes in the way [[17]the financial markets] are structured and regulated . Over the next year that grand agenda was whittled down to a series of steps to soften big stock drops by interrupting trading to give market players time to pause and reconsider positions . In addition , limits were placed on computer - driven trading , and steps were taken to better link the stock and futures markets . Few changes were made in the way [[17]the markets] are regulated . At the outset the prime target was program trading , which was much discussed but little understood on Capitol Hill . There were also calls to strip the stock markets of `` derivative '' products , such as stock - index futures and options , which Federal Judge Stanley Sporkin , for example , likened to `` barnacles attached to the basic market . '' And there was much criticism of the New York Stock Exchange 's system of having stock trades flow through specialists , or market makers . When [[19]the Brady Task Force 's] powerful analysis of [[18]the crash] was released in January 1988 , [[19]it] immediately reshaped the reformers ' agenda . Arguing that the separate financial marketplaces acted as one , and concluding that [[18]the crash] had `` raised the possibility of a full - scale financial system breakdown , '' the presidential task force called for establishing a super-regulator to oversee [[17]the markets] , to make margins consistent across markets , to unify clearing systems and to install circuit breakers . Only the last of those recommendations ever was implemented . The Reagan White House held the Brady recommendations at arm 's length and named a second panel -- [[20]the Working Group] on the Financial Markets -- to review [[20]its] analysis and those of other crash studies . In May 1988 , the Working Group , made up of representatives from the Federal Reserve , the Treasury , the Securities and Exchange Commission , and [[21]the Commodity Futures Trading Commission] , finally endorsed only circuit breakers . After several more months of arguments among various stock exchanges and futures markets , circuit breakers were set in place , with the most notable suspending trading after 250 and 400 point drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average . Privately , some free marketeers dismissed such mechanisms as sops to interventionists . After all , this free - market argument went , [[21]the Dow] only dropped more than 250 points once this century . `` Circuit breakers '' set to soften big drops : -- If [[24][[23]S&P] futures] fall 5 points at [[22]opening] , contract trading pauses for 10 minutes . -- If [[25]Dow Industrials] fall 25 points at [[22]opening] , contract trading pauses for 10 minutes . -- If S&P futures fall 12 points -LRB- equivalent to about 100 points on [[26]DJIA] -RRB- , trading is frozen for half hour to that price or higher . On NYSE program trades are diverted into a separate computer file to determine buy and sell orders . -- If [[24][[23]S&P] futures] fall 30 points , trading is restricted for an hour to that price or higher . -- If [[25]Dow Industrials] fall 250 points , trading on [[27]the Big Board] halts for an hour . [[23]S&P] and [[28]MMI] contracts also halt . -- If [[26]DJIA] drops 400 points , [[27]Big Board] halts trading for two hours . Trading in [[28]MMI] and [[23]S&P] futures also halted . Brady Task Force recommendations -LRB- Jan. 1988 -RRB- : -- Establish an overarching regulator for financial markets -- Unify trade - clearing systems -- Make margins consistent across stock and futures markets [[29]SEC] proposals -LRB- May 1988 -RRB- : -- Require prompt reports of large securities trades . -- Give [[29]SEC] authority to monitor risk - taking by affiliates of brokerage firms . -- Transfer jurisdiction over stock - related futures to [[29]SEC] from CFTC . -LRB- Opposed by new [[29]SEC] chairman -RRB- -- Give [[29]SEC] authority to halt securities trading , -LRB- also opposed by new [[29]SEC] chairman -RRB- . Congressional proposal : -- Create a task force to review current state of the securities markets and securities laws . Breaking [[33]the Soviet government 's] television monopoly , an independent company has gained rights to show world programming , including American films . `` There must not be a monopoly , there must be freedom of choice for both journalists and viewers , '' Nikolai I. Lutsenko , the president of [[30]the Nika TV company] , told [[31]the weekly newspaper Nedelya] . [[30]The company] is already working on [[30]its] own programming in several provincial cities and hopes to be on the air regularly in about a year , [[31]the newspaper] said . [[32]Mr. Lutsenko] told [[31]Nedelya] that [[32]he] recently had been to the U.S. to pick up the rights to show 5,000 U.S. films in [[33]the Soviet Union] . [[31][[31]Nedelya 's] article] was accompanied by a picture of [[32]Mr. Lutsenko] interviewing singer John Denver in Colorado . Even though [[31]it] will be independent of official television , Nika will have an oversight board that will include members of the Communist youth league . [[34]South Africa 's National Union of Mineworkers] said that about 10,000 diamond miners struck for higher wages at De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. De Beers said that workers at five of [[39][[35]the group 's] mines] were on strike , which [[34]it] said was peaceful , with orderly picketing occurring at one of [[35]the mines] . The deadlock in negotiations occurred with De Beers offering a 17 % increase in the minimum - wage category while [[34]the union] demanded a 37.6 % increase in the minimum wage . [[36]Japan 's opposition Socialist Party] denied that [[36]its] legislators had been bribed by pinball - parlor owners . The allegation had been raised in Parliament by the governing Liberal Democratic Party following magazine reports suggesting that money from Japanese - style pinball , called pachinko , had infiltrated politics . Tsuruo Yamaguchi , secretary general of [[36]the Socialist Party] , acknowledged that nine party lawmakers had received [[37]donations] from [[40]the pachinko association] totaling 8 million yen -LRB- about $ 55,000 -RRB- but said [[37]the donations] were legal and none of [[36]its] members acted to favor the industry . The World Wide Fund for Nature said that [[38]Spain , Argentina , Thailand and Indonesia] were doing too little to prevent illegal trade in endangered wildlife across [[38]their] borders . A report by [[39]the conservation group] presented at the U.N. - sponsored Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Lausanne accused the four of trading protected species ranging from parakeets to orchids . Fund official Simon Lyster said world trade in wildlife was estimated to total $ 5 billion of business annually . A [[40]NATO] project to build a frigate for the 1990s was torpedoed by the pull - out of three of [[40]its] eight participating nations . [[42]Britain] , France and Italy announced technical reasons for withdrawing , but some officials pointed to growing reluctance among [[41]the allies] to commit [[41]themselves] to big defense spending while East - West disarmament talks show signs of success . Small wonder that [[43][[42]Britain 's] Labor Party] wants credit controls . A few hours after [[40]the party] launched [[44][[40]its] own affinity credit card] earlier this month , [[43]the Tories] raised [[42]the nation 's] base interest rate . [[44][[43]Labor 's] Visa card] is believed to be the first linked to a British political party . [[43]Labor] gets 25 pence -LRB- 39 cents -RRB- for every 100 -LRB- about $ 155 -RRB- that a user charges to [[44]the card] . As with other plastic in [[42]Britain 's] high - interest - rate environment , the [[43]Labor] card , administered by Co-operative Bank , carries a stiff -LRB- in this case , 29.8 % -RRB- annual rate on the unpaid balance . [[42]China 's] year - long austerity program has achieved some successes in harnessing runaway economic growth and stabilizing prices but has failed to eliminate serious defects in state planning and an alarming drain on state budgets . The official China Daily said retail prices of non-staple foods have n't risen since last December but acknowledged that [[45]huge government subsidies] were a main factor in keeping prices down . The State Statistical Bureau found that more than 1 billion yuan -LRB- $ 270 million -RRB- was spent in the first half of [[46]the year] for pork subsidies . The newspaper quoted experts as saying [[45]the subsidies] would cause the difference between prices and real values of commodities to `` become very unreasonable '' and reduce needed funds for investment in the `` already difficult state budget . '' The aim of [[45]the austerity measures] was to slice economic growth , which soared to 20.7 % last year , to 8 % in 1990 . Economists now predict the growth rate will be about 11.5 % for [[46]the year] . In a sign of growing official tolerance for religion , Russian Orthodox priests were allowed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Moscow patriarchate in the Kremlin 's 15th - century Uspensky Cathedral , where czars were crowned ... . A 34 - foot - tall , $ 7.7 million statue of Buddha was completed on a hill outside [[47]Hong Kong] , facing [[42]China] . The statue is the brainchild of Sik Chi Wan , director of the Po Lin Monastery , who said : `` [[47]Hong Kong] is such a prosperous place , we also need some kind of religious symbol .

Gold

The first major event this morning in U.S. stock and futures trading may be [[0]a pause] at [[1]the Chicago Mercantile Exchange] . Under a reform arising from [[3]the 1987 crash] , trading in the [[1]Merc] 's stock - index futures will [[0]break] for 10 minutes if the contract opens and stays five points from [[4]Friday] 's close , a move equal to 40 points on [[2]the Dow Jones Industrial Average] . The aim of [[0]the interruption] would be to ease the opening of the New York Stock Exchange , which would be hammered by such a volatile move on [[1]the Merc] . [[0]That early - morning breather] is just one of [[5]a number of safeguards adopted after [[3]the 1987 crash]] . [[6]The Big Board] also added computer capacity to handle huge surges in trading volume . [[7]Several of [[5]those post-crash changes]] kicked in during [[4]Friday] 's one - hour collapse and worked as expected , even though [[7]they] did n't prevent a stunning plunge . But the major `` circuit breakers '' have yet to be evaluated . A deeper market plunge today could give [[7]them] [[7]their] first test . A further slide also would resurrect debate over a host of other , more sweeping changes proposed -- but not implemented -- after [[3]the last crash] . Most notably , several of [[8]the regulatory steps recommended by [[9]the Brady Task Force , which analyzed [[3]the 1987 crash] ,]] would be revived -- especially because that [[9]group] 's chairman is now the Treasury secretary . The most controversial of [[8]the [[9]Brady] recommendations] involved establishing a single overarching regulator to handle crucial cross-market questions , such as setting consistent margin requirements for [[10]the stock and futures markets] . But for the moment , attention focuses on [[5]the reforms that were put into place] , and market regulators and participants said the circuit breakers worked as intended . Big Board and Merc officials expressed satisfaction with the results of two limits imposed on of the [[1]Merc] 's Standard & Poor 's 500 contract , as well as `` hot - line '' communications among exchanges . [[11]Those pauses -- from 2:07 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CDT and from 2:45 p.m. until the close of trading a half - hour later --] forced traders to buy and sell contracts at [[12]prices] at or higher than [[12]their] frozen levels . During the first halt , after [[13]the S&P index] had fallen 12 points , [[14][[6]the Big Board 's] `` Sidecar '' computer program] automatically was triggered . [[14]That system] is designed to separate computer - generated program trades from all other trades to help exchange officials resolve order imbalances in individual stocks . [[15]One [[1]Merc] broker] compared the action in the S&P pit during [[11]the two freezes] to a fire at a well - drilled school . `` You do n't want the fire but you know what to do , '' said [[15]Howard Dubnow , an independent floor broker and [[15]a [[1]Merc] governor]] . `` There was no panic . [[14]The system] worked the way we devised [[14]it] to work . '' After reopening for about 15 minutes , [[13]the S&P index] tumbled to [[13]its] 30 - point limit and the second freeze went into effect . Traders then spent the last half - hour `` watching to see if [[2]the Dow] would drop 250 points , '' [[15]Mr. Dubnow] added , referring to the level at which [[16]the stock market [[16]itself]] would have closed for an hour . One observer estimated that 80 % to 90 % of the S&P traders `` were just standing around watching . '' But the 250 - point circuit breaker never had to kick in , and freezes on the Chicago Board of Trade 's [[17]Major Market Index] also were n't triggered . [[17]The MMI] and [[13]the S&P 500] are the two major indexes used by [[19]program traders] to run [[19][[18]their] computerized trading strategies] . [[18]The programs] are considered by many to be a major cause of [[3]the 1987 crash] . The process of post-crash reforms began with calls to remake [[20]the markets] and wound up a year later with a series of rather technical adjustments . In October 1987 , just after [[3]the market drop] , Washington was awash in talk of [[21]sweeping changes in the way [[20]the financial markets] are structured and regulated] . Over the next year [[21]that grand agenda] was whittled down to a series of steps to soften big stock drops by interrupting trading to give market players time to pause and reconsider positions . In addition , limits were placed on computer - driven trading , and steps were taken to better link [[10]the stock and futures markets] . Few changes were made in the way [[20]the markets] are regulated . At the outset the prime target was program trading , which was much discussed but little understood on Capitol Hill . There were also calls to strip [[20]the stock markets] of `` derivative '' products , such as stock - index futures and options , which Federal Judge Stanley Sporkin , for example , likened to `` barnacles attached to the basic market . '' And there was much criticism of the New York Stock Exchange 's system of having stock trades flow through specialists , or market makers . When [[22][[9]the Brady Task Force 's] powerful analysis of [[3]the crash]] was released in [[23]January 1988] , [[22]it] immediately reshaped the reformers ' agenda . Arguing that the separate financial marketplaces acted as one , and concluding that [[3]the crash] had `` raised the possibility of a full - scale financial system breakdown , '' [[9]the presidential task force] called for establishing a super-regulator to oversee [[20]the markets] , to make margins consistent across markets , to unify clearing systems and to install circuit breakers . Only the last of [[8]those recommendations] ever was implemented . The Reagan White House held [[8]the [[9]Brady] recommendations] at arm 's length and named a second panel -- [[24]the Working Group on the Financial Markets] -- to review [[9]its] analysis and those of other crash studies . In [[25]May 1988] , [[24]the Working Group , made up of representatives from the Federal Reserve , the Treasury , [[26]the Securities and Exchange Commission] , and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ,] finally endorsed only circuit breakers . After several more months of arguments among various stock exchanges and futures markets , [[27]circuit breakers] were set in place , with the most notable suspending trading after 250 and 400 point drops in [[2]the Dow Jones Industrial Average] . Privately , some free marketeers dismissed [[27]such mechanisms] as sops to interventionists . After all , this free - market argument went , [[2]the Dow] only dropped more than 250 points once this century . `` Circuit breakers '' set to soften big drops : -- If [[30]S&P futures] fall 5 points at [[29]opening] , [[28]contract trading] pauses for 10 minutes . -- If [[31]Dow Industrials] fall 25 points at [[29]opening] , [[28]contract trading] pauses for 10 minutes . -- If [[30]S&P futures] fall 12 points -LRB- equivalent to about 100 points on [[32]DJIA] -RRB- , trading is frozen for half hour to that price or higher . On NYSE program trades are diverted into a separate computer file to determine buy and sell orders . -- If [[30]S&P futures] fall 30 points , trading is restricted for an hour to that price or higher . -- If [[31]Dow Industrials] fall 250 points , trading on [[6]the Big Board] halts for an hour . S&P and MMI contracts also halt . -- If [[32]DJIA] drops 400 points , [[6]Big Board] halts trading for two hours . Trading in MMI and S&P futures also halted . [[8]Brady Task Force recommendations] -LRB- [[23]Jan. 1988] -RRB- : -- Establish an overarching regulator for financial markets -- Unify trade - clearing systems -- Make margins consistent across stock and futures markets SEC proposals -LRB- [[25]May 1988] -RRB- : -- Require prompt reports of large securities trades . -- Give [[26]SEC] authority to monitor risk - taking by affiliates of brokerage firms . -- Transfer jurisdiction over stock - related futures to [[26]SEC] from CFTC . -LRB- Opposed by [[33]new [[26]SEC] chairman] -RRB- -- Give [[26]SEC] authority to halt securities trading , -LRB- also opposed by [[33]new SEC chairman] -RRB- . Congressional proposal : -- Create a task force to review current state of the securities markets and securities laws . Breaking the Soviet government 's television monopoly , an independent company has gained rights to show world programming , including American films . `` There must not be a monopoly , there must be freedom of choice for both journalists and viewers , '' [[34]Nikolai I. Lutsenko , [[34]the president] of [[35]the Nika TV company] ,] told [[36]the weekly newspaper Nedelya] . [[35]The company] is already working on [[35]its] own programming in several provincial cities and hopes to be on the air regularly in about a year , [[36]the newspaper] said . [[34]Mr. Lutsenko] told [[36]Nedelya] that [[34]he] recently had been to the U.S. to pick up the rights to show 5,000 U.S. films in the Soviet Union . [[36]Nedelya] 's article was accompanied by a picture of Mr. Lutsenko interviewing singer John Denver in Colorado . Even though [[35]it] will be independent of official television , [[35]Nika] will have an oversight board that will include members of the Communist youth league . South Africa 's National Union of Mineworkers said that about 10,000 diamond miners struck for higher wages at [[37]De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd.] [[37]De Beers] said that workers at five of [[38]the [[37]group] 's mines] were on strike , which [[37]it] said was peaceful , with orderly picketing occurring at one of [[38]the mines] . The deadlock in negotiations occurred with [[37]De Beers] offering a 17 % increase in the minimum - wage category while the union demanded a 37.6 % increase in the minimum wage . [[39]Japan 's opposition Socialist Party] denied that [[39]its] legislators had been bribed by pinball - parlor owners . The allegation had been raised in Parliament by the governing Liberal Democratic Party following magazine reports suggesting that money from Japanese - style pinball , called pachinko , had infiltrated politics . Tsuruo Yamaguchi , secretary general of [[39]the Socialist Party] , acknowledged that nine [[39]party] lawmakers had received [[40]donations from the pachinko association totaling 8 million yen -LRB- about $ 55,000 -RRB-] but said [[40]the donations] were legal and none of [[39]its] members acted to favor the industry . [[42]The World Wide Fund for Nature] said that [[41]Spain , Argentina , Thailand and Indonesia] were doing too little to prevent illegal trade in endangered wildlife across [[41]their] borders . A report by [[42]the conservation group] presented at the U.N. - sponsored Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Lausanne accused [[41]the four] of trading protected species ranging from parakeets to orchids . [[42]Fund] official Simon Lyster said world trade in wildlife was estimated to total $ 5 billion of business annually . [[43]A NATO project to build a frigate for the 1990s] was torpedoed by [[45]the pull - out of [[44]three of [[43]its] eight participating nations]] . [[44]Britain , France and Italy] announced technical reasons for [[45]withdrawing] , but some officials pointed to growing reluctance among [[46]the allies] to commit [[46]themselves] to big defense spending while East - West disarmament talks show signs of success . Small wonder that [[48][[47]Britain] 's Labor Party] wants credit controls . A few hours after [[47]the party] launched [[49][[47]its] own affinity credit card] earlier this month , the Tories raised the [[48]nation] 's base interest rate . [[49][[47]Labor] 's Visa card] is believed to be the first linked to a British political party . [[47]Labor] gets 25 pence -LRB- 39 cents -RRB- for every 100 -LRB- about $ 155 -RRB- that a user charges to [[49]the card] . As with other plastic in [[48]Britain] 's high - interest - rate environment , [[49]the Labor card , administered by Co-operative Bank ,] carries a stiff -LRB- in this case , 29.8 % -RRB- annual rate on the unpaid balance . China 's year - long austerity program has achieved some successes in harnessing runaway economic growth and stabilizing prices but has failed to eliminate serious defects in state planning and an alarming drain on state budgets . [[50]The official China Daily] said retail prices of non-staple foods have n't risen since last December but acknowledged [[51]that huge government subsidies] were a main factor in keeping prices down . The State Statistical Bureau found that more than 1 billion yuan -LRB- $ 270 million -RRB- was spent in the first half of [[52]the year] for pork subsidies . [[50]The newspaper] quoted experts as saying [[51]the subsidies] would cause the difference between prices and real values of commodities to `` become very unreasonable '' and reduce needed funds for investment in the `` already difficult state budget . '' The aim of the austerity measures was to slice economic growth , which soared to 20.7 % last year , to 8 % in 1990 . Economists now predict the growth rate will be about 11.5 % for [[52]the year] . In a sign of growing official tolerance for religion , Russian Orthodox priests were allowed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Moscow patriarchate in the Kremlin 's 15th - century Uspensky Cathedral , where czars were crowned ... . [[54]A 34 - foot - tall , $ 7.7 million statue of Buddha] was completed on a hill outside [[53]Hong Kong] , facing China . [[54]The statue] is the brainchild of Sik Chi Wan , director of the Po Lin Monastery , who said : `` [[53]Hong Kong] is such a prosperous place , we also need some kind of religious symbol .


Predicted

It all seemed innocent enough : Last April , one Steven B. Iken visited [[0]Justin Products Inc.] here , identified [[1]himself] as a potential customer and got the word on [[0]the little company 's] new cassette players for children . `` It is almost identical to the [[3]Sony] product , '' [[1]Mr. Iken] remarked , after seeing prototypes and pictures . Replied a [[2]Justin] salesman : `` Exactly . '' The Justin merchandise carried wholesale prices some 40 % below those of Sony Corp. of Japan 's `` [[5]My] First Sony '' line . The visitor waxed enthusiastic and promised to return . But instead of a new customer -- part of a hoped - for bonanza from underselling Sony -- [[2]Justin] got a costly legal morass . [[1]Mr. Iken] , it turned out , was a private detective using [[4]a hidden tape recorder] to gather information for [[3]Sony] . [[4][[3]His] recording] later turned up as a court exhibit . Seeking to keep [[2]Justin 's] `` [[5]My] Own '' product line off the U.S. market , [[3]Sony] last May filed a suit in Manhattan federal court accusing the upstart of trademark infringement , unfair competition and other violations of business law . Since then , life has changed a lot for 61 - year - old Leonard Kaye , [[2]Justin 's] owner . `` [[5]I] have n't been able to get a decent night 's sleep since this has been going on , '' [[5]he] says . `` It 's the most distracting thing in [[5]my] life -- [[5]I] ca n't even attend to [[5]my] business . '' [[5]His] company -LRB- annual sales : about $ 25 million -RRB- may suffer a costly blow -- losing an estimated 10 % of total sales -- if [[3]Sony] -LRB- annual sales : about $ 16 billion -RRB- prevails . [[2]Justin 's] plight shows what can happen when a tiny company suddenly faces the full legal might of a wrathful multinational . With considerable irony , the case also shows how completely [[6]Japan] has turned the tables on U.S. business . Americans used to complain bitterly about being undersold by look - alike products from [[6]Japan] . Now [[3]Sony] , whose innovative , premium - priced products are among the most admired in consumer electronics , is bitterly complaining about [[7]a little U.S. firm] with a cheap look - alike produced in China . `` The gist of this is that [[2]Justin] knocked off the Sony line and [[3]Sony] wants to stop [[7]it] , '' says Lewis H. Eslinger , [[3]Sony 's] attorney , who previously guarded Rubik 's Cube . -LRB- Sony itself declines to comment . -RRB- If [[3]Sony] wins , [[5]Mr. Eslinger] says , its little rival will have to try to sell [[8]the products overseas] . At worst , [[5]he] adds , `` They 'd have to grind [[8]them all] up and throw [[8]them] away . '' [[5]Mr. Kaye] denies the suit 's charges and says [[5]his] only mistake was taking on [[3]Sony] in the marketplace . `` [[5]I] made [[9]a similar line] and [[5]I] produced [[9]it] cheaper , '' [[5]he] says . Today , [[10]U.S. Judge John E. Sprizzo] is expected to rule on [[3]Sony 's] renewed request for a pre-trial order blocking sale of the disputed products , on which deliveries began in July . [[10]The judge] turned down an earlier [[3]Sony] request for such an order -- a decision upheld on appeal -- but [[3]Sony] returned with additional evidence and arguments . Though hoping to settle the case , [[2]Justin] vows to fight on , if necessary . But the battle is more than [[2]Justin] bargained for . `` [[5]I] had no idea [[5]I] was getting in so deep , '' says Mr. Kaye , who founded [[2]Justin] in 1982 . [[5]Mr. Kaye] had sold Capetronic Inc. , a Taiwan electronics maker , and retired , only to find [[5]he] was bored . With [[2]Justin] , [[5]he] began selling toys and electronics made mostly in [[14]Hong Kong] , beginning with Mickey Mouse radios . [[3]The company] has grown -- to about 40 employees , from four initially , [[5]Mr. Kaye] says . [[2]Justin] has been profitable since 1986 , adds the official , who shares [[11]his] office with numerous teddy bears , all samples from [[11]his] line of plush toys . Like many others , [[5]Mr. Kaye] took notice in 1987 when [[3]Sony] , in a classic example of market segmentation , changed the plastic skin and buttons on the famous Walkman line of portable audio equipment and created the My First Sony line for children . The brightly colored new products looked more like toys than the adult models . -LRB- In court papers , [[3]Sony] says [[3]it] has spent more than $ 3 million to promote the line , with resulting sales of over a million units . -RRB- Sony found a new market niche , but [[5]Mr. Kaye] figured that [[3]its] prices left plenty of room for a lower - priced competitor . [[12][[5]His] products] are n't exact copies of [[3]Sony 's] but strongly resemble [[12]them] in size , shape and , especially , color . [[3]Sony] uses mostly red and blue , with traces of yellow -- and so does [[2]Justin] , on the theory that kids prefer these colors . -LRB- `` To be successful , [[13]a product] can be any color whatsoever , as long as [[13]it] is fire - engine red , '' says Charles E. Baxley , [[2]Justin 's] attorney . -RRB- By last winter , [[2]Justin] was showing prototypes at toy fairs in [[14]Hong Kong] and New York -- and [[3]Sony] noticed . Indeed , concerned that Sony sales personnel were threatening legal action or other retaliation -- such as withholding desirable Sony products -- against [[2]Justin 's] customers , [[15]Mr. Baxley] fired off a letter to [[3]Sony] in April . [[15]He [[15]himself]] threatened to take the matter to the Federal Trade Commission or U.S. Justice Department . But [[2]Justin] has n't pursued [[16]those charges -LRB- which were without merit] , according to Mr. Eslinger , the [[3]Sony] attorney -RRB- . Recalls [[15]Mr. Baxley] : `` [[3]Our] purpose was to influence [[16]them] to leave [[3]us] alone . [[3]We] never intended taking on [[3]Sony] -- [[3]we] do n't have the resources . '' [[3]Sony] answered [[17]the empty threat] with [[17]its] real suit . Off and on since then , the companies have skirmished in court . And [[2]Justin] , in a news release , says , `` Once competitive , [[3]Sony] now resorts to strong - arm tactics in American courtrooms to carve out and protect niche markets . '' [[18][[3]Sony 's] lawyer] insists that [[3]the company 's] tactics -- including the use of a private detective posing as a buyer -- are routine in such matters . [[18]He] also insists that [[3]Sony] , no less than others , has a legal right to protect [[3]its] `` trade dress , '' in this case , mostly the colors that [[3]it] claims make My First Sony products distinctive . -LRB- [[2]Justin] claims [[3]it] began using the same colors on electronic goods for children long before [[3]Sony] entered the children 's market . -RRB- Whatever [[3]its] merits , [[19][[3]Sony 's] aggressive defense] is debilitating for [[2]Justin] . [[19]It] 's also costly . [[20]Mr. Kaye] says [[20]he] has paid more than $ 70,000 in legal fees so far . Of [[3]Sony] , [[20]Mr. Kaye] says : `` [[3]They] know there 's no way for [[3]them] to lose . [[3]They] just keep digging [[20]me] in deeper until [[20]I] reach the point where [[20]I] give up and go away . '' For now , though , [[20]he] vows to hang in .

Gold

It all seemed innocent enough : Last April , [[1]one Steven B. Iken] visited [[0]Justin Products Inc. here] , identified [[1]himself] as a potential customer and got the word on [[2][[0]the little company 's] new cassette players for children] . `` [[2]It] is almost identical to [[3]the Sony product] , '' [[1]Mr. Iken] remarked , after seeing prototypes and pictures . Replied a [[0]Justin] salesman : `` Exactly . '' [[2]The [[0]Justin] merchandise] carried wholesale prices some 40 % below those of [[4][[3]Sony Corp. of [[5]Japan]] 's `` My First Sony '' line] . [[1]The visitor] waxed enthusiastic and promised to return . But instead of a new customer -- part of a hoped - for bonanza from underselling [[4]Sony] -- [[0]Justin] got a costly legal morass . [[1]Mr. Iken] , it turned out , was a private detective using a hidden tape recorder to gather information for [[4]Sony] . [[1]His] recording later turned up as a court exhibit . Seeking to keep [[7][[0]Justin] 's `` My Own '' product line] off the U.S. market , [[4]Sony] last May filed [[6]a suit] in Manhattan federal court accusing [[0]the upstart] of trademark infringement , unfair competition and other violations of business law . Since then , life has changed a lot for [[8]61 - year - old Leonard Kaye , [[0]Justin] 's owner] . `` [[8]I] have n't been able to get a decent night 's sleep since [[6]this] has been going on , '' [[8]he] says . `` [[6]It] 's the most distracting thing in [[8]my] life -- [[8]I] ca n't even attend to [[8][[0]my] business] . '' [[0]His company] -LRB- annual sales : about $ 25 million -RRB- may suffer a costly blow -- losing an estimated 10 % of total sales -- if [[4]Sony] -LRB- annual sales : about $ 16 billion -RRB- prevails . [[0]Justin] 's plight shows what can happen when a tiny company suddenly faces the full legal might of a wrathful multinational . With considerable irony , [[6]the case] also shows how completely [[5]Japan] has turned the tables on U.S. business . Americans used to complain bitterly about being undersold by look - alike products from [[5]Japan] . Now [[4]Sony , whose innovative , premium - priced products are among the most admired in consumer electronics ,] is bitterly complaining about [[0]a little U.S. firm with a cheap look - alike produced in China] . `` The gist of this is that [[0]Justin] knocked off [[3]the [[4]Sony] line] and [[4]Sony] wants to stop it , '' says [[9]Lewis H. Eslinger , [[4]Sony] 's attorney , who previously guarded Rubik 's Cube] . -LRB- [[4]Sony [[4]itself]] declines to comment . -RRB- If [[4]Sony] wins , [[9]Mr. Eslinger] says , [[4][[0]its] little rival] will have to try to sell [[2]the products] overseas . At worst , [[9]he] adds , `` [[0]They] 'd have to grind [[2]them] all up and throw [[2]them] away . '' [[8]Mr. Kaye] denies the [[6]suit] 's charges and says [[8]his] only mistake was taking on [[4]Sony] in the marketplace . `` [[8]I] made [[7]a similar line] and [[8]I] produced [[7]it] cheaper , '' [[8]he] says . Today , [[10]U.S. Judge John E. Sprizzo] is expected to rule on [[4]Sony] 's renewed request for [[11]a pre-trial order blocking sale of [[2]the disputed products , on which deliveries began in July]] . [[10]The judge] turned down an earlier Sony request for [[11]such an order] -- a decision upheld on appeal -- but [[4]Sony] returned with additional evidence and arguments . Though hoping to settle [[6]the case] , [[0]Justin] vows to fight on , if necessary . But the battle is more than [[0]Justin] bargained for . `` [[8]I] had no idea [[8]I] was getting in so deep , '' says [[8]Mr. Kaye , who founded [[0]Justin] in 1982] . [[8]Mr. Kaye] had sold Capetronic Inc. , a Taiwan electronics maker , and retired , only to find [[8]he] was bored . With [[0]Justin] , [[8]he] began selling toys and electronics made mostly in [[12]Hong Kong] , beginning with Mickey Mouse radios . [[0]The company] has grown -- to about 40 employees , from four initially , [[8]Mr. Kaye] says . [[0]Justin] has been profitable since 1986 , adds [[8]the official , who shares [[8]his] office with numerous teddy bears , all samples from [[8]his] line of plush toys] . Like many others , [[8]Mr. Kaye] took notice in 1987 when [[4]Sony] , in a classic example of market segmentation , changed the plastic skin and buttons on the famous Walkman line of portable audio equipment and created [[3]the My First Sony line for children] . [[3]The brightly colored new products] looked more like toys than the adult models . -LRB- In court papers , [[4]Sony] says [[4]it] has spent more than $ 3 million to promote [[3]the line] , with resulting sales of over a million units . -RRB- [[4]Sony] found a new market niche , but [[8]Mr. Kaye] figured that [[4]its] prices left plenty of room for a lower - priced competitor . [[8]His] products are n't exact copies of [[4]Sony] 's but strongly resemble [[3]them] in size , shape and , especially , color . [[4]Sony] uses mostly [[13]red and blue , with traces of yellow] -- and so does [[0]Justin] , on the theory that kids prefer [[13]these colors] . -LRB- `` To be successful , [[15]a product] can be any color whatsoever , as long as [[15]it] is fire - engine red , '' says [[14]Charles E. Baxley , [[0]Justin] 's attorney] . -RRB- By last winter , [[0]Justin] was showing prototypes at toy fairs in [[12]Hong Kong] and New York -- and [[4]Sony] noticed . Indeed , concerned that [[4]Sony] sales personnel were threatening legal action or other retaliation -- such as withholding desirable [[4]Sony] products -- against [[0]Justin] 's customers , [[14]Mr. Baxley] fired off a letter to [[4]Sony] in April . [[14]He [[14]himself]] [[16]threatened] to take the matter to the Federal Trade Commission or U.S. Justice Department . But [[0]Justin] has n't pursued those charges -LRB- which were without merit , according to [[9]Mr. Eslinger , the Sony attorney] -RRB- . Recalls [[14]Mr. Baxley] : `` [[0]Our] purpose was to influence [[4]them] to leave [[0]us] alone . [[0]We] never intended taking on [[4]Sony] -- [[0]we] do n't have the resources . '' [[4]Sony] answered [[16]the empty threat] with [[6][[4]its] real suit] . Off and on since then , the companies have skirmished in court . And [[0]Justin] , in a news release , says , `` Once competitive , [[4]Sony] now resorts to strong - arm tactics in American courtrooms to carve out and protect niche markets . '' [[9][[4]Sony] 's lawyer] insists that the [[4]company] 's tactics -- including the use of a private detective posing as a buyer -- are routine in such matters . [[9]He] also insists that [[4]Sony] , no less than others , has a legal right to protect [[4]its] `` trade dress , '' in this case , mostly [[13]the colors] that [[4]it] claims make [[3]My First Sony products] distinctive . -LRB- [[0]Justin] claims [[0]it] began using [[13]the same colors] on electronic goods for children long before [[4]Sony] entered the children 's market . -RRB- Whatever [[17]its] merits , [[17][[4]Sony] 's aggressive defense] is debilitating for [[0]Justin] . [[17]It] 's also costly . [[8]Mr. Kaye] says [[8]he] has paid more than $ 70,000 in legal fees so far . Of [[4]Sony] , [[8]Mr. Kaye] says : `` [[4]They] know there 's no way for [[4]them] to lose . [[4]They] just keep digging [[8]me] in deeper until [[8]I] reach the point where [[8]I] give up and go away . '' For now , though , [[8]he] vows to hang in .


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[[1]Investcorp , New York] , said it and the management of [[3]Sports & Recreation Inc.] bought the operator of [[0]the 10 - store Sports Unlimited chain] for some $ 40 million . [[0]The investment bank] becomes majority shareholder in Sports & Recreation , a 10 - year - old sporting goods retailer , said Oliver E. Richardson , a member of [[1]Investcorp 's] management committee and a director of [[0]the chain] . [[2]Sports Unlimited , Tampa , Fla. ,] posted revenue of $ 59 million for the year ended July 31 . [[0]The company] is `` very profitable '' on an operating basis , [[2]Mr. Richardson] said , but [[2]he] declined to specify numbers . In 1982 , [[3]Sports & Recreation 's] managers and certain passive investors purchased [[0]the company] from Brunswick Corp. of Skokie , Ill . In the latest transaction , management bought out the passive investors ' holding , [[2]Mr. Richardson] said .

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[[1]Investcorp , New York ,] said [[1]it] and [[2]the management of [[4]Sports & Recreation Inc.]] [[0]bought] the operator of [[3]the 10 - store Sports Unlimited chain] for some $ 40 million . [[1]The investment bank] becomes majority shareholder in [[4]Sports & Recreation , a 10 - year - old sporting goods retailer ,] said [[5]Oliver E. Richardson , a member of [[1]Investcorp] 's management committee and a director of [[3]the chain]] . [[3]Sports Unlimited , Tampa , Fla. ,] posted revenue of $ 59 million for the year ended July 31 . [[3]The company] is `` very profitable '' on an operating basis , [[5]Mr. Richardson] said , but [[5]he] declined to specify numbers . In 1982 , [[4][[2]Sports & Recreation 's] managers] and [[6]certain passive investors] purchased [[3]the company] from Brunswick Corp. of Skokie , Ill . In [[0]the latest transaction] , [[2]management] bought out [[6]the passive investors '] holding , [[5]Mr. Richardson] said .


Predicted

[[1]Hammond Co.] , Newport Beach , Calif. , said [[0]Fidelity National Financial Inc.] extended [[0]its] previous agreement , under which [[0]it] wo n't purchase any more of the mortgage banker 's common stock , through Oct. 31 . The previous agreement expired Thursday . [[1]Hammond] said that [[1]its] discussions with Fidelity , an Irvine , Calif. , title - insurance underwriter , are continuing , but that prospects for a longer - term standstill agreement are uncertain . [[0]Fidelity] has increased [[0]its] stake in [[1]Hammond] to 23.57 % in recent months . Statements made in Securities and Exchange Commission filings led [[1]Hammond] to request a standstill agreement .

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[[2]Hammond Co. , Newport Beach , [[3]Calif.] ,] said [[0]Fidelity National Financial Inc.] extended [[1][[0]its] previous agreement , under which [[0]it] wo n't purchase any more of [[2]the mortgage banker 's] common stock ,] through Oct. 31 . [[1]The previous agreement] expired Thursday . [[2]Hammond] said that [[2]its] discussions with [[0]Fidelity , an Irvine , [[3]Calif.] , title - insurance underwriter ,] are continuing , but that prospects for a longer - term standstill agreement are uncertain . [[0]Fidelity] has increased [[0]its] stake in [[2]Hammond] to 23.57 % in recent months . Statements made in Securities and Exchange Commission filings led [[2]Hammond] to request a standstill agreement .


Predicted

[[0]Giant Group Ltd.] said [[0]it] terminated negotiations for the purchase of Aspen Airways , a Denver - based regional carrier that operates the United Express connector service under contract to [[1]UAL Corp. 's United Airlines] . Giant , a Beverly Hills , Calif. , collection of companies that is controlled by Hollywood producer Burt Sugarman , did n't give a reason for halting [[0]its] plan to acquire [[1]the airline] , and [[2]Aspen] officials could n't be reached for comment . [[0]Giant] agreed last month to purchase [[1]the carrier] . [[0]Giant] has n't ever disclosed the proposed price , although Avmark Inc. , an Arlington , Va. - based aircraft consulting concern , has valued [[2]Aspen 's] fleet at about $ 46 million . [[1]The airline] would have become the latest in a peculiar blend of [[0]Giant] companies , which are involved in making cement , recycling newsprint and operating fast - food restaurants .

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[[1]Giant Group Ltd.] said [[1]it] terminated negotiations for the purchase of [[0]Aspen Airways , a Denver - based regional carrier that operates the United Express connector service under contract to UAL Corp. 's United Airlines] . [[1]Giant , a Beverly Hills , Calif. , collection of [[2]companies] that is controlled by Hollywood producer Burt Sugarman ,] did n't give a reason for halting [[1]its] plan to acquire [[0]the airline] , and [[0]Aspen] officials could n't be reached for comment . [[1]Giant] agreed last month to purchase [[0]the carrier] . [[1]Giant] has n't ever disclosed the proposed price , although Avmark Inc. , an Arlington , Va. - based aircraft consulting concern , has valued [[0]Aspen] 's fleet at about $ 46 million . [[0]The airline] would have become the latest in a peculiar blend of [[2][[1]Giant] companies , which are involved in making cement , recycling newsprint and operating fast - food restaurants] .


Predicted

[[0]The state - controlled insurer Assurances Generales de France] said [[0]it] has obtained [[1]regulatory approval] to increase [[0]its] stake in [[3]the financial holding company Cie. de Navigation Mixte] above 10 % from the current level of about 8 % . [[1]Friday 's approval] was needed to conform with Bourse rules regarding companies with bank interests and follows a similar approval given Wednesday to Cie . Financiere de Paribas . [[2]Both Paribas and AGF] have been increasing [[2]their] stakes in [[3]Navigation Mixte] recently for what [[2]they] have termed `` investment purposes , '' although the issue has been surrounded by takeover speculation in recent weeks . [[0]AGF] did n't comment officially on [[0]its] reasons for seeking [[1]the approval] , but people close to [[0]the group] said it was done to make sure [[0]the group] would have the flexibility to increase [[0]its] stake in the future , should interesting price opportunities arise . An [[0]AGF] official did specify , however , that there was no foundation to recent rumors [[0]the group] might be acting in concert with Paribas .

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[[0]The state - controlled insurer [[0]Assurances Generales de France]] said [[0]it] has obtained [[2]regulatory approval to increase [[3][[0]its] stake in [[1]the financial holding company Cie. de Navigation Mixte]] above 10 % from the current level of about 8 %] . [[2]Friday 's approval] was needed to conform with Bourse rules regarding companies with bank interests and follows a similar approval given Wednesday to [[4]Cie . Financiere de Paribas] . [[5]Both [[4]Paribas] and [[0]AGF]] have been increasing [[5]their] stakes in [[1]Navigation Mixte] recently for what [[5]they] have termed `` investment purposes , '' although the issue has been surrounded by takeover speculation in recent weeks . [[0]AGF] did n't comment officially on [[0]its] reasons for [[6]seeking] [[2]the approval] , but people close to [[0]the group] said [[6]it] was done to make sure [[0]the group] would have the flexibility to increase [[3][[0]its] stake in the future] , should interesting price opportunities arise . An [[0]AGF] official did specify , however , that there was no foundation to recent rumors [[0]the group] might be acting in concert with [[4]Paribas] .


Predicted

Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. , a unit of [[2]Lockheed Corp.] , said [[5]it] agreed to join with [[4]Aermacchi S.p] . A. of Varese , Italy , to propose a new generation of jet trainers for [[0]the U.S. Air Force] . [[0]The Air Force] is looking to buy [[1]540 new primary jet trainers] , with a total value of $ 1.5 billion to $ 2 billion , between 1994 and 2004 . [[1]The aircraft] would replace the T - 37 , made by the Cessna Aircraft Co. unit of General Dynamics Corp. , which [[0]the Air Force] uses to train jet pilots . [[2]Lockheed] said [[3]the U.S. Navy] may also buy an additional 340 trainer aircraft to replace [[3]its] T34C trainers made by the Beech Aircraft Corp. unit of Raytheon Corp . Under the agreement with [[2]Lockheed] , [[4]Aermacchi] will license [[2]Lockheed] to build the Aermacchi MB - 339 jet tandem - trainer and will supply certain structures . [[2]Lockheed] will build additional structures and perform final assembly of the tandem - seat trainer at [[5]its] Marietta , Ga. , plant should [[0]the Air Force] order the craft . [[6]A [[2]Lockheed] spokesman in Burbank , Calif. ,] said [[6]he] was n't aware of which other companies would be competing for the [[0]Air Force] contract .

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[[0]Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. , a unit of Lockheed Corp. ,] said [[0]it] agreed to join with [[2]Aermacchi S.p . A. of Varese , Italy ,] to propose a new generation of jet trainers for [[1]the U.S. Air Force] . [[1]The Air Force] is looking to buy [[3]540 new primary jet trainers , with a total value of $ 1.5 billion to $ 2 billion ,] between 1994 and 2004 . [[3]The aircraft] would replace the T - 37 , made by the Cessna Aircraft Co. unit of General Dynamics Corp. , which [[1]the Air Force] uses to train jet pilots . [[0]Lockheed] said [[4]the U.S. Navy] may also buy an additional 340 trainer aircraft to replace [[4]its] T34C trainers made by the Beech Aircraft Corp. unit of Raytheon Corp . Under the agreement with [[0]Lockheed] , [[2]Aermacchi] will license [[0]Lockheed] to build [[5]the [[2]Aermacchi] MB - 339 jet tandem - trainer] and will supply certain structures . [[0]Lockheed] will build additional structures and perform final assembly of [[5]the tandem - seat trainer] at [[0]its] Marietta , Ga. , plant should [[1]the Air Force] order [[5]the craft] . [[6]A [[0]Lockheed] spokesman in Burbank , Calif. ,] said [[6]he] was n't aware of which other companies would be competing for the [[1]Air Force] contract .


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[[0]Striking auto workers] ended [[0]their] 19 - day occupation of a metal shop at a [[1]Peugeot S.A.] factory in eastern France Friday as pay talks got under way in [[4]the capital] . But the [[1]Peugeot] breakthrough came as a nationwide dispute by [[2]Finance Ministry] employees disrupted border checkpoints and threatened [[2]the government 's] ability to pay [[2]its] bills . [[3]The [[1]Peugeot] metalworkers] began filing out of the shop , which makes auto parts , at the plant in Mulhouse after voting 589 to 193 to abandon the occupation . [[3]Their] withdrawal was based on promises by [[1]Peugeot] to open negotiations in [[4]Paris] at the same time the last man left the premises . The strike by customs officers , tax collectors , treasury workers and other civil servants attached to the Ministry of Finance may pose a more serious challenge to [[2]the government] and the average Frenchman . [[5]Ministry employees] complain that [[5]they] are poorly paid because of a complex job - rating system [[5]they] say fails to take into account [[5]their] education and level of technical expertise .

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[[1]Striking auto workers] [[4]ended] [[6][[1]their] 19 - day occupation of [[0]a metal shop at [[5]a [[2]Peugeot S.A.] factory in eastern France]]] Friday as pay talks got under way in [[3]the capital] . But the [[2]Peugeot] breakthrough came as a nationwide dispute by [[8][[7]Finance Ministry] employees] disrupted border checkpoints and threatened the [[9]government] 's ability to pay [[9]its] bills . [[1]The [[2]Peugeot] metalworkers] began [[4]filing out] of [[0]the shop , which makes auto parts ,] at [[5]the plant in Mulhouse] after voting 589 to 193 to abandon [[6]the occupation] . [[4][[1]Their] withdrawal] was based on promises by [[2]Peugeot] to open negotiations in [[3]Paris] at the same time the last man left [[0]the premises] . The strike by customs officers , tax collectors , treasury workers and other civil servants attached to [[8]the Ministry of Finance] may pose a more serious challenge to [[9]the government] and the average Frenchman . [[8][[7]Ministry] employees] complain that [[7]they] are poorly paid because of a complex job - rating system [[7]they] say fails to take into account [[7]their] education and level of technical expertise .


Predicted

The market for $ 200 billion of high - risk junk bonds , battered by a succession of defaults and huge price declines [[2]this year] , practically vanished Friday . Trading ground to a halt as [[0]investors] rushed to sell bonds , only to find [[0]themselves] deserted by potential buyers . Stunned , [[0]they] watched [[1]brokerage houses] mark down price quotations on [[1]their] junk holdings while being able to execute very few actual trades . `` The junk bond market is in a state of gridlock now -- there are no bids , only offers , '' says independent investor Martin D. Sass , who manages nearly $ 4 billion and who recently decided to buy distressed securities for a new fund . This calamity is `` far from over , '' he says . Junk 's collapse helped stoke the panicky selling of stocks that produced the deepest one - day dive in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the Oct. 19 , 1987 , crash . Simultaneously , it also helped trigger [[2]this year 's] biggest rally in [[5]the U.S. government bond market] as [[3]investors] rushed to move capital into the highest - quality securities [[3]they] could find . But `` an eerie silence pervaded '' the junk market Friday as prices tumbled on hundreds of high - yield bonds despite `` no active trading , '' says John Lonski , an economist at Moody 's Investors Service Inc . For example , the price of Southland Corp. 's $ 500 million of 16 3/4 % bonds due 2002 -- sold less than two years ago by [[4]Goldman] , Sachs & Co. -- plummeted 25 % to just 30 cents on the dollar . But not even [[4]Goldman] would make a market in the securities of Southland , the owner of the nationwide chain of 7 - 11 convenience stores that is strapped for cash . Goldman officials declined to comment . Junk bonds , which mushroomed from less than $ 2 billion at the start of this decade , have been declining for months as issuer after issuer sank beneath the weight of hefty interest payments . [[5]The shaky market] received [[5]its] biggest jolt last month from [[6]Campeau Corp. , which created [[5]its] U.S. retailing empire] with junk financing . [[6]Campeau] developed a cash squeeze that caused [[6]it] to be tardy on some interest payments and to put [[6]its] prestigious Bloomingdales department - store chain up for sale . Now , dozens of corporations , including Ethan Allen , TW Services and York International , that are counting on at least $ 7 billion of scheduled new junk financings to keep their highly leveraged takeovers and buy - outs afloat , may never get the money . `` The music has stopped playing , '' says Michael Harkins , a principal in the investment firm of Levy Harkins . `` You 've either got a chair or you do n't . '' In [[8]Friday 's] aftermath , says R. Douglas Carleton , a director of high - yield finance at [[7]First Boston Corp.] , `` much of the $ 7 billion forward calendar could be deferred , depending on the hysteria . '' In August , [[7]First Boston] withdrew a $ 475 million junk offering of Ohio Mattress bonds because potential buyers were `` very skittish . '' The outlook `` looks shaky because we 're still waiting '' for mutual funds , in particular , to dump some of their junk bond holdings to pay off redemptions by individual investors , says King Penniman , senior vice president at McCarthy , Crisanti & Maffei , an investment arm of Xerox Financial Services . Indeed , a Moody 's index that tracks the net asset values of 24 high - yield mutual funds declined for the 17th consecutive day [[8]Friday] . In a stark contrast , [[9]the benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond] climbed more than 2 1/2 points , or about $ 25 for each $ 1,000 face amount , to 103 12/32 , [[9]its] biggest gain of the year . [[9]The bond 's] yield dropped to 7.82 % , the lowest since March 31 , 1987 , according to Technical Data Global Markets Group . The yield on three - month Treasury bills , considered the safest of all investments , plummeted about 0.7 percentage point to 7.16 % , the largest one - day decline since 1982 . The main catalyst for government bond market rally was the 190.58 - point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average . `` When you get panic in [[10]one market] , you get flight to quality in the other , '' said Maria Ramirez , money market economist at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc . Nevertheless , the problems of [[10]the junk market] could prompt the Federal Reserve to ease credit in the months ahead . `` This marks a significant shift in the interest rate outlook , '' says William Sullivan , director of money market research at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. , New York . Any sustained credit - easing could be a lift for junk bonds as well as other securities . Robert Dow , a partner and portfolio manager at Lord , Abbett & Co. , which manages $ 4 billion of high - yield bonds , says [[11]he] does n't `` think there is any fundamental economic rationale -LCB- for the junk bond rout -RCB- . It was herd instinct . '' [[11]He] adds : `` [[10]The junk market] has witnessed some trouble and now some people think that if [[10]the equity market] gets creamed that means the economy will be terrible and that 's bad for [[10]junk] . [[11]I] do n't believe that 's the case , but [[11]I] believe that people are running scared . There is a flight to [[12]quality] , and [[12]the quality] is not in equities and not in junk -- [[12]it] 's in Treasurys . '' Even as trading in high - yield issues dried up over the past month , corporations sold more than $ 2 billion of new junk bonds . For example , a recent $ 375 million offering of Petrolane Gas Services L.P. bonds sold by [[13]First Boston] was three times oversubscribed . A $ 550 million offering of Turner Broadcasting System Inc . high - yield securities sold [[15]last week] by Drexel was [[14]increased] $ 50 million because of strong demand . [[13]First Boston] estimates that in November and December alone , junk bond investors will receive $ 4.8 billion of coupon interest payments . `` [[14]That] 's a clear indication that there is and will be an undercurrent of basic business going on , '' says [[13]Mr. Carleton of [[13]First Boston]] . `` [[13]I] do n't know how people can say [[18]the junk bond market] disappeared when there were $ 1.5 billion of orders for $ 550 million of junk bonds sold [[15]last week] by [[23]Turner] , '' says Raymond Minella , co-head of merchant banking at Merrill Lynch & Co . `` When [[16]the rally] comes , [[17]insurance companies] will be leading [[16]it] because [[17]they] have billions to invest and invest [[17]they] will . There is plenty of money available from people who want to buy well - structured deals ; it 's the stuff that 's financed on a shoestring that people are wary of . '' But such highly leveraged transactions seemed to have multiplied [[19]this year] , casting a pall over much of [[18]the junk market] . Michael McNamara , director of fixed - income research at Kemper Financial Services , says the quality of junk issues has been getting poorer , contributing to the slide in prices . `` Last year [[20]we] probably bought one out of every three new deals , '' [[13]he] says . `` [[19]This year] , at best , it 's in one in every five or six . And [[20]our] credit standards have n't changed one iota . '' However , [[13]Mr. McNamara] said [[22]the slide in [[21]junk]] is creating `` one hell of a buying opportunity '' for selective buyers . For the moment , investors seem more preoccupied with the `` bad '' [[21]junk] than [[22]the `` good '' [[21]junk]] . `` [[18]The market] has been weak since '' the announcement of the [[24]Campeau] cash squeeze and [[23]the company 's] subsequent bailout by Olympia & York , says Mr. Minella of Merrill Lynch . `` That really affected the market in that people started to ask ` What else is in trouble ? ' '' Well before [[24]Campeau] , though , there were signs that [[18]the junk market] was stumbling through one of [[18]its] worst years ever . Despite the relatively strong economy , junk bond prices did nothing except go down , hammered by a seemingly endless trail of bad news : -- In [[25]June] , two months before [[25]it] would default on interest payments covering some of [[25]its] $ 1.2 billion of speculative debt securities , [[26]New York - based Integrated Resources Inc.] said [[26]it] ran out of borrowed money . -- In [[27]July] , Southmark Corp. , the Dallas - based real estate and financial services company with about $ 1.3 billion of junk bonds , voluntarily filed for protection under U.S. bankruptcy law . -- By the end of [[27]July] , the difference in yield between an index of junk bonds and seven - year Treasury notes widened to more than 5.5 percentage points . -- In August , Resorts International Inc. , which sold more than $ 500 million of junk bonds , suspended interest payments . -- In September , just as the cash squeeze hit [[24]Campeau] , Lomas Financial Corp. defaulted on $ 145 million of notes and appeared unlikely to pay interest on a total of $ 1.2 billion of debt securities . Meantime , regulators are becoming increasingly worried as the rush to leverage shows no signs of abating . [[26]Moody 's] says the frequency of corporate credit downgrades is the highest [[30]this year] since 1982 . In addition , there are six times as many troubled banks as there were in the recession of 1981 , according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp . `` The era of [[28]the 1980s] is about compound interest and the reaching for [[28]it] , '' says James Grant , editor of Grant 's Interest Rate Observer , an early critic of the junk bond market . `` What we 've begun to see is the damage to businesses of paying exorbitant compound interest . [[29]Businesses] were borrowing at interest rates higher than [[29]their] own earnings . What we 're seeing now is the wrenching readjustment of asset values to a future when speculative - grade debt will be hard to obtain rather than easy . '' Friday 's Market Activity Prices of Treasury bonds surged in the biggest rally of [[30]the year] as investors fled a plummeting stock market . [[31]The benchmark 30 - year [[32]Treasury] bond] was quoted 6 p.m. EDT at 103 12/32 , compared with 100 27/32 Thursday , up 2 1/2 points . The yield on [[31]the benchmark] fell to 7.82 % , the lowest since March 31 , 1987 , according to Technical Data Global Markets Group . The `` flight to quality '' began late in the day and followed a precipitous fall in the stock market . Treasurys opened lower , reacting negatively to news that the producer price index -- a measure of inflation on the wholesale level -- accelerated in September . Bond prices barely budged until midday . Many bond market participants will be closely eying the action of the Federal Reserve , which might repeat its October 1987 injection of huge amounts of liquidity to buoy the financial markets and keep the economy from slowing into a recession . Prices of municipals , investment - grade corporates and mortgage - backed bonds also rose , but lagged behind their [[32]Treasury] counterparts . Mortgage securities rose in hectic trading , with most of the activity concentrated in Government National Mortgage Association 9 % coupon securities , the most liquid mortgage issue . The Ginnie Mae November 9 % issue ended at 98 25/32 , up 7/8 point on the day , to yield about 9.28 % to a 12 - year average life assumption . Investment - grade corporate bonds were up about 1/2 to 3/4 point . But the yield spread between lower - quality , investment - grade issues and higher - quality bonds widened . And the yields on telephone and utility issues rose relative to other investment - grade bonds in anticipation of this week 's $ 3 billion bond offering by the Tennessee Valley Authority . Despite rumors that [[34]the TVA 's long - awaited offering] would be postponed because of the debacle in the equity markets , [[33]sources in the underwriting syndicate] said [[33]they] expect [[34]the issue] will be priced as scheduled . One of [[33]the sources] said the smaller portions of $ 750 million each of five - year and 10 - year bonds have already been `` substantially oversubscribed . '' Municipal bonds rose as much as 3/4 point . Roger Lowenstein contributed to this article .

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[[3]The market] for $ 200 billion of high - risk junk bonds , battered by a succession of defaults and huge price declines [[1]this year] , practically [[2]vanished] [[0]Friday] . Trading ground to a halt as [[4]investors] rushed to sell bonds , only to find [[4]themselves] deserted by potential buyers . Stunned , [[4]they] watched brokerage houses mark down price quotations on [[4]their] junk holdings while being able to execute very few actual trades . `` [[3]The junk bond market] is in a state of gridlock now -- there are no bids , only offers , '' says [[5]independent investor Martin D. Sass , who manages nearly $ 4 billion and who recently decided to buy distressed securities for a new fund] . [[2]This calamity] is `` far from over , '' [[5]he] says . [[2]Junk 's collapse] helped stoke the panicky selling of stocks that produced the deepest one - day dive in [[7]the Dow Jones Industrial Average] since the Oct. 19 , [[6]1987] , crash . Simultaneously , [[2]it] also helped trigger [[8]this [[1]year] 's biggest rally in the U.S. government bond market] as [[9]investors] rushed to move capital into the highest - quality securities [[9]they] could find . But `` an eerie silence pervaded '' [[3]the junk market] [[0]Friday] as prices tumbled on hundreds of high - yield bonds despite `` no active trading , '' says [[10]John Lonski , [[10]an economist] at [[11]Moody 's Investors Service Inc]] . For example , the price of [[12]Southland Corp. 's] $ 500 million of 16 3/4 % bonds due 2002 -- sold less than two years ago by [[13]Goldman , Sachs & Co.] -- plummeted 25 % to just 30 cents on the dollar . But not even [[13]Goldman] would make a market in the securities of [[12]Southland , [[12]the owner] of the nationwide chain of 7 - 11 convenience stores that is strapped for cash] . [[13]Goldman] officials declined to comment . Junk bonds , which mushroomed from less than $ 2 billion at the start of this decade , have been declining for months as issuer after issuer sank beneath the weight of hefty interest payments . [[3]The shaky market] received [[3]its] biggest jolt last month from [[14]Campeau Corp. , which created [[14]its] U.S. retailing empire with junk financing] . [[14]Campeau] developed [[15]a cash squeeze that caused [[14]it] to be tardy on some interest payments and to put [[14]its] prestigious Bloomingdales department - store chain up for sale] . Now , [[16]dozens of corporations , including Ethan Allen , TW Services and York International , that are counting on at least $ 7 billion of scheduled new junk financings to keep [[16]their] highly leveraged takeovers and buy -] outs afloat , may never get the money . `` The music has stopped playing , '' says [[17]Michael Harkins , [[17]a principal] in the investment firm of Levy Harkins] . `` [[18]You] 've either got a chair or [[18]you] do n't . '' In [[0]Friday] 's aftermath , says [[19]R. Douglas Carleton , [[19]a director] of high - yield finance at [[20]First Boston Corp.]] , `` much of the $ 7 billion forward calendar could be deferred , depending on the hysteria . '' In [[21]August] , [[20]First Boston] withdrew a $ 475 million junk offering of Ohio Mattress bonds because potential buyers were `` very skittish . '' The outlook `` looks shaky because [[23]we] 're still waiting '' for [[24]mutual funds , in particular ,] to dump some of [[24]their] junk bond holdings to pay off redemptions by individual investors , says [[25]King Penniman , [[25]senior vice president] at [[22]McCarthy , Crisanti & Maffei , [[22]an investment arm] of Xerox Financial Services]] . Indeed , a [[11]Moody] 's index that tracks the net asset values of 24 high - yield mutual funds declined for the 17th consecutive day [[0]Friday] . In a stark contrast , [[27]the benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond] [[26]climbed] more than 2 1/2 points , or about $ 25 for each $ 1,000 face amount , to 103 12/32 , [[27][[26]its] biggest gain of the year] . The [[27]bond] 's yield dropped to [[28]7.82 % , [[28]the lowest] since [[29]March 31 , 1987] , according to [[30]Technical Data Global Markets Group]] . The yield on three - month Treasury bills , considered the safest of all investments , plummeted about 0.7 percentage point to 7.16 % , the largest one - day decline since [[31]1982] . The main catalyst for government bond market rally was the 190.58 - point drop in [[7]the Dow Jones Industrial Average] . `` When [[18]you] get panic in one market , [[18]you] get flight to quality in the other , '' said [[33]Maria Ramirez , [[33]money market economist] at [[32]Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc]] . Nevertheless , the problems of [[3]the junk market] could prompt the Federal Reserve to [[34]ease] credit in the months ahead . `` [[34]This] marks a significant shift in the interest rate outlook , '' says [[36]William Sullivan , [[36]director] of money market research at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. , [[35]New York]] . Any sustained credit - easing could be a lift for junk bonds as well as other securities . [[37]Robert Dow , [[37]a partner and portfolio manager] at Lord , Abbett & Co. , which manages $ 4 billion of high - yield bonds ,] says [[37]he] does n't `` think there is any fundamental economic rationale -LCB- for [[38]the junk bond rout] -RCB- . [[38]It] was herd instinct . '' [[37]He] adds : `` [[3]The junk market] has witnessed some trouble and now some people think that if the equity market gets creamed that means [[41]the economy] will be terrible and [[40]that] 's bad for [[39]junk] . [[37]I] do n't believe [[40]that] 's the case , but [[37]I] believe that people are running scared . There is a flight to quality , and [[42]the quality] is not in equities and not in [[39]junk] -- [[42]it] 's in Treasurys . '' Even as trading in high - yield issues dried up over the past month , corporations sold more than $ 2 billion of new junk bonds . For example , a recent $ 375 million offering of Petrolane Gas Services L.P. bonds sold by [[20]First Boston] was three times oversubscribed . A $ 550 million offering of [[44]Turner Broadcasting System Inc .] high - yield securities sold [[43]last week] by [[32]Drexel] was increased $ 50 million because of strong demand . [[20]First Boston] estimates that in November and December alone , junk bond investors will [[45]receive] $ 4.8 billion of coupon interest payments . `` [[45]That] 's a clear indication that there is and will be an undercurrent of basic business going on , '' says [[46]Mr. Carleton of [[20]First Boston]] . `` [[46]I] do n't know how people can say [[3]the junk bond market] disappeared when there were $ 1.5 billion of orders for $ 550 million of junk bonds sold [[43]last week] by [[44]Turner] , '' says [[47]Raymond Minella , [[47]co-head] of merchant banking at [[48]Merrill Lynch & Co]] . `` When [[50]the rally] comes , [[49]insurance companies] will be leading [[50]it] because [[49]they] have billions to invest and invest [[49]they] will . There is plenty of money available from people who want to buy well - structured deals ; it 's the stuff that 's financed on a shoestring that people are wary of . '' But such highly leveraged transactions seemed to have multiplied [[1]this year] , casting a pall over much of [[3]the junk market] . [[51]Michael McNamara , [[51]director] of fixed - income research at Kemper Financial Services ,] says the quality of junk issues has been getting poorer , contributing to the slide in prices . `` Last year [[23]we] probably bought one out of every three new deals , '' [[51]he] says . `` [[1]This year] , at best , it 's in one in every five or six . And our credit standards have n't changed one iota . '' However , [[51]Mr. McNamara] said the slide in [[39]junk] is creating `` one hell of a buying opportunity '' for selective buyers . For the moment , investors seem more preoccupied with the `` bad '' junk than the `` good '' junk . `` [[3]The market] has been weak since '' [[52]the announcement of [[15]the [[14]Campeau] cash squeeze] and the [[14]company] 's subsequent bailout by Olympia & York] , says [[47]Mr. Minella of [[48]Merrill Lynch]] . `` [[52]That] really affected [[3]the market] in that people started to ask ` What else is in trouble ? ' '' Well before [[14]Campeau] , though , there were signs that [[3]the junk market] was stumbling through one of [[3]its] worst years ever . Despite the relatively strong economy , junk bond prices did nothing except go down , hammered by a seemingly endless trail of bad news : -- In June , two months before [[53]it] would default on interest payments covering some of [[53]its] $ 1.2 billion of speculative debt securities , [[53][[35]New York - based] Integrated Resources Inc.] said [[53]it] ran out of borrowed money . -- In [[54]July] , Southmark Corp. , [[12]the Dallas - based real estate and financial services company] with about $ 1.3 billion of junk bonds , voluntarily filed for protection under U.S. bankruptcy law . -- By the end of [[54]July] , the difference in yield between an index of junk bonds and seven - year Treasury notes widened to more than 5.5 percentage points . -- In [[21]August] , Resorts International Inc. , which sold more than $ 500 million of junk bonds , suspended interest payments . -- In [[56]September] , just as [[15]the cash squeeze] hit [[14]Campeau] , Lomas Financial Corp. defaulted on $ 145 million of notes and appeared unlikely to pay interest on [[55]a total of [[55]$ 1.2 billion of debt securities]] . Meantime , regulators are becoming increasingly worried as [[57]the [[57]rush] to leverage] shows no signs of abating . [[11]Moody 's] says the frequency of corporate credit downgrades is the highest [[1]this year] since [[31]1982] . In addition , there are six times as many troubled banks as there were in the recession of 1981 , according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp . `` The era of the 1980s is about [[60]compound interest] and the reaching for [[60]it] , '' says [[58]James Grant , [[58]editor] of [[59]Grant 's Interest Rate Observer , [[59]an early critic] of [[3]the junk bond market]]] . `` What [[23]we] 've begun to see is the damage to businesses of paying exorbitant compound interest . [[61]Businesses] were borrowing at interest rates higher than [[61]their] own earnings . What [[23]we] 're seeing now is the wrenching readjustment of asset values to a future when speculative - grade debt will be hard to obtain rather than easy . '' Friday 's Market Activity Prices of Treasury bonds surged in [[8]the biggest rally of the year] as investors fled a plummeting stock market . [[27]The benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond] was quoted 6 p.m. EDT at 103 12/32 , compared with 100 27/32 Thursday , up 2 1/2 points . The yield on [[27]the benchmark] fell to [[62]7.82 % , [[62]the lowest] since [[29]March 31 , 1987 ,] according to [[30]Technical Data Global Markets Group]] . The `` flight to quality '' began late in the day and followed a precipitous fall in the stock market . Treasurys opened lower , reacting negatively to news that [[63]the producer price index -- [[63]a measure] of inflation on the wholesale level --] accelerated in [[56]September] . Bond prices barely budged until midday . Many bond market participants will be closely eying the action of [[64]the Federal Reserve , which might repeat [[64]its] October [[6]1987] injection of huge amounts of liquidity to buoy the financial markets and keep [[41]the economy] from slowing into a recession] . Prices of [[65]municipals , investment - grade corporates and mortgage - backed bonds] also rose , but lagged behind [[65]their] Treasury counterparts . Mortgage securities rose in hectic trading , with most of the activity concentrated in Government National Mortgage Association 9 % coupon securities , the most liquid mortgage issue . The Ginnie Mae November 9 % issue ended at 98 25/32 , up 7/8 point on the day , to yield about 9.28 % to a 12 - year average life assumption . Investment - grade corporate bonds were up about 1/2 to 3/4 point . But the yield spread between lower - quality , investment - grade issues and higher - quality bonds widened . And the yields on telephone and utility issues rose relative to other investment - grade bonds in anticipation of [[66]this week 's $ 3 billion bond offering by [[67]the Tennessee Valley Authority]] . Despite rumors that [[66]the [[67]TVA] 's long - awaited offering] would be postponed because of the debacle in the equity markets , [[68]sources in the underwriting syndicate] said [[68]they] expect the issue will be priced as scheduled . One of [[68]the sources] said the smaller portions of $ 750 million each of five - year and 10 - year bonds have already been `` substantially oversubscribed . '' Municipal bonds rose as much as 3/4 point . Roger Lowenstein contributed to this article .


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[[1][[0]Friday 's] 190 - point plunge in stocks] does not come atop the climate of anxiety that dominated financial markets just prior to [[0]their] 1987 October crash , and mechanisms have been put in place to keep markets more orderly . Still , the lesson is about the same : On [[1]Friday] the 13th , the market was spooked by Washington . [[3]The consensus] along the street seems to be that [[0]the plunge] was triggered by the financing problems of the [[2]UAL] takeover , and it 's certainly true the rout began immediately after the [[2]UAL] trading halt . Still , [[3]the consensus] seems almost as wide that one faltering bid is no reason to write down the value of all U.S. business . This observation leads us to another piece of news moving on the Dow Jones ticker shortly before [[0]the downturn] : the success of Senate Democrats in stalling the capital gains tax cut . The real value of all shares , after all , is directly impacted by the tax on any profits -LRB- all the more so given the limits on deductions for losses that show gains are not `` ordinary income '' -RRB- . And market expectations clearly have been raised by the capital gains victory in the House last month . An hour before [[1][[0]Friday 's] plunge] , that [[4]provision] was stripped from [[5]the tax bill] , leaving [[4]it] with $ 5.4 billion in tax increases without [[7]a capital gains cut] . There is a great deal to be said , to be sure , for stripping the garbage out of [[5]the reconciliation bill] . [[4]It] would be a good thing if [[6]Congress] started to decide issues one - by - one on [[6]their] individual merits without trickery . For one thing , no one doubts that [[7]the capital gains cut] would pass on an up - or - down vote . Since Senate leaders have so far fogged it up with procedural smokescreens , promises of a cleaner bill are suspect . Especially so since President Bush has been weakened by the Panama fiasco . To the extent that [[8]the [[2]UAL] troubles] contributed to [[0]the plunge] , [[8]they] are another instance of Washington 's sticky fingers . As the best opportunities for [[9]corporate restructurings] are exhausted of course , at some point [[11]the market] will start to reject [[9]them] . But [[9]the airlines] are scarcely a clear case , given anti-takeover mischief by Secretary of Transportation Skinner , who professes to believe safety will be compromised if KLM and British Airways own interests in companies that fly airplanes . Worse , [[6]Congress] has started to jump on [[10]the Skinner] bandwagon . James Oberstar , the Minnesota Democrat who chairs the Public Works and Transportation Committee 's aviation subcommittee , has put an anti-airline takeover bill on supersonic speed so that it would be passed in time to affect the American and United Air Lines bids . It would give [[10]Mr. Skinner] up to 50 days to `` review '' any bid for 15 % or more of the voting stock of any U.S. carrier with revenues of $ 1 billion or more . So the [[2]UAL] deal has problems , and [[11]the market] loses 190 points . Congratulations , Mr. Secretary and Mr. Congressman . In the [[15]1987] crash , remember , [[11]the market] was shaken by a Danny Rostenkowski proposal to tax takeovers out of existance . Even more important , in our view , was [[12]the Treasury 's] threat to thrash [[13]the dollar] . [[12]The Treasury] is doing the same thing [[14]today] ; thankfully , [[13]the dollar] is not under 1987 - style pressure . Also , [[16]traders] are in better shape [[14]today] than in [[15]1987] to survive selling binges . [[16]They] are better capitalized . [[16]They] are in less danger of losing liquidity simply because of tape lags and clearing and settlement delays . The Fed promises any needed liquidity . The Big Board 's liaison with the Chicago Board of Trade has improved ; it will be interesting to learn if `` circuit breakers '' prove to be a good idea . In any event , some traders see stocks as underpriced [[14]today] , unlike 1987 . There is nothing wrong with the market that ca n't be [[17]cured] by a little coherence and common sense in Washington . But on the bearish side , [[17]that] may be too much to expect .

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[[5][[2]Friday] 's [[3]190 - point] plunge in stocks] does not come atop the climate of anxiety that dominated [[1]financial markets] just prior to [[4][[1]their] [[0]1987] October crash] , and mechanisms have been put in place to keep markets more orderly . Still , the lesson is about the same : On [[2]Friday the 13th] , [[6]the market] was spooked by [[7]Washington] . [[9]The consensus along the street] seems to be that [[5]the plunge] was triggered by the financing problems of [[10]the [[8]UAL] takeover] , and it 's certainly true the rout began immediately after the [[8]UAL] trading halt . Still , [[9]the consensus] seems almost as wide that one faltering bid is no reason to write down the value of all U.S. business . This observation leads us to another piece of news moving on the Dow Jones ticker shortly before [[5]the downturn] : the success of [[11]Senate] Democrats in stalling the capital gains tax cut . The real value of all shares , after all , is directly impacted by the tax on any profits -LRB- all the more so given the limits on deductions for losses that show gains are not `` ordinary income '' -RRB- . And [[6]market] expectations clearly have been raised by [[12]the capital gains victory in the House last month] . An hour before [[5][[2]Friday] 's plunge] , [[12]that provision] was stripped from [[14]the tax bill] , leaving [[14]it] with $ 5.4 billion in tax increases without [[13]a capital gains cut] . There is a great deal to be said , to be sure , for stripping the garbage out of the reconciliation bill . It would be a good thing if [[16]Congress] started to decide [[15]issues] one - by - one on [[15]their] individual merits without trickery . For one thing , no one doubts that [[13]the capital gains cut] would pass on an up - or - down vote . Since [[11]Senate] leaders have so far fogged [[13]it] up with procedural smokescreens , promises of a cleaner bill are suspect . Especially so since President Bush has been weakened by the Panama fiasco . To the extent that [[17]the [[8]UAL] troubles] contributed to [[5]the plunge] , [[17]they] are another instance of [[7]Washington] 's sticky fingers . As the best opportunities for [[18]corporate restructurings] are exhausted of course , at some point [[6]the market] will start to reject [[18]them] . But the airlines are scarcely a clear case , given anti-takeover mischief by [[19]Secretary of Transportation Skinner , who professes to believe safety will be compromised if KLM and British Airways own interests in companies that fly airplanes] . Worse , [[16]Congress] has started to jump on the [[19]Skinner] bandwagon . [[21]James Oberstar , the Minnesota Democrat who chairs the Public Works and Transportation Committee 's aviation subcommittee ,] has put [[20]an anti-airline takeover bill] on supersonic speed so that [[20]it] would be passed in time to affect the American and United Air Lines bids . [[20]It] would give [[19]Mr. Skinner] up to 50 days to `` review '' any bid for 15 % or more of the voting stock of any U.S. carrier with revenues of $ 1 billion or more . So [[10]the [[8]UAL] deal] has problems , and [[6]the market] [[5]loses] [[3]190 points] . Congratulations , [[19]Mr. Secretary] and [[21]Mr. Congressman] . In [[4]the [[0]1987] crash] , remember , [[6]the market] was shaken by a Danny Rostenkowski proposal to tax takeovers out of existance . Even more important , in our view , was the [[22]Treasury] 's threat to thrash [[23]the dollar] . [[22]The Treasury] is doing the same thing [[24]today] ; thankfully , [[23]the dollar] is not under 1987 - style pressure . Also , [[25]traders] are in better shape [[24]today] than in [[0]1987] to survive selling binges . [[25]They] are better capitalized . [[25]They] are in less danger of losing liquidity simply because of tape lags and clearing and settlement delays . The Fed promises any needed liquidity . The Big Board 's liaison with the Chicago Board of Trade has improved ; it will be interesting to learn if `` circuit breakers '' prove to be a good idea . In any event , some traders see stocks as underpriced [[24]today] , unlike [[0]1987] . There is nothing wrong with [[6]the market] that ca n't be cured by [[26]a little coherence and common sense in [[7]Washington]] . But on the bearish side , [[26]that] may be too much to expect .


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[[0]First Chicago Corp.] posted a third - quarter loss of $ 23.3 million after joining other big banks in further adding to [[1][[0]its] reserves] for losses on foreign loans . The parent company of First National Bank of Chicago , with $ 48 billion in assets , said [[0]it] set aside $ 200 million to absorb losses on loans and investments in financially troubled countries . The addition , on top of two big [[2]1987] additions to foreign - loan reserves , brings [[1]the reserve] to a level equaling 79 % of medium - term and long - term loans outstanding to troubled nations . [[0]First Chicago] since [[2]1987] has reduced [[0]its] loans to such nations to $ 1.7 billion from $ 3 billion . Despite [[3]this loss] , [[0]First Chicago] said [[0]it] does n't need to sell stock to raise capital . During [[3]the quarter] , [[0]the company] realized a pretax gain of $ 60.4 million from the sale of [[4][[0]its] First Chicago Investment Advisors unit] . Combined foreign exchange and bond trading profits dipped 24 % against last year 's third quarter , to $ 38.2 million from $ 50.5 million . Gains from [[4][[0]First Chicago 's] venture capital unit] , a big leveraged buy - out investor , rose 32 % to $ 34 million from $ 25.7 million a year ago . Interest income and most fee income was strong .

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[[0]First Chicago Corp.] posted [[2]a third - quarter loss of $ 23.3 million] after joining other big banks in further [[3]adding] to [[1][[0]its] reserves for losses on foreign loans] . [[0]The parent company of First National Bank of Chicago , with $ 48 billion in assets ,] said [[0]it] set aside $ 200 million to absorb losses on loans and investments in financially troubled countries . [[3]The addition , on top of two big [[4]1987] additions to [[1]foreign - loan reserves] ,] brings [[1]the reserve] to a level equaling 79 % of medium - term and long - term loans outstanding to troubled nations . [[0]First Chicago] since [[4]1987] has reduced [[0]its] loans to such nations to $ 1.7 billion from $ 3 billion . Despite [[2]this loss] , [[0]First Chicago] said [[0]it] does n't need to sell stock to raise capital . During the quarter , [[0]the company] realized a pretax gain of $ 60.4 million from the sale of [[0]its] [[0]First Chicago] Investment Advisors unit . Combined foreign exchange and bond trading profits dipped 24 % against last year 's third quarter , to $ 38.2 million from $ 50.5 million . Gains from [[0]First Chicago 's] venture capital unit , a big leveraged buy - out investor , rose 32 % to $ 34 million from $ 25.7 million a year ago . Interest income and most fee income was strong .


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[[0]Greece 's] second bout of general elections this year is slated for Nov. 5 . For those hoping to see a modicum of political normalcy restored -- in view of [[0]Greece 's] eight - year misadventure under autocratic pseudosocialism and subsequent three - month hitch with a conservative - communist coalition government -- there is but one bright sign : The scandals still encircling [[1]former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou] and [[1]his] fallen socialist government are like flies buzzing around a rotting carcass . In the mid-June round of voting , Greeks gave no clear mandate to any single political party . The ad interim coalition government that emerged from post-electoral hagglings was , in essence , little more than the ill - conceived offspring of ideological miscegenation : On one side , the center - right New Democracy Party , headed by Constantine Mitsotakis . On the other , the so - called Coalition of the Left and Progress -- a quaint and rather deceptive title for a merger of [[2]the pro-Soviet Communist Party of Greece] and [[2]its] Euro - Communist cousin , the Hellenic Left . The unifying bond for this left - right mismatch was plain : [[5]PASOK] -LRB- [[1]Mr. Papandreou 's] party -RRB- as common political enemy . [[3]The ostensible goal] was a mop - up of government corruption , purportedly at all levels , but the main marks were [[1]Mr. Papandreou] and [[1]his] closest associates . In point of fact , [[3]this catharsis] was overdue by decades . When reduced to buzzword status in ex parte pledges , however , the notion transmogrified into a promised assault , with targets primarily for political gains , not justice . With regard to [[0]Greece 's] long - bubbling bank - looting scandal , [[1]Mr. Papandreou 's] principal accuser remains George Koskotas , former owner of the Bank of Crete and self - confessed embezzler , now residing in a jail cell in Salem , Mass. , from where [[4]he] is fighting extradition proceedings that would return [[4]him] to [[0]Greece] . [[4]Mr. Koskotas 's] credibility is , at best , problematic . [[4]He] has ample motive to shift the blame , and [[4]his] testimony has also been found less than forthright on numerous points . Nevertheless , [[7]the New Democracy] and Communist parties herald [[4]his] assertions as proof of [[5]PASOK] complicity . Among unanswered questions are whether [[1]Mr. Papandreou] received $ 23 million of stolen Bank of Crete funds and an additional $ 734,000 in bribes , as contended ; whether [[1]the prime minister] ordered state agencies to deposit some $ 57 million in [[4]Mr. Koskotas 's] bank and then skim off the interest ; and , what [[5]PASOK 's] cut was from the $ 210 million [[4]Mr. Koskotas] pinched . [[6]Two former ministers] were so heavily implicated in the [[4]Koskotas] affair that [[5]PASOK] members of Parliament voted to refer [[6]them] to the special court . But eluding parliamentary probe was the case of millions of drachmas [[4]Mr. Koskotas] funneled into [[7]New Democracy] coffers . In the end , [[9]the investigation] produced only circumstantial evidence and `` indications '' that point to [[5]PASOK] , not clinching proof . On another issue , [[8]Greeks] were told how [[8]their] national intelligence agency , the EYP , regularly monitored the telephone conversations of prominent figures , including key opposition politicians , journalists and [[5]PASOK] cabinet members . Despite convincing arguments , [[9]it] was never established that [[1]Mr. Papandreou] personally ordered or directed the wiretaps . The central weakness of the `` scandals '' debates was pointed up especially well when discussions focused on arms deals and kickbacks . The coalition government tried to show that PASOK ministers had received hefty sums for OKing the purchase of F - 16 Fighting Falcon and Mirage 2000 combat aircraft , produced by the U.S.based General Dynamics Corp. and France 's Avions Marcel Dassault , respectively . Naturally , neither General Dynamics nor [[10]Dassault] could be expected to hamper [[10]its] prospective future dealings by making disclosures of sums paid -LRB- or not -RRB- to various Greek officials for services rendered . So it seems that [[11]Mr. Mitsotakis] and [[11]his] communist chums may have unwittingly served [[1]Mr. Papandreou] a moral victory on a platter : [[5]PASOK] , whether guilty or not , can now traipse the countryside condemning the whole affair as a witch hunt at [[1]Mr. Papandreou 's] expense . But while verbal high jinks alone wo n't help [[5]PASOK] regain power , [[1]Mr. Papandreou] should never be underestimated . First came [[1]his] predictable fusillade : [[1]He] charged [[12]the Coalition of the Left and Progress] had sold out [[12]its] leftist tenets by collaborating in a right - wing plot aimed at ousting [[5]PASOK] and thwarting the course of socialism in [[13]Greece] . Then , to buttress [[1]his] credibility with the left , [[1]he] enticed some smaller leftist parties to stand for election under [[5]the [[5]PASOK] banner] . Next , [[1]he] continued to court the communists -- many of whom feel betrayed by the left - right coalition 's birth -- by bringing into [[5]PASOK] a well - respected Communist Party candidate . For balance , and in hopes of gaining some disaffected centrist votes , [[1]he] managed to attract a former New Democracy Party representative and known political enemy of [[11]Mr. Mitsotakis] . Thus [[5]PASOK] heads for the polls not only with diminished scandal - stench , but also with `` seals of approval '' from representatives of [[5]its] harshest accusers . Crucial as [[14]these elections] are for [[13]Greece] , pressing issues of state are getting lost in the shuffle . The country 's future NATO participation remains unsure , for instance . [[13]Greece] also must revamp major pieces of legislation in preparation for the 1992 targets of heightened Common Market cooperation . [[13]Greece 's] bilateral relations with [[15]the U.S.] need attention soon as well . For one , the current accord concerning U.S. military bases in [[13]Greece] lapses in May 1990 . Negotiations for a new agreement were frozen before [[14]the June elections] , but the clock is running . Another matter of concern is the extradition of Mohammed Rashid , a Palestinian terrorist who is wanted in [[15]the U.S.] for the 1982 bombing of a Pan American Airways flight . The Greek courts have decided in favor of extradition in [[16]the Rashid case] , but the matter awaits final approval from [[13]Greece 's] next justice minister . The Greeks seem barely aware of the importance of [[16]the case] as a litmus test of whether [[13]Greece] will be counted in or out for international efforts to combat terrorism . [[17]That PASOK] could win [[14][[14]the elections] outright] is improbable ; the Greek press , previously eager to palm off [[17]PASOK 's] line , has turned on [[18]Mr. Papandreou] with a wild - eyed vengeance . Yet the possibility of another lash - up government is all too real . If [[18]Mr. Papandreou] becomes the major opposition leader , [[18]he] could hamstring a conservative - led coalition . Also , [[18]he] could force new elections early next year by frustrating the procedures for the election of the president of the republic in March . [[19]New Democracy] has once again glaringly underestimated [[19]the opponent] and linked [[19]its] own prospects to negative reaction against [[17]PASOK] , forgetting to tend to either program clarity or the rectification of internal squabbles . As for [[18]Mr. Papandreou] ? [[18]He] 's not exactly sitting pretty at this stage . But since [[18]he] is undoubtedly one of the most proficient bull slingers who ever raked muck , it seems far wiser to view [[18]him] as sidelined , but certainly not yet eliminated . Mr. Carpenter , a regional correspondent for National Review , has lived in Athens since 1981 .

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[[2][[1]Greece] 's second bout of [[0]general elections] this year] is slated for Nov. 5 . For those hoping to see a modicum of political normalcy restored -- in view of [[1]Greece] 's eight - year misadventure under autocratic pseudosocialism and subsequent three - month hitch with a conservative - communist coalition government -- there is but one bright sign : The scandals still encircling [[3]former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou] and [[3]his] fallen socialist government are like flies buzzing around a rotting carcass . In [[4]the mid-June round of voting] , [[5]Greeks] gave no clear mandate to any single political party . [[8]The ad interim coalition government that emerged from post-electoral hagglings] was , in essence , little more than the ill - conceived offspring of ideological miscegenation : On one side , [[6]the center - right New Democracy Party , headed by [[7]Constantine Mitsotakis]] . On the other , [[10]the so - called Coalition of the Left and Progress -- a quaint and rather deceptive title for a merger of [[9]the pro-Soviet Communist Party of [[1]Greece]] and [[9]its] Euro - Communist cousin , the Hellenic Left] . The unifying bond for this left - right mismatch was plain : [[11]PASOK -LRB- [[3]Mr. Papandreou 's] party -RRB- as common political enemy] . The ostensible goal was [[12]a mop - up of government corruption , purportedly at all levels] , but the main marks were [[3]Mr. Papandreou] and [[3]his] closest associates . In point of fact , [[12]this catharsis] was overdue by decades . When reduced to buzzword status in ex parte pledges , however , [[12]the notion] transmogrified into a promised assault , with targets primarily for political gains , not justice . With regard to [[1]Greece] 's long - bubbling bank - looting scandal , [[3]Mr. Papandreou 's] principal accuser remains George Koskotas , former owner of [[14]the Bank of [[15]Crete]] and [[13]self - confessed embezzler] , now residing in a jail cell in Salem , Mass. , from where [[13]he] is fighting extradition proceedings that would return [[13]him] to [[1]Greece] . [[13]Mr. Koskotas 's] credibility is , at best , problematic . [[13]He] has ample motive to shift the blame , and [[16][[13]his] testimony] has also been found less than forthright on numerous points . Nevertheless , the [[6]New Democracy] and [[10]Communist] parties herald [[16][[13]his] assertions] as proof of [[11]PASOK] complicity . Among unanswered questions are whether [[3]Mr. Papandreou] received $ 23 million of stolen [[14]Bank of [[15]Crete]] funds and an additional $ 734,000 in bribes , as contended ; whether [[3]the prime minister] ordered state agencies to deposit some $ 57 million in [[14][[13]Mr. Koskotas 's] bank] and then skim off the interest ; and , what [[11]PASOK] 's cut was from the $ 210 million [[13]Mr. Koskotas] pinched . [[17]Two former ministers] were so heavily implicated in the [[13]Koskotas] affair that [[11]PASOK] members of Parliament voted to refer [[17]them] to the special court . But eluding parliamentary probe was the case of millions of drachmas [[13]Mr. Koskotas] funneled into [[6]New Democracy] coffers . In the end , the investigation produced [[19]only [[19]circumstantial evidence and [[18]`` [[18]indications] '' that point to [[11]PASOK]] ,] not clinching proof] . On another issue , [[5]Greeks] were told how [[5]their] national intelligence agency , the EYP , regularly monitored the telephone conversations of prominent figures , including key opposition politicians , journalists and [[11]PASOK] cabinet members . Despite convincing arguments , it was never established that [[3]Mr. Papandreou] personally ordered or directed the wiretaps . The central weakness of the `` scandals '' debates was pointed up especially well when discussions focused on arms deals and kickbacks . [[8]The coalition government] tried to show that [[11]PASOK] ministers had received hefty sums for OKing the purchase of F - 16 Fighting Falcon and Mirage 2000 combat aircraft , produced by [[20]the U.S.based General Dynamics Corp.] and [[21]France 's Avions Marcel Dassault] , respectively . Naturally , [[22]neither [[22][[20]General Dynamics] nor [[21]Dassault]]] could be expected to hamper [[22]its] prospective future dealings by making disclosures of sums paid -LRB- or not -RRB- to various Greek officials for services rendered . So it seems that [[7]Mr. Mitsotakis] and [[7]his] communist chums may have unwittingly served [[3]Mr. Papandreou] a moral victory on a platter : [[11]PASOK , whether guilty or not ,] can now traipse the countryside condemning the whole affair as a witch hunt at [[3]Mr. Papandreou 's] expense . But while verbal high jinks alone wo n't help [[11]PASOK] regain power , [[3]Mr. Papandreou] should never be underestimated . First came [[3]his] predictable fusillade : [[3]He] charged [[10]the Coalition of the Left and Progress] had sold out [[10]its] leftist tenets by collaborating in a right - wing plot aimed at ousting [[11]PASOK] and thwarting the course of socialism in [[1]Greece] . Then , to buttress [[3]his] credibility with the left , [[3]he] enticed some smaller leftist parties to stand for election under the [[11]PASOK] banner . Next , [[3]he] continued to court the communists -- many of whom feel betrayed by [[8]the left - right coalition 's] birth -- by bringing into [[11]PASOK] a well - respected [[9]Communist Party] candidate . For balance , and in hopes of gaining some disaffected centrist votes , [[3]he] managed to attract a former [[6]New Democracy Party] representative and known political enemy of [[7]Mr. Mitsotakis] . Thus [[11]PASOK] heads for the polls not only with diminished scandal - stench , but also with `` seals of approval '' from representatives of [[11]its] harshest accusers . Crucial as [[0]these elections] are for [[1]Greece] , pressing issues of state are getting lost in the shuffle . The [[1]country] 's future NATO participation remains unsure , for instance . [[1]Greece] also must revamp major pieces of legislation in preparation for the 1992 targets of heightened Common Market cooperation . [[1]Greece] 's bilateral relations with [[23]the U.S.] need attention soon as well . For one , the current accord concerning U.S. military bases in [[1]Greece] lapses in May 1990 . Negotiations for a new agreement were frozen before [[4]the June elections] , but the clock is running . Another matter of concern is the extradition of [[24]Mohammed Rashid , a Palestinian terrorist who is wanted in [[23]the U.S.] for the 1982 bombing of a Pan American Airways flight] . The Greek courts have decided in favor of extradition in [[25]the [[24]Rashid] case] , but the matter awaits final approval from [[1]Greece] 's next justice minister . [[5]The Greeks] seem barely aware of the importance of [[25]the case] as a litmus test of whether [[1]Greece] will be counted in or out for international efforts to combat terrorism . That [[11]PASOK] could win [[2]the elections] outright is improbable ; the Greek press , previously eager to palm off [[11]PASOK] 's line , has turned on [[3]Mr. Papandreou] with a wild - eyed vengeance . Yet the possibility of another lash - up government is all too real . If [[3]Mr. Papandreou] becomes the major opposition leader , [[3]he] could hamstring a conservative - led coalition . Also , [[3]he] could force new elections early next year by frustrating the procedures for the election of the president of [[1]the republic] in March . [[6]New Democracy] has once again glaringly underestimated the opponent and linked [[6]its] own prospects to negative reaction against [[11]PASOK] , forgetting to tend to [[26]either [[26]program clarity or the rectification of internal squabbles]] . As for [[3]Mr. Papandreou] ? [[3]He] 's not exactly sitting pretty at this stage . But since [[3]he] is undoubtedly one of the most proficient bull slingers who ever raked muck , it seems far wiser to view [[3]him] as sidelined , but certainly not yet eliminated . Mr. Carpenter , a regional correspondent for National Review , has lived in Athens since 1981 .


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U.S. OFFICIALS MOVED to head off any repeat of Black Monday today following [[1]Friday 's] plunge in stock prices . Fed Chairman Greenspan signaled that the central bank was prepared to inject massive amounts of money into the banking system to prevent a financial crisis . [[0]Other U.S. and foreign officials] also mapped out plans , though [[0]they] kept [[0]their] moves quiet to avoid making the financial markets more jittery . [[1]Friday 's] sell - off was triggered by the collapse of [[5][[3]UAL 's] buy - out plan] and a big rise in producer prices . The Dow Jones industrials skidded 190.58 , to 2569.26 . The junk bond market came to a standstill , while Treasury bonds soared and [[2]the dollar] fell . Japanese stocks dropped early Monday , but by late morning were turning around . [[2]The dollar] was trading sharply lower in Tokyo . Prospects for [[4]a new [[3]UAL] buy - out proposal] appear bleak . Many banks refused to back the $ 6.79 billion transaction , but [[6]bankers] said [[2]it] was not from any unwillingness to finance takeovers . [[4]The decision] was based solely on problems with [[5]the [[3]UAL] management - pilot plan] , [[6]they] said . The surge in producer prices in September followed three months of declines , but analysts were divided on whether the 0.9 % jump signaled a severe worsening of inflation . Also , retail sales grew 0.5 % last month . A capital - gains tax cut was removed from [[7]the Senate 's] deficit reduction bill , but proponents still hope to enact the cut this year . Bush wo n't press for a capital - gains provision in the final deficit bill when House - [[7]Senate] conferees meet later this week . General Motors signaled that up to five North American assembly plants may close by the mid-1990s as it tries to cut excess capacity . U.S. car and truck sales fell 12.6 % in early October , the first sales period of the 1990 - model year , dragged down by a sharp decline in GM sales . Warner and [[8]Sony] are entangled in a legal battle over movie producers Peter Gruber and Jon Peters . [[10]The fight] could set back [[8]Sony 's] plans to enter the U.S. movie business . [[9]Hooker 's U.S. unit] received a $ 409 million bid for most of [[9]its] real - estate and shopping - center assets from an investor group . [[10]The offer] does n't include Bonwit Teller or B. Altman . The [[12]Boeing] strike is starting to affect airlines . [[11]America West] said Friday [[11]it] will postpone [[11]its] new service out of Houston because of delays in receiving aircraft from [[12]Boeing] . Saatchi & Saatchi would launch a management buy - out if a hostile suitor emerged , an official said . British Aerospace and France 's Thomson - CSF are nearing a pact to merge guided - missile divisions . New U.S. steel - import quotas will give a bigger share to developing nations that have relatively unsubsidized steel industries . Japan 's steel quota will be cut significantly . Four ailing S&Ls were sold off by government regulators , but low bids prevented the sale of a fifth . Markets -- Stocks : Volume 251,170,000 shares . [[13]Dow Jones] industrials 2569.26 , off 190.58 ; transportation 1406.29 , off 78.06 ; utilities 211.96 , off 7.29 . Bonds : Shearson Lehman Hutton Treasury index 3421.29 , up Commodities : [[13]Dow Jones] futures index 129.87 , up 0.01 ; spot index 129.25 , up 0.28 . Dollar : 142.10 yen , off 2.07 ; 1.8740 marks , off 0.0343 .

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U.S. OFFICIALS MOVED to head off any repeat of Black Monday today following [[0]Friday] 's plunge in stock prices . Fed Chairman Greenspan signaled that the central bank was prepared to inject massive amounts of money into the banking system to prevent a financial crisis . [[1]Other U.S. and foreign officials] also mapped out plans , though [[1]they] kept [[1]their] moves quiet to avoid making the financial markets more jittery . [[0]Friday] 's sell - off was triggered by the collapse of [[2]UAL] 's buy - out plan and a big rise in producer prices . The Dow Jones industrials skidded 190.58 , to 2569.26 . The junk bond market came to a standstill , while Treasury bonds soared and [[3]the dollar] fell . Japanese stocks dropped early Monday , but by late morning were turning around . [[3]The dollar] was trading sharply lower in Tokyo . Prospects for [[4]a new [[2]UAL] buy - out proposal] appear bleak . Many banks [[5]refused] to back [[4]the $ 6.79 billion transaction] , but [[6]bankers] said [[5]it] was not from any unwillingness to finance takeovers . [[5]The decision] was based solely on problems with the [[2]UAL] management - pilot plan , [[6]they] said . [[7]The surge in producer prices in September] followed three months of declines , but analysts were divided on whether [[7]the 0.9 % jump] signaled a severe worsening of inflation . Also , retail sales grew 0.5 % last month . [[8]A capital - gains tax cut] was removed from the Senate 's deficit reduction bill , but proponents still hope to enact [[8]the cut] this year . Bush wo n't press for a capital - gains provision in the final deficit bill when House - Senate conferees meet later this week . [[9]General Motors] signaled that up to five North American assembly plants may close by the mid-1990s as [[9]it] tries to cut excess capacity . U.S. car and truck sales fell 12.6 % in early October , the first sales period of the 1990 - model year , dragged down by a sharp decline in [[9]GM] sales . Warner and [[11]Sony] are entangled in [[10]a legal battle over movie producers Peter Gruber and Jon Peters] . [[10]The fight] could set back [[11]Sony] 's plans to enter the U.S. movie business . [[13]Hooker 's U.S. unit] received [[12]a [[12]$ 409 million bid for most of [[13]its] real - estate and shopping - center assets]] from an investor group . [[12]The offer] does n't include Bonwit Teller or B. Altman . The [[14]Boeing] strike is starting to affect airlines . [[15]America West] said [[0]Friday] [[15]it] will postpone [[15]its] new service out of Houston because of delays in receiving aircraft from [[14]Boeing] . Saatchi & Saatchi would launch a management buy - out if a hostile suitor emerged , an official said . British Aerospace and France 's Thomson - CSF are nearing a pact to merge guided - missile divisions . New U.S. steel - import quotas will give a bigger share to developing nations that have relatively unsubsidized steel industries . Japan 's steel quota will be cut significantly . Four ailing S&Ls were sold off by government regulators , but low bids prevented the sale of a fifth . Markets -- Stocks : Volume 251,170,000 shares . Dow Jones industrials 2569.26 , off 190.58 ; transportation 1406.29 , off 78.06 ; utilities 211.96 , off 7.29 . Bonds : Shearson Lehman Hutton Treasury index 3421.29 , up Commodities : Dow Jones futures index 129.87 , up 0.01 ; spot index 129.25 , up 0.28 . Dollar : 142.10 yen , off 2.07 ; 1.8740 marks , off 0.0343 .


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[[0]Apple Computer Inc.] said [[0]it] will offer [[1]cash rebates] on several of [[2][[0]its] machines] from Oct. 14 to Dec. 31. , as part of a holiday - season sales promotion . [[0]Apple] will offer a $ 150 rebate on [[0]its] Apple IIGS with any Apple Monitor and disk drive ; $ 200 on the basic Macintosh Plus central processing unit ; $ 250 on the Macintosh SE central processing unit ; $ 250 on the Macintosh SE / 30 cpu , and $ 300 on a Macintosh IIcx with any Apple video card and Apple monitor . [[1]The rebates] , as a percentage of the retail cost of the cpu of each system , amount to 6 % to 13 % . [[0]The company] is also offering a free trial of [[2][[0]its] computers] to consumers who qualify for [[0]its] credit cards or leases .

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[[0]Apple Computer Inc.] said [[0]it] will offer [[1]cash rebates on several of [[0]its] machines] from Oct. 14 to Dec. 31. , as part of a holiday - season sales promotion . [[0]Apple] will offer a $ 150 rebate on [[0]its] [[0]Apple] IIGS with any [[0]Apple] Monitor and disk drive ; $ 200 on the basic [[2]Macintosh] Plus central processing unit ; $ 250 on the [[2]Macintosh] SE central processing unit ; $ 250 on the [[2]Macintosh] SE / 30 cpu , and $ 300 on a [[2]Macintosh] IIcx with any [[0]Apple] video card and [[0]Apple] monitor . [[1]The rebates , as a percentage of the retail cost of the cpu of each system ,] amount to 6 % to 13 % . [[0]The company] is also offering a free trial of [[0]its] computers to consumers who qualify for [[0]its] credit cards or leases .


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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. of Japan and Siemens AG of [[4]West Germany] announced [[1]they] have completed a 100 million - mark -LRB- $ 52.2 million -RRB- joint venture to produce electronics parts . In [[0]the venture 's] first fiscal year , [[2]Siemens] will hold 74.9 % of [[0]the venture] and a [[3]Matsushita] subsidiary , Matsushita Electronic Components Co. , 25.1 % . A basic agreement between [[1]the two companies] was announced in June . [[2]The new company] is to be called Siemens Matsushita Components G.m.b . H . [[2]It] will have [[2]its] headquarters in Munich . [[3]Matsushita 's] share in [[0]the venture] will rise to 35 % Oct. 1 , 1990 , and to 50 % the following Oct. 1 . [[2]Siemens] will retain majority voting rights . The parent companies forecast sales for the venture of around 750 million marks for [[2]its] first fiscal year , [[3]Matsushita] said . Sales are expected to rise to one billion marks after four years . [[3]The company] will have production facilities in [[4]West Germany] , Austria , France and Spain .

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[[2][[1]Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. of Japan] and [[4]Siemens AG of [[3]West Germany]]] announced [[2]they] have completed [[0]a 100 million - mark -LRB- $ 52.2 million -RRB- joint venture to produce electronics parts] . In [[5]the [[0]venture] 's first fiscal year] , [[4]Siemens] will hold 74.9 % of [[0]the venture] and a [[1]Matsushita] subsidiary , Matsushita Electronic Components Co. , 25.1 % . A basic agreement between [[2]the two companies] was announced in June . [[0]The new company] is to be called Siemens Matsushita Components G.m.b . H . [[0]It] will have [[0]its] headquarters in Munich . [[1]Matsushita] 's share in [[0]the venture] will rise to 35 % Oct. 1 , 1990 , and to 50 % the following Oct. 1 . [[4]Siemens] will retain majority voting rights . [[2]The parent companies] forecast sales for [[0]the venture] of around 750 million marks for [[5][[0]its] first fiscal year] , [[1]Matsushita] said . Sales are expected to rise to one billion marks after four years . [[0]The company] will have production facilities in [[3]West Germany] , Austria , France and Spain .


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[[0]Roger Rosenblatt , editor of [[3]U.S. News & World Report]] , resigned Friday from [[1]the weekly news magazine] . [[0]Mr. Rosenblatt] said [[0]he] resigned because of difficulties with commuting between [[0]his] home in New York and [[1]the magazine 's] editorial offices in Washington . `` Frankly , [[0]I] missed [[0]my] family , '' said [[0]Mr. Rosenblatt] . In [[0]Mr. Rosenblatt 's] tenure , [[1]the magazine 's] advertising pages and circulation have grown significantly . But at 2.3 million weekly paid circulation , U.S. News still ranks third behind Time Warner Inc. 's Time magazine , with 4.4 million circulation , and Washington Post Co. 's Newsweek , with 3.3 million circulation . [[2]Mortimer B. Zuckerman , chairman and editor in chief ,] said [[0]Mr. Rosenblatt] would be succeeded starting today by Michael Ruby , [[1]the magazine 's] executive editor , and Merrill McLoughlin , a senior writer . [[2]Mr. Ruby] and Ms. McLoughlin are married to each other . [[2]Mr. Zuckerman] said [[2][[1]his] magazine] would maintain [[1]its] editorial format , which is a mix of analysis and trend stories with service - oriented , how - to articles . Mr. Rosenblatt , a senior writer at Time magazine before joining [[3]U.S. News & World Report] , said [[2]he] had numerous job offers from other magazines while [[2]he] was editor . [[4]The offers] were to work as a writer , not an editor . [[2]He] said [[2]he] will now consider [[4]those offers] .

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[[1]Roger Rosenblatt , editor of [[0]U.S. News & World Report] ,] [[2]resigned] Friday from [[0]the weekly news magazine] . [[1]Mr. Rosenblatt] said [[1]he] [[2]resigned] because of difficulties with commuting between [[1]his] home in New York and the [[0]magazine] 's editorial offices in [[3]Washington] . `` Frankly , [[1]I] missed [[1]my] family , '' said [[1]Mr. Rosenblatt] . In [[1]Mr. Rosenblatt 's] tenure , the [[0]magazine] 's advertising pages and circulation have grown significantly . But at 2.3 million weekly paid circulation , [[0]U.S. News] still ranks third behind [[4]Time Warner Inc. 's Time magazine , with 4.4 million circulation] , and [[3]Washington] Post Co. 's Newsweek , with 3.3 million circulation . [[7]Mortimer B. Zuckerman , chairman and editor in chief ,] said [[1]Mr. Rosenblatt] would be succeeded starting today by [[6][[5]Michael Ruby , the [[0]magazine] 's executive editor] , and [[8]Merrill McLoughlin , a senior writer]] . [[6][[5]Mr. Ruby] and [[8]Ms. McLoughlin]] are married to [[5]each other] . [[7]Mr. Zuckerman] said [[7][[0]his] magazine] would maintain [[0]its] editorial format , which is a mix of analysis and trend stories with service - oriented , how - to articles . [[1]Mr. Rosenblatt , a senior writer at [[4]Time magazine] before joining [[0]U.S. News & World Report] ,] said [[1]he] had [[9]numerous job offers from other magazines] while [[1]he] was editor . [[9]The offers] were to work as a writer , not an editor . [[1]He] said [[1]he] will now consider [[9]those offers] .


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[[0]Avions Marcel Dassault - Breguet Aviation S.A.] said group profit before taxes and contributions to employee profit - sharing soared 97 % to 839 million francs -LRB- $ 129.6 million -RRB- in the first half of [[1]1989] from 425 million francs a year earlier . [[0]The French aircraft group] pointed out , however , that financial results from [[0]its] sector of industry are frequently erratic because of irregular cash flow from large contracts . [[0]It] noted , for example , that group revenue for the first half was 8.734 billion francs , down about 12 % from 9.934 billion francs a year earlier . Still , [[0]it] said [[0]it] expects sales for [[2]all of 1989] to be on the order of 20 billion francs , reflecting anticipated billings for two large contracts in the second half of [[1]the year] . For [[2]all of 1988] , [[0]Dassault] had group profit of 428 million francs on revenue of 18.819 billion francs . [[0]The group] has n't yet released earnings figures for the first half of [[1]1989] , nor has [[0]it] made a detailed forecast of [[0]its] full - year earnings .

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[[2]Avions Marcel Dassault - Breguet Aviation S.A.] said [[2]group] profit before taxes and contributions to employee profit - sharing soared 97 % to 839 million francs -LRB- $ 129.6 million -RRB- in [[3]the first half of [[1]1989]] from 425 million francs [[0]a year earlier] . [[2]The French aircraft group] pointed out , however , that financial results from [[2]its] sector of industry are frequently erratic because of irregular cash flow from large contracts . [[2]It] noted , for example , that [[2]group] revenue for [[3]the first half] was 8.734 billion francs , down about 12 % from 9.934 billion francs [[0]a year earlier] . Still , [[2]it] said [[2]it] expects sales for [[1]all of [[1]1989]] to be on the order of 20 billion francs , reflecting anticipated billings for two large contracts in the second half of [[1]the year] . For [[0]all] [[0]of [[0]1988]] , [[2]Dassault] had [[2]group] profit of 428 million francs on revenue of 18.819 billion francs . [[2]The group] has n't yet released earnings figures for [[3]the first half of [[1]1989]] , nor has [[2]it] made a detailed forecast of [[2]its] full - year earnings .


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[[0]Freeport - McMoRan Inc.] said a temporary cessation of operations at [[0]its] Sunshine Bridge uranium - recovery facility in Donaldsonville , La. , will result in slight earnings improvement to both [[0]the company] and [[1][[0]its] Freeport - McMoRan Resource Partners Limited Partnership unit] . [[0]The company] did n't elaborate . [[0]The diversified energy and minerals concern] said that [[2]a depressed uranium market] is responsible for the temporary mothballing of [[1]the plant] , but that [[1]the plant] can be reactivated quickly when [[2]the market] improves . More than 400,000 pounds of uranium a year have been produced at [[1]the facility] during the past seven years . A second uranium - recovery plant at Uncle Sam , La. , that produces more than 700,000 pounds of uranium annually , will continue to operate . [[0]Freeport - McMoRan] said the shutdown wo n't affect sales volumes under long - term sales contracts of [[1][[0]its] Freeport Uranium Recovery Co. unit] , but will reduce the amount of product sold on the spot market . Freeport - McMoRan Resource Partners , as owner of the uranium - recovery technology , receives royalty payments .

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[[0]Freeport - McMoRan Inc.] said [[4]a temporary cessation of operations at [[3][[0]its] Sunshine Bridge uranium - recovery facility in Donaldsonville , [[1]La.] ,]] will result in slight earnings improvement to [[2]both [[2][[0]the company] and [[5][[0]its] [[0]Freeport - McMoRan] Resource Partners Limited Partnership unit]]] . [[0]The company] did n't elaborate . [[0]The diversified energy and minerals concern] said that [[6]a depressed uranium market] is responsible for the temporary mothballing of [[3]the plant] , but that [[3]the plant] can be reactivated quickly when [[6]the market] improves . More than 400,000 pounds of uranium a year have been produced at [[3]the facility] during the past seven years . A second uranium - recovery plant at Uncle Sam , [[1]La.] , that produces more than 700,000 pounds of uranium annually , will continue to operate . [[0]Freeport - McMoRan] said [[4]the shutdown] wo n't affect sales volumes under long - term sales contracts of [[0]its] Freeport Uranium Recovery Co. unit , but will reduce the amount of product sold on the spot market . [[5][[0]Freeport - McMoRan] Resource Partners , as [[5]owner of the uranium - recovery technology] ,] receives royalty payments .


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[[3][[0]Business Week] subscribers] may hear this week 's issue talking back to [[0]them] . A four - page ad from [[2]Texas Instruments Inc.] , running in approximately 140,000 issues of the Oct. 20 `` Corporate Elite '' issue of the McGraw - Hill Inc. publication , contains a speech synthesizer laminated between two of the pages . Readers who pull off a piece of tape and press [[1]a switch] will hear a tiny -- but distinctly human - sounding -- voice announce , `` I am the talking chip , '' as [[1]it] launches into a 15 - second discourse on [[1]its] own attributes . [[4]The talking chip] is n't cheap -- the per - ad cost to [[2]Texas Instruments] is about $ 4 , and that 's without adding in [[3]Business Week 's] charge -- but [[2]Texas Instruments] believes [[4]it] is a first . Previous efforts have included musical ads , featuring simple tone - generating chips that play a tune , but the voice synthesizer in this effort is much more sophisticated , with none of the robotic flatness that one hears , for example , when calling telephone directory services . And for those who miss the message the first time around , not to worry : Three tiny batteries provide enough juice for as many as 650 replays .

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[[1][[0]Business Week] subscribers] may hear this week 's issue talking back to [[0]them] . A four - page ad from [[3]Texas Instruments Inc.] , running in approximately 140,000 issues of the Oct. 20 `` Corporate Elite '' issue of [[1]the McGraw - Hill Inc. publication] , contains [[2]a speech synthesizer laminated between two of the pages] . Readers who pull off a piece of tape and press a switch will hear a tiny -- but distinctly human - sounding -- voice announce , `` I am [[2]the talking chip] , '' as [[2]it] launches into [[4]a 15 - second discourse on [[2]its] own attributes] . [[2]The talking chip] is n't cheap -- [[5]the per - ad cost to [[3]Texas Instruments]] is about $ 4 , and [[5]that] 's without adding in [[1]Business Week 's] charge -- but [[3]Texas Instruments] believes [[2]it] is a first . Previous efforts have included musical ads , featuring simple tone - generating chips that play a tune , but [[2]the voice synthesizer in this effort] is much more sophisticated , with none of the robotic flatness that one hears , for example , when calling telephone directory services . And for those who miss [[4]the message] the first time around , not to worry : Three tiny batteries provide enough juice for as many as 650 replays .


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[[0]Lomas Financial Corp. , Dallas ,] said [[0]it] will ask a U.S. bankruptcy court to allow [[0]it] to hire [[1]Lazard Freres & Co.] to help [[0]it] sell [[1]its] leasing unit . Lomas , assisted by Merrill Lynch Capital Markets , has been trying to [[2]sell] [[1]its] Equitable Lomas Leasing Co. for several months , apparently without success . [[0]The real estate and mortgage banking concern] had hoped to use proceeds from [[2]the sale] to reduce [[0]its] debt . Without cash from asset sales and unable to reach a new bank - credit agreement , [[0]Lomas] defaulted on $ 145 million in notes that became due Sept. 1 . [[0]It] filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code Sept. 24 to give [[0]it] additional time to work on a plan to restructure [[0]its] $ 1.45 billion in senior debt . [[0]Lomas] said Merrill Lynch , which owns bonds and equity in [[0]Lomas] , could n't continue as [[0]Lomas 's] investment banker because [[0]it] is also a creditor . [[0]It] said [[0]it] chose [[1]Lazard] in part because of [[1]Lazard 's] offices in Europe and Japan , where investors might be interested in a U.S. leasing company .

Gold

[[0]Lomas Financial Corp. , Dallas ,] said [[0]it] will ask a U.S. bankruptcy court to allow [[0]it] to hire [[2]Lazard Freres & Co.] to help [[0]it] sell [[1][[0]its] leasing unit] . [[0]Lomas] , assisted by [[4]Merrill Lynch Capital Markets] , has been trying to [[3]sell] [[1][[0]its] Equitable [[0]Lomas] Leasing Co.] for several months , apparently without success . [[0]The real estate and mortgage banking concern] had hoped to use proceeds from [[3]the sale] to reduce [[0]its] debt . Without cash from asset sales and unable to reach a new bank - credit agreement , [[0]Lomas] defaulted on $ 145 million in notes that became due Sept. 1 . [[0]It] filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code Sept. 24 to give [[0]it] additional time to work on a plan to restructure [[0]its] $ 1.45 billion in senior debt . [[0]Lomas] said [[4]Merrill Lynch , which owns bonds and equity in [[0]Lomas] ,] could n't continue as [[0]Lomas] 's investment banker because [[4]it] is also a creditor . [[0]It] said [[0]it] chose [[2]Lazard] in part because of [[2]Lazard] 's offices in Europe and Japan , where investors might be interested in a U.S. leasing company .


Predicted

Of all the one - time expenses incurred by [[0]a corporation or professional firm] , few are larger or longer term than the purchase of real estate or the signing of a commercial lease . To take full advantage of the financial opportunities in this commitment , however , [[0]the corporation or professional firm] must do more than negotiate the best purchase price or lease terms . [[0]It] must also evaluate [[1]the real - estate market] in the chosen location from a new perspective . Specifically , [[0]it] must understand how real - estate markets overreact to shifts in regional economies and then take advantage of these opportunities . When a regional economy catches cold , [[1]the local real - estate market] gets pneumonia . In other words , real - estate market indicators , such as building permits and leasing activity , plummet much further than a local economy in recession . This was seen in the late 1960s in Los Angeles and the mid-1970s in New York . But the reverse is also true : When a region 's economy rebounds from a slowdown , these real - estate indicators will rebound far faster than the improving economy . Why do local real - estate markets overreact to regional economic cycles ? Because real - estate purchases and leases are such major long - term commitments that most companies and individuals make these decisions only when confident of future economic stability and growth . [[2]Metropolitan Detroit] was written off economically during the early 1980s , as the domestic auto industry suffered a serious sales depression and adjustment . Area employment dropped by 13 % from [[2]its] 1979 peak and retail sales were down 14 % . However , [[1]the real - estate market] was hurt even more . For example , residential building permits in the trough year of [[3]1982] were off 76 % from the 1979 peak level . Once metropolitan [[2]Detroit 's] economy rallied in [[6]the mid-1980s] , real estate rebounded . Building permits , for example , soared a staggering 400 % between [[3]1982] and the peak year of 1986 . Where , savvy corporations and professional firms are now asking , are [[10]today 's] opportunities ? Look no further than metropolitan Houston and [[4]Denver] , two of the most depressed , overbuilt and potentially undervalued real - estate markets in the nation . Of course , some observers have touted [[7]Houston] and [[4]Denver] for the past five years as a counter-cyclical play . But now appears to be the time to act . [[8][[5]Metropolitan Houston 's] economy] did drop and then flatten in the years after [[5]its] 1982 peak . In [[6]the mid-1980s] , employment was down as much as 5 % from the [[3]1982] peak and retail sales were off 13 % . [[1]The real - estate market] suffered even more severe setbacks . Office construction dropped 97 % . The vacancy rate soared more than 20 % in nearly every product category , and more than 30 % of office space was vacant . To some observers , the empty office buildings of [[7]Houston 's] `` see - through skyline '' were indicative of [[9]a very troubled economy] . As usual , [[1]the real - estate market] had overreacted . Actually , [[9][[8]the region 's] economy] retained a firm foundation . Metropolitan Houston 's population has held steady over [[14]the past six years] . And personal income , after slumping in [[6]the mid-1980s] , has returned to its [[3]1982] level in real dollar terms . [[10]Today] , [[18]metropolitan Houston 's] real - estate market is poised for a significant turnaround . More than 42,000 jobs were [[11]added] in metro Houston [[12]last year] , primarily in biotechnology , petrochemical processing , and the computer industry . [[11]This growth] puts [[7]Houston] in the top five metro areas in the nation [[12]last year] . And forecasts project a 2.5 % to 3 % growth rate in jobs over the next few years -- nearly twice the national average . [[13]Denver] is another metropolitan area where [[1]the commercial real - estate market] has overreacted to [[8]the region 's] economic trends , although [[13]Denver] has not experienced as severe an economic downturn as [[7]Houston] . By some measures , [[19][[13]metropolitan Denver 's] economy] has actually improved in [[14]the past four years] . [[13]Its] population has continued to increase since [[15]1983] , the peak year of the economic cycle . Employment is now 4 % higher than in 1983 . Buying income in real dollars actually [[16]increased] 15 % between [[15]1983] and 1987 -LRB- the most recent year available -RRB- . The rates of increase , however , are less than the rapid growth of [[14]the boom years] , and [[16]this] has resulted in a loss of confidence in [[9]the economy] . In a self - fulfilling prophecy , therefore , [[8]the region 's] real - estate market all but collapsed in recent years . [[17]Housing building permits] are down more than 75 % from [[17]their] [[15]1983] peaks . Although no one can predict when [[18]metropolitan Denver 's] real - estate market will rebound , major public works projects costing several billion dollars are under way or planned -- such as a new convention center , a major beltway encircling the metropolitan area , and a new regional airport . When [[19][[13]Denver 's] regional economy] begins to grow faster -- such a recovery could occur as early as next year -- business and consumer confidence will return , and the resulting explosion of real - estate activity will dwarf the general economic rebound . What real - estate strategy should one follow in a metropolitan area whose economic health is not as easy to determine as [[7]Houston 's] or [[13]Denver 's] ? Generally , overcapacity in commercial real estate is dropping from [[13]its] mid-1980s peak , even in such economically healthy metropolitan areas as Washington , New York and Los Angeles . Vacancy rates in the 15 % to 19 % range today may easily rise to the low to mid-20 % range in a couple of years . Under these conditions , even a flattening out of economic growth -- `` catching cold '' -- in the healthy metropolitan areas will create significant opportunities for corporations and professional service firms looking for bargains as the realestate industry catches pneumonia . Those looking for real - estate bargains in distressed metropolitan areas should lock in leases or buy now ; those looking in healthy metropolitan areas should take a short - term -LRB- three - year -RRB- lease and wait for the bargains ahead . Mr. Leinberger is managing partner of a real - estate advisory firm based in Beverly Hills , Calif .

Gold

Of all the one - time expenses incurred by [[1]a corporation or professional firm] , few are larger or longer term than [[0]the purchase of real estate or the signing of a commercial lease] . To take full advantage of the financial opportunities in [[0]this commitment] , however , [[1]the corporation or professional firm] must do more than negotiate the best purchase price or lease terms . [[1]It] must also evaluate the real - estate market in the chosen location from a new perspective . Specifically , [[1]it] must understand how real - estate markets overreact to shifts in regional economies and then take advantage of [[0]these opportunities] . When a regional economy catches cold , the local real - estate market gets pneumonia . In other words , real - estate market indicators , such as building permits and leasing activity , [[2]plummet] much further than a local economy in recession . [[2]This] was seen in the late 1960s in [[4]Los Angeles] and the mid-1970s in [[3]New York] . But the reverse is also true : When [[5]a region 's economy] rebounds from a slowdown , these real - estate indicators will rebound far faster than [[5]the improving economy] . Why do local real - estate markets overreact to regional economic cycles ? Because real - estate purchases and leases are such major long - term commitments that most companies and individuals make these decisions only when confident of future economic stability and growth . [[6]Metropolitan Detroit] was written off economically during the early 1980s , as the domestic auto industry suffered a serious sales depression and adjustment . [[8]Area employment] dropped by 13 % from [[8]its] [[7]1979] peak and retail sales were down 14 % . However , the real - estate market was hurt even more . For example , residential building permits in [[9]the trough year of 1982] were off 76 % from the [[7]1979] peak level . Once [[6]metropolitan Detroit 's] economy rallied in the mid-1980s , real estate rebounded . Building permits , for example , soared a staggering 400 % between [[9]1982] and the peak year of 1986 . Where , savvy corporations and professional firms are now asking , are today 's opportunities ? Look no further than [[13][[12]metropolitan Houston] and [[10]Denver] , two of the most depressed , overbuilt and potentially undervalued real - estate markets in [[11]the nation]] . Of course , some observers have touted [[13][[12]Houston] and [[10]Denver]] for the past five years as a counter-cyclical play . But now appears to be the time to act . [[14][[13]Metropolitan Houston 's] economy] did drop and then flatten in the years after [[14]its] [[9]1982] peak . In the mid-1980s , employment was down as much as 5 % from the [[9]1982] peak and retail sales were off 13 % . The real - estate market suffered even more severe setbacks . Office construction dropped 97 % . The vacancy rate soared more than 20 % in nearly every product category , and more than 30 % of office space was vacant . To some observers , the empty office buildings of [[13]Houston] 's `` see - through skyline '' were indicative of a very troubled economy . As usual , the real - estate market had overreacted . Actually , the [[13]region] 's economy retained a firm foundation . [[13]Metropolitan Houston 's] population has held steady over the past six years . And personal income , after slumping in the mid-1980s , has returned to its [[9]1982] level in real dollar terms . Today , [[13]metropolitan Houston 's] real - estate market is poised for a significant turnaround . More than 42,000 jobs were [[15]added] in [[13]metro Houston] [[16]last year] , primarily in biotechnology , petrochemical processing , and the computer industry . [[15]This growth] puts [[13]Houston] in the top five metro areas in [[11]the nation] [[16]last year] . And forecasts project a 2.5 % to 3 % growth rate in jobs over the next few years -- nearly twice the national average . [[10]Denver] is another metropolitan area where the commercial real - estate market has overreacted to the [[10]region] 's economic trends , although [[10]Denver] has not experienced as severe an economic downturn as [[13]Houston] . By some measures , [[10]metropolitan Denver 's] economy has actually improved in the past four years . [[10]Its] population has continued to increase since [[17]1983 , the peak year of the economic cycle] . Employment is now 4 % higher than in [[17]1983] . Buying income in real dollars actually increased 15 % between [[17]1983] and 1987 -LRB- the most recent year available -RRB- . The rates of increase , however , are less than the rapid growth of the boom years , and this has resulted in a loss of confidence in the economy . In a self - fulfilling prophecy , therefore , [[18]the [[10]region] 's real - estate market] all but collapsed in recent years . [[19]Housing building permits] are down more than 75 % from [[19]their] [[17]1983] peaks . Although no one can predict when [[18][[10]metropolitan Denver 's] real - estate market] will rebound , major public works projects costing several billion dollars are under way or planned -- such as a new convention center , a major beltway encircling [[10]the metropolitan area] , and a new regional airport . When [[10]Denver] 's regional economy begins to grow faster -- such a recovery could occur as early as next year -- business and consumer confidence will return , and the resulting explosion of real - estate activity will dwarf the general economic rebound . What real - estate strategy should one follow in a metropolitan area whose economic health is not as easy to determine as [[13]Houston] 's or [[10]Denver] 's ? Generally , [[20]overcapacity in commercial real estate] is dropping from [[20]its] mid-1980s peak , even in such economically healthy metropolitan areas as Washington , [[3]New York] and [[4]Los Angeles] . Vacancy rates in the 15 % to 19 % range today may easily rise to the low to mid-20 % range in a couple of years . Under these conditions , even a flattening out of economic growth -- `` catching cold '' -- in the healthy metropolitan areas will create significant opportunities for corporations and professional service firms looking for bargains as the realestate industry catches pneumonia . Those looking for real - estate bargains in distressed metropolitan areas should lock in leases or buy now ; those looking in healthy metropolitan areas should take a short - term -LRB- three - year -RRB- lease and wait for the bargains ahead . Mr. Leinberger is managing partner of a real - estate advisory firm based in Beverly Hills , Calif .


Predicted

[[0]Kysor Industrial Corp.] said [[0]it] expects [[1][[0]its] third - quarter net earnings] to be between two cents and four cents a share , compared with 61 cents a share a year ago . Analysts had been projecting that [[1][[0]the company 's] earnings] would be between 25 cents and 30 cents a share . [[1]The year - earlier third - quarter earnings] amounted to $ 4.1 million . [[0]The company] said a drop in activity in the powerboat industry reduced sales volume at [[0]its] two marine - related operations . Also , [[0]the company] said [[0]its] commercial products operation failed to meet forecasts . Kysor , a maker of heavy - duty truck and commercial refrigeration equipment , said [[0]it] expects [[1][[0]its] fourth - quarter earnings] to be more closely in line with usual levels , which are between 30 cents and 50 cents a share .

Gold

[[1]Kysor Industrial Corp.] said [[1]it] expects [[1][[0]its] third - quarter net earnings] to be between two cents and four cents a share , compared with 61 cents a share a year ago . Analysts had been projecting that [[0]the [[1]company] 's earnings] would be between 25 cents and 30 cents a share . The year - earlier third - quarter earnings amounted to $ 4.1 million . [[1]The company] said a drop in activity in the powerboat industry reduced sales volume at [[1]its] two marine - related operations . Also , [[1]the company] said [[1]its] commercial products operation failed to meet forecasts . [[1]Kysor , a maker of heavy - duty truck and commercial refrigeration equipment ,] said [[1]it] expects [[1]its] fourth - quarter earnings to be more closely in line with usual levels , which are between 30 cents and 50 cents a share .


Predicted

Common Cause asked both the Senate Ethics Committee and the Justice Department to investigate $ 1 million in political gifts by [[2][[0]Arizona] businessman Charles Keating] to five U.S. senators who interceded with thrift - industry regulators for [[0]him] . [[0]Mr. Keating] is currently the subject of a $ 1.1 billion federal anti-racketeering lawsuit accusing [[0]him] of bleeding off assets of a California thrift [[0]he] controlled , [[1]Lincoln Savings & Loan Association] , and driving [[1]it] into insolvency . Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby -- said [[0]Mr. Keating] already has conceded attempting to buy influence with [[4]the lawmakers] -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of [[2]Arizona] . [[3]Mr. Wertheimer] based this on a statement by [[0]Mr. Keating] that was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story in April : `` One question ... had to do with whether [[3]my] financial support in any way influenced several political figures to take up [[3]my] cause . [[3]I] want to say in the most forceful way [[3]I] can : [[3]I] certainly hope so . '' In a highly unusual meeting in [[6]Sen. DeConcini 's] office in April 1987 , [[4]the five senators] asked [[5]federal regulators] to ease up on [[1]Lincoln] . According to notes taken by one of the participants at the meeting , [[5]the regulators] said [[1]Lincoln] was gambling dangerously with depositors ' federally insured money and was `` a ticking time bomb . '' [[0]Mr. Keating] had complained that [[5]the regulators] were being too zealous . The notes show that [[6]Sen. DeConcini] called the Federal Home Loan Bank Board 's regulations `` grossly unfair , '' and that [[6]Sen. Glenn] insisted that [[7][[0]Mr. Keating 's] thrift] was `` viable and profitable . '' For the next two years , [[8]the Bank Board] , which at the time was the agency responsible for regulating thrifts , failed to act -- even after federal auditors warned in May 1987 that [[0]Mr. Keating] had caused [[1]Lincoln] to become insolvent . [[1]Lincoln 's] parent company , American Continental Corp. , entered bankruptcy - law proceedings this April 13 , and regulators seized [[7]the thrift] the next day . The newly formed Resolution Trust Corp. , successor to [[8]the Bank Board] , filed suit against [[0]Mr. Keating] and several others on Sept. 15 . [[0]Mr. Keating] has filed [[0]his] own suit , alleging that [[0]his] property was taken illegally . The cost to taxpayers of [[1]Lincoln 's] collapse has been estimated at as much as $ 2.5 billion . Details of the affair have become public gradually over the past two years , mostly as a result of reporting by several newspapers . In the midst of [[0]his] 1988 re-election campaign , [[10]Sen. Riegle , chairman of the Senate Banking Committee ,] returned [[9]$ 76,000] in contributions after a Detroit newspaper said that [[0]Mr. Keating] had gathered [[9]the money] for [[0]him] about two weeks before the meeting with regulators . Sen. DeConcini , after months of fending off intense press criticism , returned $ 48,000 only last month , shortly after the government formally accused Mr. Keating of defrauding Lincoln . In addition , [[10]Sen. McCain] last week disclosed that [[10]he] belatedly had paid $ 13,433 to American Continental as reimbursement for trips [[12][[10]he] and [[11][[10]his] family]] took aboard the corporate jet to [[0]Mr. Keating 's] vacation home at Cat Cay , the Bahamas , from 1984 through 1986 . [[10]Sen. McCain] said [[10]he] had meant to pay for the trips at the time but that the matter `` fell between the cracks . '' [[0]Mr. Keating] , [[11][[10]his] family] members and associates also donated $ 112,000 to [[10]Sen. McCain 's] congressional campaigns over the years , according to press accounts . But [[10]Sen. McCain] says [[0]Mr. Keating] broke off [[12]their] friendship abruptly in 1987 , because [[10]the senator] refused to press the thrift executive 's case as vigorously as [[0]Mr. Keating] wanted . `` [[10]He] became very angry at that , left [[10]my] office and told a number of people that [[10]I] was a wimp , '' [[10]Sen. McCain] recalls . In [[13]July] , California newspapers disclosed that [[0]Mr. Keating] gave $ 850,000 in corporate funds to three tax - exempt voter registration organizations in 1987 and 1988 at the behest of Sen. Cranston , who conceded that soliciting the money was `` a pretty stupid thing to do politically . '' In addition , Sen. Cranston received $ 47,000 in campaign donations through [[0]Mr. Keating] , and the California Democratic party received $ 85,000 in corporate donations for a 1986 get - out - the - vote drive that benefited [[10]the senator 's] re-election campaign that year . Also in [[13]July] , [[14]Ohio] newspapers disclosed $ 200,000 in corporate donations by [[0]Mr. Keating] to the National Council on Public Policy , a political committee controlled by [[17]Sen. Glenn] . That was in addition to $ 34,000 in direct campaign donations arranged by [[0]Mr. Keating] to [[10]the [[14]Ohio] senator] . Mr. Wertheimer said [[18]the Senate Ethics Committee] should hire [[16]a special outside counsel to conduct an investigation] , as was done in the case of former House Speaker James Wright . [[15]Wilson Abney , staff director of the ethics panel ,] would n't comment . [[15]Sen. Riegle] said [[15]he] would cooperate with any inquiry , but that [[16][[15]his] conduct] had been `` entirely proper . '' [[10]Sen. McCain] said [[10]he] had been `` deeply concerned '' at the time of the meeting that it might seem to be improper , but decided it was `` entirely appropriate '' for [[10]him] to seek fair treatment for a constituent . [[17]Sen. Glenn] said [[17]he] had already made a complete disclosure of [[17]his] role in the affair and `` [[17]I] am completely satisfied to let this matter rest in the hands of [[18]the Senate Ethics Committee] . '' [[19]Sen. DeConcini] said , `` When all is said and done , [[19]I] expect to be fully exonerated . '' Sen. Cranston , who had already volunteered [[20]his] help to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in any investigation of [[0]Mr. Keating] , portrayed [[20]his] role in 1987 as prodding regulators to act . `` Why did n't the Bank Board act sooner ? '' [[15]he] said . `` That is what Common Cause should ask be investigated .

Gold

[[1]Common Cause] asked [[3]both [[6][[3]the [[4]Senate] Ethics Committee] and the Justice Department]] to investigate $ 1 million in political gifts by [[5][[2]Arizona] businessman Charles Keating] to [[0]five U.S. senators who interceded with thrift - industry regulators for [[5]him]] . [[5]Mr. Keating] is currently the subject of a $ 1.1 billion federal anti-racketeering [[7]lawsuit] accusing [[5]him] of bleeding off assets of [[8]a California thrift [[5]he] controlled , Lincoln Savings & Loan Association ,] and driving [[8]it] into insolvency . [[12]Fred Wertheimer -- president of [[1]Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby] --] said [[5]Mr. Keating] already has [[16]conceded] attempting to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. [[10]Dennis DeConcini] of [[2]Arizona] , [[13]Alan Cranston] of [[14]California] , [[9]John Glenn] of [[11]Ohio] and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and [[15]GOP Sen. John McCain of [[2]Arizona]] . [[12]Mr. Wertheimer] based [[16]this] on a statement by [[5]Mr. Keating] that was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story in April : `` One question ... had to do with whether [[5]my] financial support in any way influenced several political figures to take up [[5]my] cause . [[5]I] want to say in the most forceful way [[5]I] can : [[5]I] certainly hope so . '' In [[19]a highly unusual meeting in [[10]Sen. DeConcini 's] office in April [[17]1987]] , [[0]the five senators] asked [[18]federal regulators] to ease up on [[8]Lincoln] . According to [[20]notes taken by one of the participants at [[19]the meeting]] , [[18]the regulators] said [[8]Lincoln] was gambling dangerously with depositors ' federally insured money and was `` a ticking time bomb . '' [[5]Mr. Keating] had complained that [[18]the regulators] were being too zealous . [[20]The notes] show that [[10]Sen. DeConcini] called [[21]the Federal Home Loan Bank Board 's] regulations `` grossly unfair , '' and that [[9]Sen. Glenn] insisted that [[8][[5]Mr. Keating 's] thrift] was `` viable and profitable . '' For the next two years , [[21]the Bank Board , which at the time was the agency responsible for regulating thrifts ,] failed to act -- even after federal auditors warned in May [[17]1987] that [[5]Mr. Keating] had caused [[8]Lincoln] to become insolvent . [[22][[8]Lincoln] 's parent company , American Continental Corp. ,] entered bankruptcy - law proceedings this April 13 , and regulators seized [[8]the thrift] the next day . The newly formed Resolution Trust Corp. , successor to [[21]the Bank Board] , filed [[7]suit] against [[5]Mr. Keating] and several others on Sept. 15 . [[5]Mr. Keating] has filed [[5]his] own suit , alleging that [[8][[5]his] property] was taken illegally . The cost to taxpayers of [[8]Lincoln] 's collapse has been estimated at as much as $ 2.5 billion . Details of [[23]the affair] have become public gradually over the past two years , mostly as a result of reporting by several newspapers . In the midst of [[25]his] [[24]1988] re-election campaign , [[25]Sen. Riegle , chairman of the [[4]Senate] Banking Committee ,] [[27]returned] [[26]$ 76,000 in contributions] after a Detroit newspaper said that [[5]Mr. Keating] had gathered [[26]the money] for [[25]him] about two weeks before [[19]the meeting with regulators] . [[10]Sen. DeConcini] , after months of fending off intense press criticism , returned $ 48,000 only last month , shortly after the government formally accused [[5]Mr. Keating] of defrauding [[8]Lincoln] . In addition , [[15]Sen. McCain] last week disclosed that [[15]he] belatedly had paid $ 13,433 to [[22]American Continental] as reimbursement for [[29]trips [[15]he] and [[15]his] family took aboard the corporate jet to [[5]Mr. Keating 's] vacation home at Cat Cay , the Bahamas , from 1984 through [[28]1986]] . [[15]Sen. McCain] said [[15]he] had meant to [[30]pay] for [[29]the trips] at the time but that [[30]the matter] `` fell between the cracks . '' [[5]Mr. Keating] , [[5]his] family members and associates also donated $ 112,000 to [[15]Sen. McCain 's] congressional campaigns over the years , according to press accounts . But [[15]Sen. McCain] says [[5]Mr. Keating] broke off their friendship abruptly in [[17]1987] , because [[15]the senator] [[31]refused] to press [[5]the [[8]thrift] executive 's] case as vigorously as [[5]Mr. Keating] wanted . `` [[5]He] became very angry at [[31]that] , left [[15]my] office and told a number of people that [[15]I] was a wimp , '' [[15]Sen. McCain] recalls . In [[33]July] , [[14]California] newspapers disclosed that [[5]Mr. Keating] gave [[32]$ 850,000 in corporate funds] to three tax - exempt voter registration organizations in [[17]1987] and [[24]1988] at the behest of [[13]Sen. Cranston , who conceded that soliciting [[32]the money] was `` a pretty stupid thing to do politically] . '' In addition , [[13]Sen. Cranston] received $ 47,000 in campaign donations through [[5]Mr. Keating] , and the [[14]California] Democratic party received $ 85,000 in corporate donations for a [[28]1986] get - out - the - vote drive that benefited the [[13]senator] 's re-election campaign [[28]that year] . Also in [[33]July] , [[11]Ohio] newspapers disclosed [[34]$ 200,000 in corporate donations by [[5]Mr. Keating] to the National Council on Public Policy , a political committee controlled by [[9]Sen. Glenn]] . [[34]That] was in addition to $ 34,000 in direct campaign donations arranged by [[5]Mr. Keating] to [[9]the [[11]Ohio] senator] . [[12]Mr. Wertheimer] said [[6]the [[4]Senate] Ethics Committee] should hire a special outside counsel to conduct an investigation , as was done in the case of former House Speaker James Wright . Wilson Abney , staff director of [[6]the ethics panel] , would n't comment . [[25]Sen. Riegle] said [[25]he] would cooperate with any inquiry , but that [[27][[25]his] conduct] had been `` entirely proper . '' [[15]Sen. McCain] said [[15]he] had been `` deeply concerned '' at the time of [[19]the meeting] that [[19]it] might seem to be improper , but decided it was `` entirely appropriate '' for [[15]him] to seek fair treatment for a constituent . [[9]Sen. Glenn] said [[9]he] had already made a complete disclosure of [[9]his] role in [[23]the affair] and `` [[9]I] am completely satisfied to let [[23]this matter] rest in the hands of [[6]the [[4]Senate] Ethics Committee] . '' [[10]Sen. DeConcini] said , `` When all is said and done , [[10]I] expect to be fully exonerated . '' [[13]Sen. Cranston , who had already volunteered [[13]his] help to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in any investigation of [[5]Mr. Keating] ,] portrayed [[13]his] role in [[17]1987] as prodding regulators to act . `` Why did n't [[21]the Bank Board] act sooner ? '' [[13]he] said . `` That is what [[1]Common Cause] should ask be investigated .


Predicted

[[0]Trinity Industries Inc.] said [[0]it] reached [[1]a preliminary agreement] to manufacture [[2]1,000 coal rail cars] for [[3]Norfolk Southern Corp] . [[0]Trinity] estimated the value of [[1]the pact] at more than $ 40 million . [[0]Trinity] said [[0]it] plans to begin delivery of [[2]the rail cars] in the first quarter of 1990 . [[0]It] said [[2]the 1,000 rail cars] are in addition to the 1,450 coal rail cars presently being produced for Norfolk Southern , a [[3]Norfolk] , Va. - based railroad concern .

Gold

[[3]Trinity Industries Inc.] said [[3]it] reached [[1]a preliminary agreement to manufacture [[2]1,000 coal rail cars] for [[0]Norfolk Southern Corp]] . [[3]Trinity] estimated the value of [[1]the pact] at more than $ 40 million . [[3]Trinity] said [[3]it] plans to begin delivery of [[2]the rail cars] in the first quarter of 1990 . [[3]It] said [[2]the 1,000 rail cars] are in addition to the 1,450 coal rail cars presently being produced for [[0]Norfolk Southern] , a Norfolk , Va. - based railroad concern .


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When [[0]China] opened [[0]its] doors to foreign investors in 1979 , [[1]toy makers from [[2]Hong Kong]] were among the first to march in . Today , with about 75 % of [[1]the companies '] products being made in China , the chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council , Dennis Ting , has suggested a new sourcing label : `` Made in [[0]China] by Hong Kong Companies . '' [[4]The toy makers] were pushed across the border by rising labor and land costs in [[2]the British colony] . But in the wake of the shootings in Beijing on June 4 , [[3]the [[2]Hong Kong] toy industry] is worrying about [[3]its] strong dependence on [[0]China] . Although [[4]the manufacturers] stress that production has n't been affected by [[0]China 's] political turmoil , [[4]they] are looking for additional sites . [[4]The toy makers] , and [[4]their] foreign buyers , cite uncertainty about [[0]China 's] economic and political policies . `` [[5]Nobody] wants to have all [[5]his] eggs in one basket , '' says David Yeh , chairman and chief executive officer of [[6]International Matchbox Group Ltd] . Indeed , [[6]Matchbox] and other leading [[2]Hong Kong] toy makers were setting up factories in Southeast Asia , especially in Thailand , long before the massacre . [[4]Their] steps were partly prompted by concern over a deterioration of business conditions in [[7]southern China] . By diversifying supply sources , [[4]the toy makers] do n't intend to withdraw from [[0]China] , manufacturers and foreign buyers say . It would n't be easy to duplicate quickly the manufacturing capacity built up in [[7]southern China] during the past decade . A supply of cheap labor and the access to [[2]Hong Kong 's] port , airport , banks and support industries , such as printing companies , have made [[0]China 's] Guangdong province a premier manufacturing site . `` [[7]South China] is the most competitive source of toys in the world , '' says Henry Hu , executive director of Wah Shing Toys Consolidated Ltd . [[2]Hong Kong] trade figures illustrate [[4]the toy makers '] reliance on factories across [[9]the border] . In 1988 , exports of domestically produced toys and games fell 19 % from 1987 , to HK$ 10.05 billion -LRB- US$ 1.29 billion -RRB- . But re-exports , mainly from [[0]China] , jumped 75 % , to HK$ 15.92 billion . In 1989 's first seven months , domestic exports fell 29 % , to HK$ 3.87 billion , while re-exports rose 56 % , to HK$ 11.28 billion . Manufacturers say there is no immediate substitute for [[7]southern China] , where an estimated 120,000 people are employed by [[12]the toy industry] . `` For [[8]the next few years] , like [[8]it] or not , [[0]China] is going to be the main supplier , '' says Edmund Young , vice president of Perfecta Enterprises Ltd. , one of the first big [[2]Hong Kong] toy makers to move across [[9]the border] . In the meantime , as [[10]manufacturers and buyers] seek new sites , [[10]they] are focusing mainly on Southeast Asia . Several big companies have established manufacturing joint ventures in Thailand , including Matchbox , Wah Shing and Kader Industrial Co. , the toy manufacturer headed by Mr. Ting . Malaysia , the Philippines and Indonesia also are being studied . With [[11]the European Community] set to remove [[11]its] internal trade barriers in 1992 , [[13]several [[2]Hong Kong] companies] are beginning to consider Spain , Portugal and Greece as possible manufacturing sites . Worries about [[0]China] came just as [[12][[2]Hong Kong 's] toy industry] was recovering from a 1987 sales slump and bankruptcy filings by two major U.S. companies , Worlds of Wonder Inc. and Coleco Industries Inc . [[2]Hong Kong] manufacturers say large debt writeoffs and other financial problems resulting from the 1987 difficulties chastened [[12]the local industry] , causing [[12]it] to tighten credit policies and financial management . [[12]The industry] regards last year and [[14]this year] as a period of recovery that will lead to improved results . Still , they long for a `` mega-hit '' toy to excite retail sales in [[16]the U.S.] , [[2]Hong Kong 's] biggest market for toys and games . The closest thing [[13]the colony 's companies] have to a U.S. mega-hit [[14]this year] is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series of action figures manufactured by [[15]Playmates Holdings Ltd] . Introduced in mid-1988 , the 15 - centimeter - tall plastic turtles are based on an American comic book and television series . [[17]Paul Kwan , managing director of [[15]Playmates] ,] says [[18]10 million Ninja Turtles] have been sold , placing the reptilian warriors among the 10 biggest - selling toys in [[16]the U.S.] . Should sales continue to be strong through the Christmas season , which accounts for about 60 % of U.S. retail toy sales , [[17]Mr. Kwan] said [[18]the Ninja Turtles] could make 1989 a record sales year for [[15]Playmates] . [[19]Other Hong Kong manufacturers] expect [[19]their] results to improve only slightly [[14]this year] from 1988 . Besides the lack of a fast - selling product , [[19]they] cite the continued dominance of the U.S. market by Nintendo Entertainment System , an expensive video game made by Nintendo Co. of Japan . Nintendo buyers have little money left to spend on other products . Many of the toy makers ' problems started well before [[21]June 4] as a result of overstrained infrastructure and [[23]Beijing 's] austerity programs launched late last year . Toy makers complain that electricity in [[20]Guangdong] has been provided only three days a week in recent months , down from five days a week , as [[20]the province 's] rapid industrialization has outstripped [[20]its] generating capacity . Manufacturers are upgrading standby power plants . Bank credit for [[25]China] investments all but dried up following [[21]June 4] . Also , concern exists that [[22]the harder - line Beijing leadership] will tighten [[22]its] control of Guangdong , which has been the main laboratory for the open - door policy and economic reforms . But , [[24]toy manufacturers and other industrialists] say [[23]Beijing] will be restrained from tightening controls on export - oriented southern China . [[24]They] say [[25]China 's] trade deficit is widening and [[25]the country] is too short of foreign exchange for [[25]it] to hamper production in [[20]Guangdong] . `` [[26]The Chinese leaders] have to decide whether [[26]they] want control or whether the want exports , '' says Mr. Kwan of Playmates .

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When [[2]China] opened [[2]its] doors to foreign investors in 1979 , [[0]toy makers from [[1]Hong Kong]] were among the first to march in . Today , with about 75 % of the [[0]companies] ' products being made in [[2]China] , [[3]the chairman of the [[1]Hong Kong] Toys Council , Dennis Ting ,] has suggested a new sourcing label : `` Made in [[2]China] by [[1]Hong Kong] Companies . '' [[0]The toy makers] were pushed across [[4]the border] by rising labor and land costs in [[1]the British colony] . But in the wake of [[8]the shootings in [[7]Beijing] on [[6]June 4]] , [[5]the [[1]Hong Kong] toy industry] is worrying about [[5]its] strong dependence on [[2]China] . Although [[0]the manufacturers] stress that production has n't been affected by [[2]China] 's political turmoil , [[0]they] are looking for additional sites . [[0]The toy makers] , and [[0]their] foreign buyers , cite uncertainty about [[2]China] 's economic and political policies . `` [[9]Nobody] wants to have all [[9]his] eggs in one basket , '' says David Yeh , chairman and chief executive officer of [[10]International Matchbox Group Ltd] . Indeed , [[13][[10]Matchbox] and other leading [[1]Hong Kong] toy makers] were setting up factories in [[11]Southeast Asia] , especially in [[12]Thailand] , long before [[8]the massacre] . [[13]Their] steps were partly prompted by concern over a deterioration of business conditions in [[14]southern [[2]China]] . By diversifying supply sources , [[13]the toy makers] do n't intend to withdraw from [[2]China] , manufacturers and foreign buyers say . It would n't be easy to duplicate quickly the manufacturing capacity built up in [[14]southern [[2]China]] during the past decade . A supply of cheap labor and the access to [[1]Hong Kong 's] port , airport , banks and support industries , such as printing companies , have made [[15][[2]China] 's Guangdong province] a premier manufacturing site . `` [[14]South [[2]China]] is the most competitive source of toys in the world , '' says Henry Hu , executive director of [[16]Wah Shing Toys Consolidated Ltd] . [[1]Hong Kong] trade figures illustrate [[0]the toy makers '] reliance on factories across [[4]the border] . In [[18]1988] , exports of domestically produced toys and games fell 19 % from [[17]1987] , to HK$ 10.05 billion -LRB- US$ 1.29 billion -RRB- . But re-exports , mainly from [[2]China] , jumped 75 % , to HK$ 15.92 billion . In 1989 's first seven months , domestic exports fell 29 % , to HK$ 3.87 billion , while re-exports rose 56 % , to HK$ 11.28 billion . [[0]Manufacturers] say there is no immediate substitute for [[14]southern [[2]China] , where an estimated 120,000 people are employed by [[5]the toy industry]] . `` For the next few years , like it or not , [[2]China] is going to be the main supplier , '' says Edmund Young , vice president of Perfecta Enterprises Ltd. , one of the first big [[1]Hong Kong] toy makers to move across [[4]the border] . In the meantime , as [[19]manufacturers and buyers] seek new sites , [[19]they] are focusing mainly on [[11]Southeast Asia] . Several big companies have established manufacturing joint ventures in [[12]Thailand] , including [[10]Matchbox] , [[16]Wah Shing] and Kader Industrial Co. , the toy manufacturer headed by [[3]Mr. Ting] . Malaysia , the Philippines and Indonesia also are being studied . With [[20]the European Community] set to remove [[20]its] internal trade barriers in 1992 , several [[1]Hong Kong] companies are beginning to consider Spain , Portugal and Greece as possible manufacturing sites . Worries about [[2]China] came just as [[5][[1]Hong Kong 's] toy industry] was recovering from [[21]a [[17]1987] sales slump] and bankruptcy filings by two major U.S. companies , Worlds of Wonder Inc. and Coleco Industries Inc . [[22][[1]Hong Kong] manufacturers] say large debt writeoffs and other financial problems resulting from [[21]the 1987 difficulties] chastened [[5]the local industry] , causing [[5]it] to tighten credit policies and financial management . [[5]The industry] regards [[18]last year] and [[23]this year] as a period of recovery that will lead to improved results . Still , [[5]they] long for a `` mega-hit '' toy to excite retail sales in [[24]the U.S. , [[1]Hong Kong 's] biggest market for toys and games] . The closest thing [[22]the [[1]colony] 's companies] have to a U.S. mega-hit [[23]this year] is the [[26]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles] series of action figures manufactured by [[25]Playmates Holdings Ltd] . Introduced in mid-1988 , [[26]the 15 - centimeter - tall plastic turtles] are based on an American comic book and television series . [[27]Paul Kwan , managing director of [[25]Playmates] ,] says 10 million [[26]Ninja Turtles] have been sold , placing [[26]the reptilian warriors] among the 10 biggest - selling toys in [[24]the U.S.] . Should sales continue to be strong through the Christmas season , which accounts for about 60 % of U.S. retail toy sales , [[27]Mr. Kwan] said [[26]the Ninja Turtles] could make [[23]1989] a record sales year for [[25]Playmates] . [[28]Other [[1]Hong Kong] manufacturers] expect [[28]their] results to improve only slightly [[23]this year] from [[18]1988] . Besides the lack of a fast - selling product , [[28]they] cite the continued dominance of the U.S. market by [[29]Nintendo Entertainment System , an expensive video game made by Nintendo Co. of Japan] . [[29]Nintendo] buyers have little money left to spend on other products . Many of [[0]the toy makers '] problems started well before [[6]June 4] as a result of overstrained infrastructure and [[7]Beijing] 's austerity programs launched late last year . [[0]Toy makers] complain that electricity in [[15]Guangdong] has been provided only three days a week in recent months , down from five days a week , as the [[15]province] 's rapid industrialization has outstripped [[15]its] generating capacity . [[0]Manufacturers] are upgrading standby power plants . Bank credit for [[2]China] investments all but dried up following [[6]June 4] . Also , concern exists that [[30]the harder - line [[7]Beijing] leadership] will tighten [[30]its] control of [[15]Guangdong , which has been the main laboratory for the open - door policy and economic reforms] . But , [[31][[0]toy manufacturers] and other industrialists] say [[7]Beijing] will be restrained from tightening controls on [[14]export - oriented southern [[2]China]] . [[31]They] say [[2]China] 's trade deficit is widening and [[2]the country] is too short of foreign exchange for [[2]it] to hamper production in [[15]Guangdong] . `` [[30]The Chinese leaders] have to decide whether [[30]they] want control or whether [[30]the] want exports , '' says [[27]Mr. Kwan of [[25]Playmates]] .


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[[5]The Bush administration] , urging [[1]the Supreme Court] to give states more leeway to restrict abortions , said [[0]minors] have n't any right to abortion without the consent of [[4][[0]their] parents] . [[2]Solicitor General Kenneth Starr] argued that the 1973 [[1]Supreme Court] decision , Roe vs. Wade , recognizing a constitutional right to abortion , was incorrect . [[2]He] also argued that [[1]the high court] was wrong in 1976 to rule that [[3]minors] have a right to abortion that ca n't be absolutely vetoed by [[4][[3]their] parents] . [[5]The administration 's] position was outlined in a friend - of - [[6]the - court brief] filed in one of three abortion cases [[1]the Supreme Court] will hear argued and will decide this term . [[5]The administration] filed [[6]the brief] in an appeal involving a [[7]Minnesota] law that requires that both parents of a minor be notified before she may have an abortion . [[5]The administration] urged [[1]the justices] to adopt a legal standard suggested by Chief Justice William Rehnquist last July when [[1]the high court] upheld Missouri 's abortion restrictions . Under that standard , which garnered the votes of only three of [[1]the nine justices] , a state restriction of abortion is constitutional if the state has a `` reasonable '' justification for adopting it . That is a much easier standard for a state to satisfy than [[1]the Supreme Court 's] test since 1973 , which requires a state to have a `` compelling '' reason for restricting abortion . On the provisions of the [[7]Minnesota] law , [[5]the Bush administration] said that requiring that both parents be notified is a reasonable regulation , and that there is no need to have an alternative that allows minors to go to court for a judge 's permission instead . The case , Hodgson vs. Minnesota , will be argued Nov. 29 .

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[[2]The Bush administration] , urging [[0]the Supreme Court] to give states more leeway to restrict abortions , said [[1]minors] have n't any right to abortion without the consent of [[1]their] parents . [[4]Solicitor General Kenneth Starr] argued that the [[3]1973] [[0]Supreme Court] decision , Roe vs. Wade , recognizing a constitutional right to abortion , was incorrect . [[4]He] also argued that [[0]the high court] was wrong in 1976 to rule that [[5]minors] have a right to abortion that ca n't be absolutely vetoed by [[5]their] parents . The [[2]administration] 's position was outlined in a friend - of - the - court brief filed in one of three abortion cases [[0]the Supreme Court] will hear argued and will decide this term . [[2]The administration] filed the brief in an appeal involving a [[7]Minnesota] law that requires that both parents of [[6]a minor] be notified before [[6]she] may have an abortion . [[2]The administration] urged the justices to adopt a legal standard suggested by [[8]Chief Justice [[8]William Rehnquist]] last July when [[0]the high court] upheld Missouri 's abortion restrictions . Under that standard , which garnered the votes of only three of the nine justices , [[9]a state restriction of abortion] is constitutional if the state has [[10]a `` reasonable '' justification for adopting [[9]it]] . [[10]That] is a much easier standard for a state to satisfy than [[0]the Supreme Court 's] test since [[3]1973] , which requires a state to have a `` compelling '' reason for restricting abortion . On the provisions of the [[7]Minnesota] law , [[2]the Bush administration] said that requiring that both parents be notified is a reasonable regulation , and that there is no need to have an alternative that allows minors to go to court for a judge 's permission instead . The case , Hodgson vs. [[7]Minnesota] , will be argued Nov. 29 .


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For 20 years , federal rules have barred [[0]the three major television networks] from sharing in one of the most lucrative and fastest - growing parts of the television business . And for six years , [[4]NBC] , ABC and CBS have negotiated with [[1]Hollywood studios] in a futile attempt to change that . But with foreign companies snapping up U.S. movie studios , [[0]the networks] are pressing [[0]their] fight harder than ever . [[0]They] hope the foreign deals will divide [[2]the [[1]Hollywood] opposition and prod [[3]Congress]] to push for ending federal rules that prohibit [[0]the networks] from grabbing a piece of rerun sales and owning part of the shows [[2]they] put on the air . Even network executives , however , admit privately that victory -- either in [[3]Congress] or in talks with [[1]the studios] -- is highly doubtful any time soon . And so [[0]the networks] also are pushing for new ways to sidestep the `` fin - syn '' provisions , known formally as the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules . That became clear [[6]last week] with the disclosure that National Broadcasting Co. , backed by the deep pockets of parent General Electric Co. , had tried to help fund Qintex Australia Ltd. 's now - scuttled $ 1.5 billion bid for [[5]MGM / UA Communications Co] . [[4]NBC 's] interest may revive the deal , which [[5]MGM / UA] killed [[6]last week] when the Australian concern had trouble raising cash . Even if that deal is n't revived , [[4]NBC] hopes to find another . `` Our doors are open , '' an [[4]NBC] spokesman says . [[4]NBC] may yet find a way to take a passive , minority interest in a program - maker without violating [[10]the rules] . And any [[4]NBC] effort could prompt CBS Inc. and ABC 's parent , Capital Cities / ABC Inc. , to look for ways of skirting the fin - syn regulations . But [[7]the networks '] push may only aggravate an increasingly bitter rift between [[7]them] and [[9]Hollywood studios] . [[8]Both sides] are to sit down next month for yet another meeting on how [[8]they] might agree on reducing fin - syn restraints . Few people privy to the talks expect [[9]the studios] to budge . [[7]The networks] still are `` uninhibited in [[7]their] authority '' over what shows get on the air , charges [[12]Motion Picture Association President Jack Valenti] , the most vociferous opponent of rescinding [[10]the rules] . Studios are `` powerless '' to get shows in [[11]prime - time lineups] and keep [[11]them] there long enough to go into lucrative rerun sales , [[12]he] contends . And that 's why [[10]the rules] , for the most part , must stay in place , [[12]he] says . Studio executives in on the talks - including officials at [[13]Paramount Communications Inc.] , Fries Entertainment Inc. , [[13]Warner Communications Inc.] and MCA Inc. -- declined to be interviewed . But Mr. Valenti , who represents [[14]the studios] , asserts : `` The whole production industry , to a man , is on the side of preserving '' [[10]the rules] . [[15]Such proclamations] leave network officials all the more doubtful that [[14]the studios] will bend . `` [[15]They] do n't seem to have an incentive to negotiate , '' says one network executive . `` And there 's no indication that Washington is prepared to address [[10]the rules] . That 's [[16]the problem] , is n't [[16]it] ? '' Indeed [[16]it] is . [[17]Congress] has said repeatedly [[17]it] wants no part of the mess , urging [[14]the studios] and [[18]the networks] , which license rights to air shows made by [[14]the studios] , to work out [[14]their] own compromise . But recent developments have made [[18]the networks] -- and [[19]NBC President Robert Wright] , in particular -- ever more adamant that [[18]the networks] must be unshackled to survive . The latest provocation : [[23]Sony Corp. 's] plan to acquire [[24]Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc.] for $ 3.4 billion , and to buy independent producer Guber Peters Entertainment Co. for $ 200 million . `` [[19]I] wonder what Walter Cronkite will think of the Sony / Columbia Broadcast System Trinitron Evening News with Dan Rather broadcast exclusively from Tokyo , '' wrote [[20]J.B. Holston , an [[19]NBC] vice president ,] in a commentary in last week 's issue of Broadcasting magazine . In [[20]his] article , [[20][[20]Mr. Holston , who was in Europe] last week] and unavailable , complained that [[21]the `` archaic restraints '' in fin - syn rules] have `` contributed directly to the acquisition of [[14]the studios] by non-U.S. enterprises . '' -LRB- [[20]He] did n't mention that [[19]NBC] , in the meantime , was hoping to assist [[22]Australia 's Qintex] in buying An NBC spokesman counters that [[20]Mr. Holston 's] lament was `` entirely consistent '' with [[19]NBC] plans because [[21]the U.S. rules] would limit [[19]NBC 's] involvement in the [[22]Qintex] deal so severely as to be `` light years away from the type of unrestrained deals available to [[23]Sony] -- and everyone else except [[18]the three networks] . '' The Big Three 's drumbeat for deregulation began intensifying in the summer when [[24]the former Time Inc.] went ahead with plans to acquire [[25]Warner] . Although Time already had a long - term contract to buy movies from [[25]Warner] , [[29]the merger] will let [[24]Time 's] largely unregulated pay - cable channel , Home Box Office , own the [[25]Warner] movies aired on HBO -- a vertical integration that is effectively blocked by fin - syn regulations . [[26][[19]NBC 's] Mr. Wright] led the way in decrying the networks ' inability to match a [[24]Time - [[25]Warner]] combination . [[26]He] spoke up again when the [[23]Sony] bid for Columbia was announced . Since [[19]NBC 's] interest in the [[22]Qintex] bid for [[28]MGM / UA] was disclosed , [[26]Mr. Wright] has n't been available for comment . With a [[22]Qintex] deal , [[19]NBC] would move into uncharted territory -- possibly raising hackles at the studios and in [[27]Washington] . `` [[19]It] 's never really been tested , '' says William Lilley III , who as a top CBS executive spent years lobbying to have [[21]the rules] lifted . [[26]He] now runs Policy Communications in [[27]Washington] , consulting to media companies . Fin - syn rules do n't explicitly block [[30]a network] from buying a passive , small stake in a company that profits from [[32]the rerun syndication networks] ca n't enjoy . Hence , [[19]NBC] might be able to take , say , a 5 % stake in a company such as [[28]MGM / UA] . If [[29]the transaction] raised objections , [[19]the studio 's] syndication operations could be spun off into a separate firm in which [[30]the network] does n't have a direct stake . But such convolutions would still block [[34]the networks] from grabbing a big chunk of the riches of syndication . Under current rules , even when a network fares well with a 100 % - owned series -- [[33]ABC] , for example , made a killing in broadcasting [[31]its] popular crime / comedy `` Moonlighting '' -- [[31]it] is n't allowed to share in the continuing proceeds when [[32]the reruns] are sold to local stations . Instead , [[33]ABC] will have to sell off the rights for a one - time fee . [[34]The networks] admit that the chances of getting the relief [[34]they] want are slim -- for several years at the least . Six years ago [[34]they] were tantalizingly close . The Reagan - era Federal Communications Commission had ruled in favor of killing most of [[21]the rules] . Various evidence , including a Brookings Institution study of some 800 series that [[34]the networks] had aired and had partly owned in the 1960s , showed [[34]the networks] did n't wield undue control over [[19]the studios] as had been alleged . But just eight days before [[21]the rules] were to die , former President Ronald Reagan , a one - time actor , intervened on behalf of [[37]Hollywood] . The [[38]FCC] effort collapsed . [[40]The networks and studios] have bickered ever since . Network officials involved in the studio talks may [[35]hope] the foreign influx builds more support in Washington , but [[35]that] seems unlikely . In Congress , [[36]the issue] falters : [[36]It] 's about money , not program quality , and [[37]Hollywood] has lots of clout given [[37]its] fund raising for senators and representatives overseeing [[36]the issue] . A spokesman for Rep. Edward J. Markey -LRB- D - Mass. -RRB- , who heads a subcommittee that oversees [[38]the FCC] , says [[39]Mr. Markey] feels `` the world has been forever changed by the Sony - Columbia deal . '' But [[39]he] said [[39]Mr. Markey] hopes [[41]this] pushes [[40]the networks and studios] to work [[41]it] out on [[40]their] own . And at [[38]the FCC] , meanwhile , [[42]new Chairman Alfred C. Sikes] has said [[42]he] wants [[43]the two sides] to hammer out [[43]their] own plan .

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For 20 years , [[2]federal rules] have [[1]barred] [[0]the three major television networks] from sharing in one of the most lucrative and fastest - growing parts of the television business . And for six years , [[8][[0]NBC] , [[3]ABC] and [[5]CBS]] have negotiated with [[7][[6]Hollywood] studios] in [[4]a futile attempt to change [[1]that]] . But with foreign companies snapping up U.S. movie studios , [[0]the networks] are pressing [[4][[0]their] fight] harder than ever . [[0]They] hope the foreign deals will divide the [[6]Hollywood] opposition and prod [[10]Congress] to push for ending [[2]federal rules that prohibit [[0]the networks] from grabbing a piece of rerun sales and owning part of the shows [[0]they] put on [[9]the air]] . Even [[0]network] executives , however , admit privately that victory -- either in [[10]Congress] or in talks with [[7]the studios] -- is highly doubtful any time soon . And so [[0]the networks] also are [[11]pushing] for new ways to sidestep [[2]the `` fin - syn '' provisions , known formally as [[2]the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules]] . [[11]That] became clear [[15]last week] with the disclosure that [[8]National Broadcasting Co. , backed by the deep pockets of parent General Electric Co. ,] had tried to help fund [[14][[12]Qintex Australia Ltd. 's] now - scuttled $ 1.5 billion bid for [[13]MGM / UA Communications Co]] . [[8]NBC] 's interest may revive [[14]the deal , which [[13]MGM / UA] killed [[15]last week] when the Australian concern had trouble raising cash] . Even if [[14]that deal] is n't revived , [[8]NBC] hopes to find another . `` [[8]Our] doors are open , '' an [[8]NBC] spokesman says . [[8]NBC] may yet find a way to take a passive , minority interest in a program - maker without violating [[2]the rules] . And any [[8]NBC] effort could prompt [[5]CBS Inc.] and [[3]ABC] 's parent , Capital Cities / ABC Inc. , to look for ways of skirting [[2]the fin - syn regulations] . But [[4]the [[0]networks] ' push] may only aggravate an increasingly bitter rift between [[16][[0]them] and [[7][[6]Hollywood] studios]] . [[16]Both sides] are to sit down next month for yet another meeting on how [[16]they] might agree on reducing [[2]fin - syn restraints] . Few people privy to [[17]the talks] expect [[7]the studios] to budge . [[0]The networks] still are `` uninhibited in [[0]their] authority '' over what shows get on [[9]the air] , charges [[18]Motion Picture Association President Jack Valenti , the most vociferous opponent of rescinding [[2]the rules]] . [[7]Studios] are `` powerless '' to get [[19]shows] in prime - time lineups and keep [[19]them] there long enough to go into lucrative rerun sales , [[18]he] contends . And that 's why [[2]the rules] , for the most part , must stay in place , [[18]he] says . Studio executives in on [[17]the talks] - including officials at Paramount Communications Inc. , Fries Entertainment Inc. , [[20]Warner Communications Inc.] and MCA Inc. -- declined to be interviewed . But [[18]Mr. Valenti , who represents [[7]the studios] ,] asserts : `` The whole production industry , to a man , is on the side of preserving '' [[2]the rules] . Such proclamations leave [[0]network] officials all the more doubtful that [[7]the studios] will bend . `` [[7]They] do n't seem to have an incentive to negotiate , '' says one [[0]network] executive . `` And there 's [[22]no indication that [[21]Washington] is prepared to address [[2]the rules]] . [[22]That] 's the problem , is n't [[22]it] ? '' Indeed [[22]it] is . [[10]Congress] has said repeatedly [[10]it] wants no part of the mess , urging [[16][[7]the studios] and [[0]the networks , which license rights to air shows made by [[7]the studios] ,]] to work out [[16]their] own compromise . But recent developments have made [[0]the networks] -- and [[23][[8]NBC] President Robert Wright , in particular] -- ever more adamant that [[0]the networks] must be unshackled to survive . The latest provocation : [[25]Sony Corp. 's] plan to acquire [[24]Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc.] for $ 3.4 billion , and to buy independent producer Guber Peters Entertainment Co. for $ 200 million . `` [[26]I] wonder what Walter Cronkite will think of the Sony / Columbia Broadcast System Trinitron Evening News with Dan Rather broadcast exclusively from Tokyo , '' wrote [[26]J.B. Holston , an [[8]NBC] vice president ,] in a commentary in [[15]last week 's] issue of Broadcasting magazine . In [[26]his] article , [[26]Mr. Holston , who was in Europe [[15]last week] and unavailable ,] complained that the `` archaic restraints '' in [[2]fin - syn rules] have `` contributed directly to the acquisition of [[7]the studios] by non-U.S. enterprises . '' -LRB- [[26]He] did n't mention that [[8]NBC] , in the meantime , was hoping to assist [[12]Australia 's Qintex] in buying An [[8]NBC] spokesman counters that [[26]Mr. Holston 's] lament was `` entirely consistent '' with [[8]NBC] plans because [[2]the U.S. rules] would limit [[8]NBC] 's involvement in [[27]the [[12]Qintex] deal] so severely as to be `` light years away from the type of unrestrained deals available to [[25]Sony] -- and everyone else except [[0]the three networks] . '' [[4][[0]The Big Three 's] drumbeat for deregulation] began intensifying in the summer when [[29]the former Time Inc.] went ahead with plans to [[28]acquire] [[20]Warner] . Although [[29]Time] already had a long - term contract to buy movies from [[20]Warner] , [[28]the merger] will let [[30][[29]Time] 's largely unregulated pay - cable channel , Home Box Office ,] own the [[20]Warner] movies aired on [[30]HBO] -- a vertical integration that is effectively blocked by [[2]fin - syn regulations] . [[23][[8]NBC] 's Mr. Wright] led the way in decrying the [[0]networks] ' inability to match a Time - Warner combination . [[23]He] spoke up again when [[31]the [[25]Sony] bid for [[24]Columbia]] was announced . Since [[8]NBC] 's interest in [[27]the [[12]Qintex] bid for [[13]MGM / UA]] was disclosed , [[23]Mr. Wright] has n't been available for comment . With a [[12]Qintex] deal , [[8]NBC] would move into uncharted territory -- possibly raising hackles at [[7]the studios] and in [[21]Washington] . `` It 's never really been tested , '' says [[32]William Lilley III , who as [[32]a top [[5]CBS] executive] spent years lobbying to have [[2]the rules] lifted] . [[32]He] now runs Policy Communications in [[21]Washington] , consulting to media companies . [[2]Fin - syn rules] do n't explicitly block a network from buying a passive , small stake in a company that profits from the rerun syndication [[0]networks] ca n't enjoy . Hence , [[8]NBC] might be able to take , say , a 5 % stake in a company such as [[13]MGM / UA] . If the transaction raised objections , the [[13]studio] 's syndication operations could be spun off into a separate firm in which [[8]the network] does n't have a direct stake . But such convolutions would still block [[0]the networks] from grabbing a big chunk of the riches of syndication . Under [[2]current rules] , even when [[33]a network] fares well with a 100 % - owned series -- [[3]ABC] , for example , made a killing in broadcasting [[3]its] popular crime / comedy `` Moonlighting '' -- [[33]it] is n't allowed to share in the continuing proceeds when the reruns are sold to local stations . Instead , [[3]ABC] will have to sell off the rights for a one - time fee . [[0]The networks] admit that the chances of getting the relief [[0]they] want are slim -- for several years at the least . Six years ago [[0]they] were tantalizingly close . [[34]The Reagan - era Federal Communications Commission] had [[35]ruled] in favor of killing most of [[2]the rules] . Various evidence , including a Brookings Institution study of some 800 series that [[0]the networks] had aired and had partly owned in the 1960s , showed [[0]the networks] did n't wield undue control over [[7]the studios] as had been alleged . But just eight days before [[2]the rules] were to die , former President Ronald Reagan , a one - time actor , intervened on behalf of [[6]Hollywood] . [[35]The [[34]FCC] effort] collapsed . [[16]The [[0]networks] and [[7]studios]] have bickered ever since . [[0]Network] officials involved in the [[7]studio] talks may hope the foreign influx [[36]builds] more support in [[21]Washington] , but [[36]that] seems unlikely . In [[10]Congress] , [[37]the issue] falters : [[37]It] 's about money , not program quality , and [[6]Hollywood] has lots of clout given [[6]its] fund raising for senators and representatives overseeing [[37]the issue] . [[39]A spokesman for [[38]Rep. Edward J. Markey -LRB- D - Mass. -RRB- , who heads a subcommittee that oversees [[34]the FCC] ,]] says [[38]Mr. Markey] feels `` the world has been forever changed by [[31]the Sony - Columbia deal] . '' But [[39]he] said [[38]Mr. Markey] hopes this pushes [[16]the [[0]networks] and [[7]studios]] to work [[37]it] out on [[16]their] own . And at [[34]the FCC] , meanwhile , [[40]new Chairman Alfred C. Sikes] has said [[40]he] wants [[16]the two sides] to hammer out [[16]their] own plan .


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[[0]Recognition Equipment Inc.] said [[0]it] settled [[2]a civil action] filed against [[0]it] by [[1]the federal government] on behalf of [[3]the U.S. Postal Service] . [[1]The government] sued [[0]the company] in April , seeking $ 23,000 and other unspecified damages related to [[5]an alleged contract - steering scheme] . [[2]The suit] named [[0]the company] , former chief executive officer William G. Moore Jr. , [[6]former vice president Robert W. Reedy] and five defendants who were n't part of [[0]the company] . [[2]The suit] charged [[7]the defendants] with causing Peter E. Voss , an ex-member of [[3]the Postal Service] board of governors , to accept $ 23,000 in bribes , kickbacks and gratuities . [[4]Mr. Voss] was previously sentenced to four years in prison and fined $ 11,000 for [[4]his] role in [[5]the scheme] . In [[5]the agreement] , [[0]Recognition] agreed to pay the government $ 20,000 in return for the release of all claims against [[0]the company] , Mr. Moore and [[6]Mr. Reedy] . [[7]The five additional defendants] were n't parties to [[5]the settlement] . A trial on criminal allegations against [[0]the company] and the same two former executives began Sept. 27 in federal court for [[8]the District of Columbia] . They were [[9]indicted] last October on charges of fraud , theft and conspiracy related to an effort to win $ 400 million in [[3]Postal Service] equipment contracts by [[8]the maker of data management equipment] . [[0]The company] and [[0]its] executives deny [[9]the charges] . In a related development , [[0]Recognition Equipment] said [[3]the Postal Service] has barred [[0]the company] from bidding on postal contracts for an additional 120 days . [[3]The Postal Service] originally [[10]suspended] [[0]the company] Oct. 7 , 1988 , and has been renewing the ban ever since . [[0]The company] said [[0]it] will continue to pursue a lifting of [[10]the suspension] .

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[[2]Recognition Equipment Inc.] said [[2]it] [[0]settled] [[3]a civil action filed against [[2]it] by [[4]the federal government] on behalf of [[1]the U.S. Postal Service]] . [[4]The government] [[3]sued] [[2]the company] in April , seeking $ 23,000 and other unspecified damages related to [[5]an alleged contract - steering scheme] . [[3]The suit] named [[9][[2]the company] , [[6]former chief executive officer William G. Moore Jr.] , [[8]former vice president Robert W. Reedy] and [[7]five defendants who were n't part of [[2]the company]]] . [[3]The suit] charged [[9]the defendants] with causing [[10]Peter E. Voss , an ex-member of the [[1]Postal Service] board of governors ,] to accept $ 23,000 in bribes , kickbacks and gratuities . [[10]Mr. Voss] was previously sentenced to four years in prison and fined $ 11,000 for [[10]his] role in [[5]the scheme] . In [[0]the agreement] , [[2]Recognition] [[0]agreed] to pay [[4]the government] $ 20,000 in return for the release of all claims against [[11][[2]the company] , [[6]Mr. Moore] and [[8]Mr. Reedy]] . [[7]The five additional defendants] were n't parties to [[0]the settlement] . A trial on criminal allegations against [[11][[2]the company] and [[12]the same two former executives]] began Sept. 27 in federal court for the District of Columbia . [[11]They] were indicted last October on [[13]charges of fraud , theft and conspiracy related to an effort to win $ 400 million in [[1]Postal Service] equipment contracts by [[2]the maker of data management equipment]] . [[11][[2]The company] and [[12][[2]its] executives]] deny [[13]the charges] . In a related development , [[2]Recognition Equipment] said [[1]the Postal Service] has barred [[2]the company] from bidding on postal contracts for an additional 120 days . [[1]The Postal Service] originally [[14]suspended] [[2]the company] Oct. 7 , 1988 , and has been renewing the ban ever since . [[2]The company] said [[2]it] will continue to pursue a lifting of [[14]the suspension] .


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[[3]Walter Sisulu] and the African National Congress came home yesterday . After 26 years in prison , Mr. Sisulu , the 77 - year - old former secretary - general of the liberation movement , was dropped off at [[4][[0]his] house] by a prison services ' van just as the sun was coming up . At the same time , six ANC colleagues , five of whom were arrested with [[0]him] in 1963 and sentenced to life imprisonment , were reunited with their families at various places around [[2]the country] . And as [[1]the graying men] returned to [[1]their] homes , the ANC , outlawed in [[2]South Africa] since 1960 and still considered to be the chief public enemy by [[10]the white government] , defiantly returned to the streets of [[2]the country 's] black townships . A huge [[6]ANC] flag , with black , green and gold stripes , was hoisted over the rickety gate at [[4][[3]Mr. Sisulu 's] modest house] , while on the street out front , [[5]boys] displayed the ANC colors on [[5]their] shirts , caps and scarves . At the small four - room home of Elias Motsoaledi , a leading [[6]ANC] unionist and a former commander in the group 's armed wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe , well - wishers stuck little ANC flags in their hair and a man tooted on an antelope horn wrapped in [[6]ANC] ribbons . `` [[8]I] am happy to see the spirit of [[9]the people] , '' said [[7][[3]Mr. Sisulu] , looking dapper in a new gray suit] . As the crowd outside [[7][[4]his] home] shouted `` ANC , [[6]ANC] , '' [[8]the old man] shot [[8]his] fists into the air . `` [[7]I] 'm inspired by the mood of [[9]the people] . '' Under the laws of the land , [[6]the ANC] remains an illegal organization , and [[6]its] headquarters are still in Lusaka , Zambia . But the unconditional release of the seven leaders , who once formed the intellectual and organizational core of [[6]the ANC] , is a de facto unbanning of the movement and the rebirth of [[6]its] internal wing . `` [[10]The government] can never put [[6]the ANC] back into the bottle again , '' said Cassim Saloojee , a veteran anti-apartheid activist on hand to welcome [[3]Mr. Sisulu] . `` [[11]Things] have gone too far for [[10]the government] to stop [[11]them] now . There 's no turning back . '' There was certainly no stopping the tide of ANC emotion last night , when hundreds of people jammed into the Holy Cross Anglican Church in Soweto for what became the first ANC rally in [[14]the country] in 30 years . Deafening chants of `` [[6]ANC] '' and `` Umkhonto we Sizwe '' shook the church as the seven aging men vowed that [[6]the ANC] would continue [[6]its] fight against [[10]the government] and the policies of racial segregation on all fronts , including the armed struggle . And [[12]they] called on [[10]the government] to release Nelson Mandela , [[6]the ANC 's] leading figure , who was jailed with [[12]them] and remains in prison . Without him , said [[3]Mr. Sisulu] , the freeing of the others `` is only a half - measure . '' [[13]President F.W. de Klerk] released the ANC men -- along with one of the founding members of the Pan Africanist Congress , a rival liberation group -- as part of [[13]his] efforts to create a climate of trust and peace in which [[13][[10]his] government] can begin negotiations with black leaders over a new constitution aimed at giving blacks a voice in national government . But [[17]Pretoria] may instead be creating a climate for more turmoil and uncertainty in [[14]this racially divided country] . As other repressive governments , particularly Poland and the Soviet Union , have recently discovered , initial steps to open up society can create a momentum for radical change that becomes difficult , if not impossible , to control . As the days go by , [[10]the South African government] will be ever more hard pressed to justify the continued imprisonment of [[18]Mr. Mandela] as well as the continued banning of the ANC and enforcement of the state of emergency . If [[10]it] does n't yield on these matters , and eventually begin talking directly to [[6]the ANC] , the expectations and promise raised by [[19]yesterday 's releases] will turn to disillusionment and unrest . If [[10]it] does , the large number of right - wing whites , who oppose any concessions to the black majority , will step up [[15]their] agitation and threats to take matters into [[15]their] own hands . The newly released [[6]ANC] leaders also will be under enormous pressure . [[10]The government] is watching [[16]closely] to see if [[16]their] presence in [[14]the townships] leads to increased anti-government protests and violence ; if [[10]it] does , [[17]Pretoria] will use this as a reason to keep [[18]Mr. Mandela] behind bars . [[17]Pretoria] has n't forgotten why they were all sentenced to life imprisonment in the first place : for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow [[10]the government] . In addition , [[10]the government] is figuring that [[19]the releases] could create a split between the internal and external wings of [[6]the ANC] and between the newly freed leaders and those activists who have emerged as leaders inside [[10]the country] during their imprisonment . In order to head off any divisions , [[18]Mr. Mandela] , in a meeting with [[20][[18]his] colleagues] before [[20]they] were released , instructed [[20]them] to report to the ANC headquarters in Lusaka as soon as possible . [[20]The men] also will be faced with bridging the generation gap between [[20]themselves] and [[10]the country 's] many militant black youths , the so - called young lions who are anxious to see the old lions in action . Says Peter Mokaba , president of [[21]the South African Youth Congress] : `` [[21]We] will be expecting [[20]them] to act like leaders of [[6]the ANC] . '' [[20]They] never considered [[20]themselves] to be anything else . At last night 's rally , [[20]they] called on [[20]their] followers to be firm , yet disciplined , in [[20]their] opposition to apartheid . `` [[21]We] emphasize discipline because [[21]we] know that [[10]the government] is very , very sensitive , '' said Andrew Mlangeni , another early Umkhonto leader who is now 63 . `` [[10]We] want to see [[22][[18]Nelson Mandela] and all [[10]our] comrades] out of prison , and if [[10]we] are n't disciplined [[10]we] may not see [[22]them] here with [[10]us] .

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[[1]Walter Sisulu] and [[3]the African National Congress] came [[0]home] [[2]yesterday] . After 26 years in prison , [[1]Mr. Sisulu , the 77 - year - old former secretary - general of [[4]the liberation movement] ,] was dropped off at [[1][[0]his] house] by a prison services ' van just as the sun was coming up . At the same time , [[5]six [[3]ANC] colleagues , five of whom were arrested with [[1]him] in 1963 and sentenced to life imprisonment ,] were reunited with [[5]their] families at various places around [[6]the country] . And as [[7]the graying men] returned to [[7]their] homes , [[3]the ANC , outlawed in [[6]South Africa] since 1960 and still considered to be the chief public enemy by [[6]the white government] ,] defiantly returned to the streets of [[8]the [[6]country] 's black townships] . A huge [[3]ANC] flag , with black , green and gold stripes , was hoisted over the rickety gate at [[1][[0]Mr. Sisulu 's] modest house] , while on the street out front , [[9]boys] displayed the [[3]ANC] colors on [[9]their] shirts , caps and scarves . At the small four - room home of Elias Motsoaledi , a leading ANC unionist and a former commander in [[11]the [[3]group] 's armed wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe] , [[10]well - wishers] stuck little [[3]ANC] flags in [[10]their] hair and a man tooted on an antelope horn wrapped in [[3]ANC] ribbons . `` [[1]I] am happy to see the spirit of the people , '' said [[1]Mr. Sisulu] , looking dapper in a new gray suit . As the crowd outside [[1][[0]his] home] shouted `` [[3]ANC] , [[3]ANC] , '' [[1]the old man] shot [[1]his] fists into the air . `` [[1]I] 'm inspired by the mood of the people . '' Under the laws of [[6]the land] , [[3]the ANC] remains an illegal organization , and [[13][[3]its] headquarters] are still in [[12]Lusaka , Zambia] . But [[14]the unconditional release of [[7]the seven leaders , who once formed the intellectual and organizational core of [[3]the ANC] ,]] is a de facto unbanning of [[4]the movement] and the rebirth of [[4]its] internal wing . `` [[6]The government] can never put [[3]the ANC] back into the bottle again , '' said Cassim Saloojee , a veteran anti-apartheid activist on hand to welcome [[1]Mr. Sisulu] . `` Things have gone too far for [[6]the government] to stop [[3]them] now . There 's no turning back . '' There was certainly no stopping the tide of [[3]ANC] emotion last night , when [[15]hundreds of [[15]people]] jammed into [[16]the Holy Cross Anglican Church in Soweto] for what became [[17]the first [[3]ANC] rally in [[6]the country] in 30 years] . Deafening chants of `` [[3]ANC] '' and `` [[11]Umkhonto we Sizwe] '' shook [[16]the church] as [[7]the seven aging men] vowed that [[3]the ANC] would continue [[3]its] fight against [[6]the government] and the policies of racial segregation on all fronts , including the armed struggle . And [[7]they] called on [[6]the government] to release [[18]Nelson Mandela , the ANC 's leading figure , who was jailed with [[7]them] and remains in prison] . Without [[18]him] , said [[1]Mr. Sisulu] , [[14]the freeing of [[7]the others]] `` is only a half - measure . '' [[19]President F.W. de Klerk] released [[7]the [[3]ANC] men] -- along with one of the founding members of the Pan Africanist Congress , a rival liberation group -- as part of [[19]his] efforts to create a climate of trust and peace in which [[19][[6]his] government] can begin negotiations with black leaders over a new constitution aimed at giving blacks a voice in national government . But [[6]Pretoria] may instead be creating a climate for more turmoil and uncertainty in [[6]this racially divided country] . As other repressive governments , particularly Poland and the Soviet Union , have recently discovered , initial steps to open up society can create a momentum for radical change that becomes difficult , if not impossible , to control . As the days go by , [[6]the South African government] will be ever more hard pressed to justify [[20]the continued imprisonment of [[18]Mr. Mandela] as well as the continued banning of [[3]the ANC] and enforcement of the state of emergency] . If [[6]it] does n't yield on [[20]these matters] , and eventually begin talking directly to [[3]the ANC] , the expectations and promise raised by [[14][[2]yesterday] 's releases] will turn to disillusionment and unrest . If [[6]it] does , [[21]the large number of [[21]right - wing whites , who oppose any concessions to the black majority ,]] will step up [[22][[21]their] [[22]agitation and threats to take matters into [[21]their] own hands]] . [[7]The newly released [[3]ANC] leaders] also will be under enormous pressure . [[6]The government] is watching closely to see if [[24][[7]their] presence in [[8]the townships]] leads to [[23]increased anti-government protests and violence] ; if [[24]it] does , [[6]Pretoria] will use [[23]this] as a reason to keep [[18]Mr. Mandela] behind bars . [[6]Pretoria] has n't forgotten why [[7]they] were all sentenced to life imprisonment in the first place : for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow [[6]the government] . In addition , [[6]the government] is figuring that [[14]the releases] could create a split between the internal and external wings of [[3]the ANC] and between [[7]the newly freed leaders] and those activists who have emerged as leaders inside [[6]the country] during [[7]their] imprisonment . In order to head off any divisions , [[18]Mr. Mandela] , in a meeting with [[18][[7]his] colleagues] before [[7]they] were released , instructed [[7]them] to report to [[13]the [[3]ANC] headquarters in [[12]Lusaka]] as soon as possible . [[7]The men] also will be faced with bridging the generation gap between [[7]themselves] and the [[6]country] 's many militant black youths , the so - called young lions who are anxious to see [[7]the old lions] in action . Says Peter Mokaba , president of [[25]the South African Youth Congress] : `` [[25]We] will be expecting [[7]them] to act like leaders of [[3]the ANC] . '' [[7]They] never considered [[7]themselves] to be anything else . At [[17]last night 's rally] , [[7]they] called on [[26][[7]their] followers] to be firm , yet disciplined , in [[26]their] opposition to apartheid . `` [[11]We] emphasize discipline because [[11]we] know that [[6]the government] is very , very sensitive , '' said Andrew Mlangeni , another early [[11]Umkhonto] leader who is now 63 . `` [[11]We] want to see [[27][[18]Nelson Mandela] and all our comrades] out of prison , and if [[11]we] are n't disciplined [[11]we] may not see [[27]them] here with [[11]us] .


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , February 16th Recently , [[0]the Import and Export Bank of China] won a bond credit rating of AA - in Japan , which is currently the highest bond rating given to a Chinese bank by the Japanese financial market . [[1]The Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan] determined the bond credit rating of Import and Export Bank of China to be AA - , which is consistent with the internal rating given to the Chinese sovereign credit ranking by the Japan Assessment Institution . Last October , [[0]the Import and Export Bank of China] invited Nomura Securities of [[2]Japan] to be advisors , and submitted a formal assessment application to [[1]the Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan] , a famous assessment institution in [[2]Japan] . The reason behind the decision by [[0]the Import and Export Bank of China] to obtain a credit rating in [[2]Japan] first is to prepare for entry into the international capital market for financing , so as to expand sources of funds , and to support the export of Chinese electromechanical products and complete sets of equipment . Through such modes as written presentations and field studies , etc. [[0]the Import and Export Bank of China] comprehensively presented the situation of China 's financial system reform since the beginning of the year , the background on the establishment of the bank , management and operations of [[3]the bank] , the current situation of [[3]the bank 's] business development and [[3]its] future development objectives to the Commune Bond Research Institute , resulting in a deeper understanding of [[0]the Import and Export Bank of China] . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , February 16th Recently , [[1]the Import and Export Bank of China] won [[0]a bond credit rating of AA -] in [[2]Japan] , which is currently the highest bond rating given to a Chinese bank by the Japanese financial market . [[3]The Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan] determined [[0]the bond credit rating of [[1]Import and Export Bank of China]] to be AA - , which is consistent with the internal rating given to the Chinese sovereign credit ranking by the Japan Assessment Institution . Last October , [[1]the Import and Export Bank of China] invited Nomura Securities of [[2]Japan] to be advisors , and submitted a formal assessment application to [[3]the Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan , a famous assessment institution in [[2]Japan]] . The reason behind the decision by [[1]the Import and Export Bank of China] to obtain a credit rating in [[2]Japan] first is to prepare for entry into the international capital market for financing , so as to expand sources of funds , and to support the export of Chinese electromechanical products and complete sets of equipment . Through such modes as written presentations and field studies , etc. [[1]the Import and Export Bank of China] comprehensively presented the situation of China 's financial system reform since the beginning of the year , the background on the establishment of [[1]the bank] , management and operations of [[1]the bank] , the current situation of the [[1]bank] 's business development and [[1]its] future development objectives to [[3]the Commune Bond Research Institute] , resulting in a deeper understanding of [[1]the Import and Export Bank of China] . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Taiyuan , February 7 , by reporter Baohong Shan and intern Jingguo Hu [[0]The Fenglingdu economic development zone] , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of three provinces in China - Shanxi , Shaanxi and Henan - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot . [[0]The Fenglingdu economic development zone] is the only one within the borders of China built on the basis of a small town . [[0]It] is also a new channel for Shanxi , an inland province , to contact the outside world . After more than three years ' construction , [[0]this development zone] has begun to take shape and has become a comprehensive wholesale market for the circulation of a variety of commodities , such as timber , medicine , tobacco , clothing , grain and oil , industrial products , etc . At present , high - rise buildings look like a forest and merchants crowd in [[0]the development zone] . The construction of the New Golden Triangle Mall , a modern multifunctional business center costing 60 million yuan , has nearly come to an end . 2000 program - controlled telephones have been put into use and the 10 kV high voltage circuit is running normally , attracting a large number of investors . The products of more than 30 factories , such as those lemon factories , spice factories and special paint factories , etc. , are continuously transported to all parts of the inland . The three recently constructed hospitals specializing in orthopedics , gynecology and pediatrics have advanced equipment and are open to patients . The rapidly growing golden triangle draws the attention of overseas traveling merchants . At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , France , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Taiyuan , February 7 , by reporter Baohong Shan and intern Jingguo Hu [[0]The Fenglingdu economic development zone , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of three provinces in [[1]China] - [[2]Shanxi] , Shaanxi and Henan -] increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot . [[0]The Fenglingdu economic development zone] is the only one within the borders of [[1]China] built on the basis of a small town . [[0]It] is also a new channel for [[2]Shanxi , an inland province] , to contact the outside world . After more than three years ' construction , [[0]this development zone] has begun to take shape and has become a comprehensive wholesale market for the circulation of a variety of commodities , such as timber , medicine , tobacco , clothing , grain and oil , industrial products , etc . At present , high - rise buildings look like a forest and merchants crowd in [[0]the development zone] . The construction of the New Golden Triangle Mall , a modern multifunctional business center costing 60 million yuan , has nearly come to an end . 2000 program - controlled telephones have been put into use and the 10 kV high voltage circuit is running normally , attracting a large number of investors . The products of more than 30 factories , such as those lemon factories , spice factories and special paint factories , etc. , are continuously transported to all parts of the inland . The three recently constructed hospitals specializing in orthopedics , gynecology and pediatrics have advanced equipment and are open to patients . [[0]The rapidly growing golden triangle] draws the attention of overseas traveling merchants . At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , France , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , March 23rd , by reporter Wen Chao Approved by the Bank of China , five insurance companies such as the Taikang Life Insurance Stock Company Ltd. , etc. , are anxiously preparing to be established . It was found that among the five insurance companies to be recently established , three are national and two are regional . Dongsheng Chen , director of the preparatory office of Taikang Life Insurance Company , Ltd. , says that [[0]the company] will be established according to the modern enterprise system , that [[0]it] was initiated by China International Travel Service , and the China Foreign Trade Transportation Head Company , etc. , and that [[0]it] will raise 500 million yuan RMB as enterprise juridical person 's capital stock . There are 26 insurance companies now in [[1]China] and more than one hundred overseas insurance companies that have established administrative organizations in [[1]China] . People in insurance circles say that as [[1]China 's] insurance market gradually opens to the outside world , it is extremely important to develop national insurance business quickly . The five insurance companies approved to be established this time can be said to be a big move . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , March 23rd , by reporter Wen Chao Approved by the Bank of China , [[1]five insurance companies such as [[0]the Taikang Life Insurance Stock Company Ltd.] , etc.] , are anxiously preparing to be established . It was found that among [[1]the five insurance companies to be recently established] , three are national and two are regional . Dongsheng Chen , director of the preparatory office of [[0]Taikang Life Insurance Company , Ltd.] , says that [[0]the company] will be established according to the modern enterprise system , that [[0]it] was initiated by China International Travel Service , and the China Foreign Trade Transportation Head Company , etc. , and that [[0]it] will raise 500 million yuan RMB as enterprise juridical person 's capital stock . There are 26 insurance companies now in [[2]China] and more than one hundred overseas insurance companies that have established administrative organizations in [[2]China] . People in insurance circles say that as [[2]China 's] insurance market gradually opens to the outside world , it is extremely important to develop national insurance business quickly . [[1]The five insurance companies approved to be established this time] can be said to be a big move . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [[4]April 5th] , by reporter Guocheng Jiang " Five years ago , when [[0]China 's] digital telephone program - controlled switch market was monopolized by various brands of foreign products , we worried about whether [[0]China] could successfully develop digital program - controlled switches . [[2]Today] , domestically produced high - performance telephone program - controlled telephone switches already account for 36 % of the domestic market share . " " When [[1][[0]China 's] National Meteorological Bureau] bought mainframe computers from Cray Inc. of the U.S. , [[1]it] just sold us two processors . [[2]Today] , the maximum computing speed of [[7][[6]the ' Dawn 1000 '] computer] [[3]we] developed [[3]ourselves] has already reached 2.5 billion operations per second , exceeding the speed of the computer sold to us by Cray Inc. " This is part of the speech delivered at the working meeting of [[5]the " 863 Program "] [[4]today] by Jian Song , State council member and concurrently director of the National Science Commission . [[5]The " 863 Program "] is [[11][[0]China 's] high - tech research program] , initiated in [[10]1986] . Western developed countries have always restricted the export of important high - tech products , such as high - performance large - scale digital telephone program - controlled switches and supercomputers , to [[0]China] . [[8]Jian Song] said that " [[2]Today] , [[0]China] is capable of producing more than 10,000 sets of digital telephone program - controlled switches , and the chief designer of this kind of switch is only 28 years old , graduating from Wuhan University . " Most of the research staff who successfully developed [[7][[6]the ' Dawning 1000 '] computer] last year are young people about 30 years old . [[2]Today] , [[8]Jian Song] said to hundreds of high - tech experts representatives and science and technology officials attending the meeting : " The series of achievements [[9]we] have made in the development and industrialization of high - tech help [[9]us] to further overcome timid thoughts that high - tech is unattainable . They have greatly enhanced [[0]our whole nation 's] courage and confidence in realizing socialist modernization . " [[5]The " 863 Program "] , with a total investment of 10 billion yuan RMB and a duration of 15 years , since [[0]its] implementation in [[10]1986] , has gained breakthroughs in a large number of significant key fields of technology . [[0]It] has greatly narrowed the gap between [[11][[0]China 's] high - tech] and the internationally advanced levels , and has promoted the modernization of civilian industry and the national defense industry . In the civilian fields of biotechnology , information technology , automation technology , energy technology and new materials technology alone , more than 1200 research achievements have been made , of which 560 have reached internationally advanced levels . This aside , [[0]China] has scheduled more than 400 research projects in the fields of aerospace technology and laser technology , involving space science and application , jumbo carrier rockets , space stations , space shuttle transportation systems , and has made phased achievements in certain key technology fields . [[8]Jian Song] also cited the significant achievements that the internationally advanced level gained in fields such as agricultural biotechnology , biomedicine , genetic engineering , lasers , robotics , etc . For example , a Chinese developed genetically engineered [[12]Hepatitis B] vaccine and an " a " interferon for blocking the progress of [[12]Hepatitis B] have entered the market , which is good news for the 120 million [[12]Hepatitis B] virus carriers in [[0]China] . Later stages of [[12]Hepatitis B] often develop into liver cancer . [[0]China] has determined [[0]its] focus of high - tech research for the coming five years , and set about drawing up the next century 's high - tech research plans . Finally , [[8]Jian Song] said , " Whether our own high - tech and [[0]its] industry can be successful is related to the success or failure of [[0]China 's] undertaking of modernization , and is related to the rise and fall of the Chinese people . To vigorously develop high - tech and establish a powerful national high - tech industry in [[0]our country] as soon as possible is an urgent task currently facing [[0]China 's] scientific and technological circles and economic circles . " -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , April 5th , by reporter Guocheng Jiang " Five years ago , when [[0]China 's] digital telephone program - controlled switch market was monopolized by various brands of foreign products , [[0]we] worried about whether [[0]China] could successfully develop digital program - controlled switches . [[1]Today] , domestically produced high - performance telephone program - controlled telephone switches already account for 36 % of the domestic market share . " " When [[0]China 's] National Meteorological Bureau bought mainframe computers from [[2]Cray Inc. of the U.S.] , [[2]it] just sold [[0]us] two processors . [[1]Today] , the maximum computing speed of [[3]the ' Dawn 1000 ' computer [[0]we] developed [[0]ourselves]] has already reached 2.5 billion operations per second , exceeding the speed of the computer sold to [[0]us] by [[2]Cray Inc.] " This is part of the speech delivered at [[6]the working meeting of [[5]the " 863 Program "]] [[1]today] by [[4]Jian Song , State council member and concurrently director of the National Science Commission] . [[5]The " 863 Program "] is [[0]China 's] high - tech research program , [[8]initiated] in [[7]1986] . Western developed countries have always restricted the export of important high - tech products , such as high - performance large - scale digital telephone program - controlled switches and supercomputers , to [[0]China] . [[4]Jian Song] said that " [[1]Today] , [[0]China] is capable of producing more than 10,000 sets of digital telephone program - controlled switches , and the chief designer of this kind of switch is only 28 years old , graduating from Wuhan University . " Most of the research staff who successfully developed [[3]the ' Dawning 1000 ' computer] last year are young people about 30 years old . [[1]Today] , [[4]Jian Song] said to hundreds of high - tech experts representatives and science and technology officials attending [[6]the meeting] : " [[9]The series of achievements [[0]we] have made in the development and industrialization of high - tech] help [[0]us] to further overcome timid thoughts that high - tech is unattainable . [[9]They] have greatly enhanced [[0]our whole nation 's] courage and confidence in realizing socialist modernization . " [[5]The " 863 Program "] , with a total investment of 10 billion yuan RMB and a duration of 15 years , since [[8][[5]its] implementation in [[7]1986]] , has gained breakthroughs in a large number of significant key fields of technology . [[5]It] has greatly narrowed the gap between [[10][[0]China 's] high - tech] and the internationally advanced levels , and has promoted the modernization of civilian industry and the national defense industry . In the civilian fields of biotechnology , information technology , automation technology , energy technology and new materials technology alone , more than 1200 research achievements have been made , of which 560 have reached internationally advanced levels . This aside , [[0]China] has scheduled more than 400 research projects in the fields of aerospace technology and laser technology , involving space science and application , jumbo carrier rockets , space stations , space shuttle transportation systems , and has made phased achievements in certain key technology fields . [[4]Jian Song] also cited the significant achievements that the internationally advanced level gained in fields such as agricultural biotechnology , biomedicine , genetic engineering , lasers , robotics , etc . For example , a Chinese developed genetically engineered [[11]Hepatitis B] vaccine and an " a " interferon for blocking the progress of [[11]Hepatitis B] have entered the market , which is good news for the 120 million [[11]Hepatitis B] virus carriers in [[0]China] . Later stages of [[11]Hepatitis B] often develop into liver cancer . [[0]China] has determined [[0]its] focus of high - tech research for the coming five years , and set about drawing up the next century 's high - tech research plans . Finally , [[4]Jian Song] said , " Whether [[10][[0]our] own high - tech] and [[10]its] industry can be successful is related to the success or failure of [[0]China 's] undertaking of modernization , and is related to the rise and fall of [[0]the Chinese people] . To vigorously develop high - tech and establish a powerful national high - tech industry in [[0]our country] as soon as possible is an urgent task currently facing [[0]China 's] scientific and technological circles and economic circles . " -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Nanjing , December 16 , by wire -LRB- reporter Fang Zhou -RRB- - The investment of foreign capital in agriculture in [[0]Jiangsu province] is increasing daily . To date , the number of projects with direct foreign investment in agriculture in [[0]Jiangsu province] has reached 800 , with a sum of money of more than 800 million US dollars . An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that , since 1994 the number of " three - capital " enterprises that have been approved by [[0]the agricultural system of [[0]Jiangsu province]] has exceeded 500 , and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars , which represented threefold and sevenfold increases , respectively , over the years before 1993 . The foreign investment increase from the US , Japan and Singapore was comparatively larger . The proportion of foreign investment in the new projects is growing larger and larger and the number of exclusively foreign - owned enterprises has markedly increased . The rapid increase in foreign investment has , to a certain extent , made up for investment shortfalls in agriculture in [[0]Jiangsu province] and has expedited the development and utilization of agricultural resources . According to statistics , currently in [[0]Jiangsu province] the enterprises for processing agricultural and allied products that have output values exceeding 100 million yuan RMB already number more than 100 . Using a loan from [[1]the Japanese government] and the direct investment of foreign companies , the Lianyugang Ruyi Group has built a vegetable processing and marketing enterprise that is the largest in export volume and has the greatest variety in [[1]China] at present . Using foreign investment , [[0]Jiangsu] has also introduced nearly 100 varieties of fine produce such as beer barley , California perch , Luoshi pond shrimp , fine poultry , lean meat pigs and vegetables , and flowers and plants , along with advanced production and processing technology , and [[0]it] has substantially raised agricultural production levels . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Nanjing , December 16 , by wire -LRB- reporter Fang Zhou -RRB- - The investment of foreign capital in agriculture in [[0]Jiangsu province] is increasing daily . To date , the number of projects with direct foreign investment in agriculture in [[0]Jiangsu province] has reached 800 , with a sum of money of more than 800 million US dollars . An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that , since 1994 the number of " three - capital " enterprises that have been approved by the agricultural system of [[0]Jiangsu province] has exceeded 500 , and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars , which represented threefold and sevenfold increases , respectively , over the years before 1993 . The foreign investment increase from the US , [[1]Japan] and Singapore was comparatively larger . The proportion of foreign investment in the new projects is [[2]growing] larger and larger and the number of exclusively foreign - owned enterprises has markedly increased . [[2]The rapid increase in foreign investment] has , to a certain extent , made up for investment shortfalls in agriculture in [[0]Jiangsu province] and has expedited the development and utilization of agricultural resources . According to statistics , currently in [[0]Jiangsu province] the enterprises for processing agricultural and allied products that have output values exceeding 100 million yuan RMB already number more than 100 . Using a loan from [[1]the Japanese government] and the direct investment of foreign companies , the Lianyugang Ruyi Group has built a vegetable processing and marketing enterprise that is the largest in export volume and has the greatest variety in China at present . Using foreign investment , [[0]Jiangsu] has also introduced nearly 100 varieties of fine produce such as beer barley , California perch , Luoshi pond shrimp , fine poultry , lean meat pigs and vegetables , and flowers and plants , along with advanced production and processing technology , and [[0]it] has substantially raised agricultural production levels . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Shantou] , December 20th Due to the improvement of investment environment and the good momentum of development , [[1][[0]Shantou 's] new high level technology development zone] has drawn domestic and overseas investors ' attention . Some scientists from Chaozhou that live in the US Silicon Valley have expressed their desire to come establish new high level technology industries in [[1]the zone] . The president of Motorola -LRB- China -RRB- , and some people from Ericsson also came to [[1]the development zone] to negotiate project investment , while [[2]firms from Taiwan] said that [[2]they] would establish scientific and technological and software development companies in [[1]the zone] . At present , [[1]Shangtou new high level technology development zone] has accumulatively invested 1.8 billion yuan and completed construction of 370,000 square meters of factory space . The basic necessary facilities in [[1]the zone] , such as water , electricity , communication , bonded warehouses , etc. , have been completed and put into use . By the beginning of November of [[3]this year] , there were a total of 177 projects entering [[1]the zone] , with an investment total of 6.4 billion yuan , among which foreign capital accounted for almost 50 % and 7 of the enterprises entering [[1]the zone] have been regarded as national level new high level technology enterprises . [[3]This year] , [[1]the whole zone] has accumulatively completed industrial output of 3.7 billion yuan , total income of 4.55 billion yuan from technology , industry and trade , export trade of 127.47 million US dollars and has achieved the tax and profit of 360 million yuan . At the same time , [[0]Shantou City] has also drafted and promulgated more than 10 rules , regulations , policies and measures and encouraged the establishment of technology and knowledge intensive new high level industries . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Shantou] , December 20th Due to the improvement of investment environment and the good momentum of development , [[1][[0]Shantou 's] new high level technology development zone] has drawn domestic and overseas investors ' attention . [[2]Some scientists from Chaozhou that live in the US Silicon Valley] have expressed [[2]their] desire to come establish new high level technology industries in [[1]the zone] . The president of Motorola -LRB- China -RRB- , and some people from Ericsson also came to [[1]the development zone] to negotiate project investment , while [[3]firms from Taiwan] said that [[3]they] would establish scientific and technological and software development companies in [[1]the zone] . At present , [[1][[0]Shangtou] new high level technology development zone] has accumulatively invested 1.8 billion yuan and completed construction of 370,000 square meters of factory space . The basic necessary facilities in [[1]the zone] , such as water , electricity , communication , bonded warehouses , etc. , have been completed and put into use . By the beginning of November of [[4]this year] , there were a total of 177 projects entering [[1]the zone] , with an investment total of 6.4 billion yuan , among which foreign capital accounted for almost 50 % and 7 of the enterprises entering [[1]the zone] have been regarded as national level new high level technology enterprises . [[4]This year] , [[1]the whole zone] has accumulatively completed industrial output of 3.7 billion yuan , total income of 4.55 billion yuan from technology , industry and trade , export trade of 127.47 million US dollars and has achieved the tax and profit of 360 million yuan . At the same time , [[0]Shantou City] has also drafted and promulgated more than 10 rules , regulations , policies and measures and encouraged the establishment of technology and knowledge intensive new high level industries . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Hong Kong] , December 22nd , by reporters Chengbin Sun and Dongju Zhu While receiving a special interview by reporters recently , Yuzhen Ma , special appointee to [[1]the Ministry of Foreign Affairs '] Special Appointee Office in [[0]Hong Kong] , introduced relevant affairs of [[1]the office] in its all - out assistance and support of [[1]the SAR government] in handling authorized foreign affairs by [[2]itself] in [[3]the past half year] since [[2]its] establishment . He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and [[1]the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] , in [[3]the past half year] , [[4]the Government Office] had assisted representatives of [[1]the SAR government] to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to [[1]the SAR government] ; agreed on [[1]the SAR government 's] move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided [[1]the SAR government] with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to [[0]Hong Kong] , and helped [[1]the SAR government] to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted [[1]the SAR government] in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted [[1]the SAR government] in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting [[0]Hong Kong] and [[1]the SAR government] leaders ' visiting abroad . [[5]Yuzhen Ma] thinks that the work done by [[4]the Government Office] is beneficial for maintaining [[0]Hong Kong 's] position as a center of international finance , trade , shipping , tourism , and information , is beneficial for improving the international position of [[0]Hong Kong] , and is beneficial for developing [[0]Hong Kong 's] foreign relations . [[5]He] said that [[4]the Government Office] had also actively coordinated with [[1]China 's] embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of [[1]the SAR government] for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of [[0]Hong Kong] citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of [[0]Hong Kong] fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc . Moreover , [[4]the Government Office] had also solved over ninety other cases of [[6]consul protection] . In the process of [[6]consul protection] , [[4]it] timely forwarded information provided by [[1]China 's] embassy and consulate staff to foreign countries concerning [[0]Hong Kong] citizens to [[1]the SAR government] , and timely fed back the relevant requests of their relatives to [[1]China 's] embassies and consulates to foreign countries and concerned parties . [[5]Yuzhen Ma] stressed that according to the relevant regulations in the basic law , [[1]the SAR government] enjoys a wide range of authority in foreign affairs . With regard to authorized foreign affairs , [[4]the Government Office] strictly abides by basic law regulations , and only provides [[1]the SAR government] with support and assistance , playing a co-ordination and liaison role , while [[1]the SAR government] is wholly responsible for the handling of specific affairs . [[5]He] said that safeguarding [[0]Hong Kong] citizens ' legal rights and interests overseas is an important component of the Government Office work . In the days to come , [[4]the Government Office] will further strengthen all kinds of communication and contact , improve the efficiency and quality of consular service and protection , and better safeguard the lawful rights and interests of [[0]Hong Kong] citizens abroad . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Hong Kong] , December 22nd , by reporters Chengbin Sun and Dongju Zhu While receiving a special interview by reporters recently , [[4]Yuzhen Ma , special appointee to [[5][[1]the Ministry of Foreign Affairs '] Special Appointee Office in [[0]Hong Kong]] ,] introduced relevant affairs of [[1]the office] in [[1]its] all - out assistance and support of [[2]the SAR government] in handling authorized foreign affairs by [[1]itself] in [[3]the past half year since [[1]its] establishment] . [[4]He] said that under the leadership of [[6]the Central People 's Government] and [[5]the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] , in [[3]the past half year] , [[7]the Government Office] had assisted representatives of [[2]the SAR government] to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many [[6]central government 's] authorization letters to [[2]the SAR government] ; agreed on [[2]the SAR government 's] move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided [[2]the SAR government] with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to [[0]Hong Kong] , and helped [[2]the SAR government] to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted [[2]the SAR government] in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted [[2]the SAR government] in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting [[0]Hong Kong] and the [[2]SAR] government leaders ' visiting abroad . [[4]Yuzhen Ma] thinks that the work done by [[7]the Government Office] is beneficial for maintaining [[0]Hong Kong 's] position as a center of international finance , trade , shipping , tourism , and information , is beneficial for improving the international position of [[0]Hong Kong] , and is beneficial for developing [[0]Hong Kong 's] foreign relations . [[4]He] said that [[7]the Government Office] had also actively coordinated with [[11][[9]China 's] embassies and consulates abroad] to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of [[2]the SAR government] for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of [[10][[0]Hong Kong] citizens] , such as the [[8]Phnom Penh] Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of [[0]Hong Kong] fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the [[8]Phnom Penh] Military Conflicts , etc . Moreover , [[7]the Government Office] had also solved over ninety other cases of consul protection . In the process of consul protection , [[7]it] timely forwarded information provided by [[11]China 's] embassy and consulate staff to foreign countries concerning [[10][[0]Hong Kong] citizens] to [[2]the SAR government] , and timely fed back the relevant requests of [[10]their] relatives to [[11][[9]China 's] embassies and consulates] to foreign countries and concerned parties . [[4]Yuzhen Ma] stressed that according to the relevant regulations in the basic law , [[2]the SAR government] enjoys a wide range of authority in foreign affairs . With regard to authorized foreign affairs , [[7]the Government Office] strictly abides by basic law regulations , and only provides [[2]the SAR government] with support and assistance , playing a co-ordination and liaison role , while [[2]the SAR government] is wholly responsible for the handling of specific affairs . [[4]He] said that safeguarding [[10][[0]Hong Kong] citizens '] legal rights and interests overseas is an important component of the [[7]Government Office] work . In the days to come , [[7]the Government Office] will further strengthen all kinds of communication and contact , improve the efficiency and quality of consular service and protection , and better safeguard the lawful rights and interests of [[10][[0]Hong Kong] citizens] abroad . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , December 26th [[0]This year] , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , [[1]Shenzhen] , [[5]Zhuhai] , Shantou , Xiamen and Hainan , have maintained strong growth momentum . The annual GDP of [[3]the Shenzhen Special Zone] [[0]this year] could reach 113 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over [[4]last year] . The financial revenue within the local budget is 14 billion yuan , increasing by 6.3 % . [[0]This year] , annual foreign capital actually utilized by [[1]Shenzhen] is estimated to possibly reach 2.8 billion US dollars , increasing by 15.6 % . Following [[2]Hong Kong 's] return , the economic and trade relationship between [[2]Hong Kong] and [[1]Shenzhen] has been strengthened , and the projects of joining the three large infrastructures , such as [[2]Hong Kong 's] western channel , are now progressing smoothly . [[3]The Shenzhen Special Zone] [[0]this year] has been promoting the state - owned enterprise reform and the results are remarkable . [[1]The whole city 's] gross industrial production value for [[0]this year] is estimated to reach 125.5 billion yuan , increasing by 17.5 % over [[4]last year] . A three dimensional traffic frame in [[5]Zhuhai] has preliminarily taken shape and the investment environment improves daily . A number of consortia , such as Mobil , Exxon , Amoco of the US , Shell of Holland , Yan Gu of Japan and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of [[2]Hong Kong] , etc. have one after another come and settled in [[5]Zhuhai] . According to statistics , in [[6]the first 11 months of [[0]this year]] , [[5]Zhuhai 's] recently authorized contracts for utilizing foreign capital numbered 301 . The contracted investment value was 2.46 billion US dollars , and the actually utilized foreign funds 889 million US dollars , increasing by 11.9 % over [[7]the same period [[4]last year]] . The establishment and perfection of a modern system of sea , land and air traffic makes the geographic advantages of [[3]the Shantou Special Zone] more obvious daily . By the end of [[0]this year] , the overall annual throughput capacity of the docks and ports of [[5]the whole city] will reach 21.12 million tons . Shantou airport has opened 44 international and domestic air routes . The total capacity of program - controlled telephones has reached more than 770,000 sets and one in every ten people has a mobile phone on average . Currently , Shantou City has totally authorized more than 12,000 contracts for utilizing foreign funds , and the foreign capital actually utilized is more than 5.1 billion US dollars . In [[6]the first three - quarters of [[0]this year]] , in [[5]the whole city] , there were 184 projects recently signed in which foreign businessmen invested directly , and the foreign capital actually utilized was 716 million US dollars . [[5]The whole city 's] gross export value was 3.032 billion US dollars , increasing by 84.3 % over [[7]the same period [[4]last year]] . The gross import value was 2.180 billion US dollars , increasing by 30.2 % over [[7]the same period [[4]last year]] . After [[8]Xiamen] became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits [[0]this year] , large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong , Wanhai , etc. successively started regular trips to [[8]Xiamen] . Currently , [[8]Xiamen] possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to Japan , Singapore , Korea , the US , the Mediterranean , etc . From January to October [[0]this year] , [[8]Xiamen 's] total import and export value was 6.41 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % , including exports and imports which were separately 3.52 billion US dollars and 2.89 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % . It is predicted that the annual total foreign trade import and export value will be 7.7 billion US dollars , increasing by 16 % . In [[6]the first 10 months of [[0]this year]] , [[8]Xiamen 's] state - owned enterprise 's export value was 1.637 billion US dollars , increasing by 23.6 % over [[7]the same period [[4]last year]] . Hainan Special Zone 's economy [[0]this year] is estimated to have an annual economic growth rate reaching 6.7 % , increasing by 1.9 % over [[4]last year] . [[0]This year] , it is estimated that totally achieved sales output in the industries at and above the township level in the whole province will be 23 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over [[4]last year] . Agriculture has gained further development . The output of grains , fruits , melons , vegetables and rubber gum has all reached or exceeded historical best levels . The total number of tourists coming to Hainan in [[0]the whole year] has reached 7.9 million people , and the tourism revenue is 5.5 billion yuan , increasing by 10.29 % over [[4]last year] . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , December 26th [[1]This year] , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , [[4]Shenzhen] , [[5]Zhuhai] , [[3]Shantou] , [[0]Xiamen] and [[2]Hainan] , have maintained strong growth momentum . The annual GDP of [[4]the Shenzhen Special Zone] [[1]this year] could reach 113 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over [[6]last year] . The financial revenue within the local budget is 14 billion yuan , increasing by 6.3 % . [[1]This year] , annual foreign capital actually utilized by [[4]Shenzhen] is estimated to possibly reach 2.8 billion US dollars , increasing by 15.6 % . Following [[7]Hong Kong 's] return , the economic and trade relationship between [[7]Hong Kong] and [[4]Shenzhen] has been strengthened , and the projects of joining the three large infrastructures , such as [[7]Hong Kong 's] western channel , are now progressing smoothly . [[4]The Shenzhen Special Zone] [[1]this year] has been promoting the state - owned enterprise reform and the results are remarkable . [[4]The whole city 's] gross industrial production value for [[1]this year] is estimated to reach 125.5 billion yuan , increasing by 17.5 % over [[6]last year] . A three dimensional traffic frame in [[5]Zhuhai] has preliminarily taken shape and the investment environment improves daily . A number of consortia , such as Mobil , Exxon , Amoco of [[8]the US] , Shell of Holland , Yan Gu of [[9]Japan] and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of [[7]Hong Kong] , etc. have one after another come and settled in [[5]Zhuhai] . According to statistics , in the first 11 months of [[1]this year] , [[5]Zhuhai 's] recently authorized contracts for utilizing foreign capital numbered 301 . The contracted investment value was 2.46 billion US dollars , and the actually utilized foreign funds 889 million US dollars , increasing by 11.9 % over the same period [[6]last year] . The establishment and perfection of a modern system of sea , land and air traffic makes the geographic advantages of [[3]the Shantou Special Zone] more obvious daily . By the end of [[1]this year] , the overall annual throughput capacity of the docks and ports of [[3]the whole city] will reach 21.12 million tons . [[3]Shantou] airport has opened 44 international and domestic air routes . The total capacity of program - controlled telephones has reached more than 770,000 sets and one in every ten people has a mobile phone on average . Currently , [[3]Shantou City] has totally authorized more than 12,000 contracts for utilizing foreign funds , and the foreign capital actually utilized is more than 5.1 billion US dollars . In the first three - quarters of [[1]this year] , in [[3]the whole city] , there were 184 projects recently signed in which foreign businessmen invested directly , and the foreign capital actually utilized was 716 million US dollars . [[3]The whole city 's] gross export value was 3.032 billion US dollars , increasing by 84.3 % over [[10]the same period [[6]last year]] . The gross import value was 2.180 billion US dollars , increasing by 30.2 % over [[10]the same period [[6]last year]] . After [[0]Xiamen] became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits [[1]this year] , large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong , Wanhai , etc. successively started regular trips to [[0]Xiamen] . Currently , [[0]Xiamen] possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to [[9]Japan] , Singapore , Korea , [[8]the US] , the Mediterranean , etc . From January to October [[1]this year] , [[0]Xiamen 's] total import and export value was 6.41 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % , including exports and imports which were separately 3.52 billion US dollars and 2.89 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % . It is predicted that the annual total foreign trade import and export value will be 7.7 billion US dollars , increasing by 16 % . In the first 10 months of [[1]this year] , [[0]Xiamen 's] state - owned enterprise 's export value was 1.637 billion US dollars , increasing by 23.6 % over the same period [[6]last year] . [[2]Hainan Special Zone 's] economy [[1]this year] is estimated to have an annual economic growth rate reaching 6.7 % , increasing by 1.9 % over [[6]last year] . [[1]This year] , it is estimated that totally achieved sales output in the industries at and above the township level in the whole province will be 23 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over [[6]last year] . Agriculture has gained further development . The output of grains , fruits , melons , vegetables and rubber gum has all reached or exceeded historical best levels . The total number of tourists coming to [[2]Hainan] in [[1]the whole year] has reached 7.9 million people , and the tourism revenue is 5.5 billion yuan , increasing by 10.29 % over [[6]last year] . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Hong Kong , December 30th , Taipei Jiaju Hou , a [[0]Taiwan] economist , published an article with the title " Three comments on ' do n't rush , be patient ' " in [[0]Taiwan 's] " Daily Economy " on Monday , pointing out that [[2]Taiwan authorities] ' adopting a " do n't rush , be patient " restriction policy for [[0]Taiwan] businessmen investing in [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland] would give rise to many abuses . [[3]Jiaju Hou] points out that Taiwan authorities say that " do n't rush , be patient " is to restrict large - sized [[0]Taiwan] companies from going to [[1]China 's mainland] to invest and would have no impact on medium - and small - sized companies , but this is actually not the case . Currently , [[2][[0]Taiwan] authorities] define medium - and small - sized companies as having capital of under 60 million [[0]Taiwan] dollars , but actually [[0]Taiwan 's] current medium - and small - sized companies mostly have significant scale . Taking medium and small - sized companies listed last year as top ten for example , the smallest net operating revenue of these was 3.365 billion [[0]Taiwan] dollars , the highest reached 10 billion [[0]Taiwan] dollars . Obviously , implementing a " do n't rush , be patient " policy will result in losing many business opportunities in [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland] for no reason . [[3]Jiaju Hou] believed that the " do n't rush , be patient " policy would also have influence on exports to [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland] . Because , among exports from [[1][[0]Taiwan] to [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland]] , a large portion are due to [[0]Taiwan] businessmen investing in setting up factories in [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland] and needing to ship spare parts for machines and equipment and intermediate raw materials . In recent years , [[1][[0]Taiwan 's] trade surplus with [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland]] has accumulatively reached 80 billion US dollars , which is almost the same as [[0]Taiwan 's] foreign currency reserve . While the financial storm shows no sign of relief today , the importance of this surplus is more and more obvious . How can [[0]Taiwan] decrease exports to [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland] for the sake of " do n't rush , be patient " ? Because [[4]this] will reduce [[4][[1]its] trade surplus with [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland]] . [[3]Jiaju Hou] pointed out that the " do n't rush , be patient " policy would also restrain foreign businessmen from investing in [[0]Taiwan] . Because most foreign businessmen investing in [[0]Taiwan] want to take this opportunity to jointly invest in [[1][[0]our country 's] mainland] with [[0]Taiwan] investments . Therefore , this policy , while blocking the development of local enterprises , will also limit foreign businessmen 's wishes to invest in [[0]Taiwan] . It is reported that [[3]Jiaju Hou] has successively published 3 articles in [[0]Taiwan] newspapers on the " do n't rush , be patient " policy , pointing out to [[0]Taiwan] authorities that this erroneous mainland economic and trade policy violates the " basic philosophy of free economy " , and hopes that Taiwan authorities " are warned of the consequences " .

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Xinhua News Agency , Hong Kong , December 30th , Taipei [[3]Jiaju Hou , a [[0]Taiwan] economist ,] published an article with the title " Three comments on ' do n't rush , be patient ' " in [[0]Taiwan 's] " Daily Economy " on Monday , pointing out that [[0]Taiwan] authorities ' adopting a " do n't rush , be patient " restriction policy for [[0]Taiwan] businessmen investing in [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland] would give rise to many abuses . [[3]Jiaju Hou] points out that [[0]Taiwan] authorities say that " do n't rush , be patient " is to restrict large - sized [[0]Taiwan] companies from going to [[2][[1]China 's] mainland] to invest and would have no impact on medium - and small - sized companies , but this is actually not the case . Currently , [[0]Taiwan] authorities define medium - and small - sized companies as having capital of under 60 million [[0]Taiwan] dollars , but actually [[0]Taiwan 's] current medium - and small - sized companies mostly have significant scale . Taking [[4]medium and small - sized companies listed last year] as top ten for example , the smallest net operating revenue of [[4]these] was 3.365 billion [[0]Taiwan] dollars , the highest reached 10 billion [[0]Taiwan] dollars . Obviously , implementing [[5]a " do n't rush , be patient " policy] will result in losing many business opportunities in [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland] for no reason . [[3]Jiaju Hou] believed that [[5]the " do n't rush , be patient " policy] would also have influence on exports to [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland] . Because , among exports from [[0]Taiwan] to [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland] , a large portion are due to [[0]Taiwan] businessmen investing in setting up factories in [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland] and needing to ship spare parts for machines and equipment and intermediate raw materials . In recent years , [[6][[0]Taiwan 's] trade surplus with [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland]] has accumulatively reached 80 billion US dollars , which is almost the same as [[0]Taiwan 's] foreign currency reserve . While the financial storm shows no sign of relief today , the importance of [[6]this surplus] is more and more obvious . How can [[0]Taiwan] [[7]decrease] exports to [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland] for the sake of " do n't rush , be patient " ? Because [[7]this] will reduce [[6][[0]its] trade surplus with [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland]] . [[3]Jiaju Hou] pointed out that [[5]the " do n't rush , be patient " policy] would also restrain foreign businessmen from investing in [[0]Taiwan] . Because most foreign businessmen investing in [[0]Taiwan] want to take this opportunity to jointly invest in [[2][[1]our country 's] mainland] with [[0]Taiwan] investments . Therefore , [[5]this policy] , while blocking the development of local enterprises , will also limit foreign businessmen 's wishes to invest in [[0]Taiwan] . It is reported that [[3]Jiaju Hou] has successively published 3 articles in [[0]Taiwan] newspapers on [[5]the " do n't rush , be patient " policy] , pointing out to [[0]Taiwan] authorities that [[5]this erroneous mainland economic and trade policy] violates the " basic philosophy of free economy " , and hopes that [[0]Taiwan] authorities " are warned of the consequences " .


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [[2]January 10] , by wire [[3][[1]China 's] land - based petroleum industry] achieved great success in [[0]the past year] : 10 oil gas fields with 100 million ton reserves were discovered in [[0]the whole year] . The decreasing speed of eastern crude oil fields has slowed down clearly , whereas the increasing speed of western crude oil fields has been constantly accelerating . The strategic pattern of " stabilizing the east and developing the west " has basically taken shape . This was news passed from the working meeting of [[1]China 's] Petroleum & Natural Gas Corporation convened [[2]today] . At [[5]the meeting] , [[4]Yongkang Zhou , the general manager ,] conveyed congratulations on successes achieved by [[3][[1]China 's] land - based oil industry] and requirements for future work from Bangguo Wu , member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CCP and vice premier of the State Council when listening to the working report of the head office the other day . [[4]Bangguo Wu] pointed out that [[3][[1]China 's] land - based petroleum industry] achieved great success last year , and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with the previous year ; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas , [[3]its] growth rate was the highest since the " seventh five - year plan " period -LRB- 1986 - 1990 -RRB- ; [[3]its] economic benefits were considerable , turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes , achieving profits of 10 billion yuan ; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress . [[4]Yongkang Zhou] pointed out in [[5]the meeting 's] working report that at present the exploratory development of land - based oil has encountered a series of world - class problems , investment costs are increasing daily , and the tasks of enterprise reform and industrial restructuring are formidable . With regard to enterprise reform , the strategic reorganization of enterprises should be actively promoted , worker lay - offs and personnel repositioning , downsizing for efficiency , and re-employment projects should be implemented , an assets and operations responsibility system should be promoted overall , the force of reversing losses and increasing profits should be further enhanced . In tackling key scientific and technological problems , such new oil fields as the western Tarim Basin , etc. should be focused on , new exploration should be prospected , and more oil resources should be acquired . At the same time , old eastern oil fields should be focused on , extraction ratio should be diligently increased , and levels of oil field development should go onto a new stage .

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [[0]January 10] , by wire [[3][[1]China 's] land - based petroleum industry] achieved great success in [[2]the past year] : 10 oil gas fields with 100 million ton reserves were discovered in [[2]the whole year] . The decreasing speed of eastern crude oil fields has slowed down clearly , whereas the increasing speed of western crude oil fields has been constantly accelerating . The strategic pattern of " stabilizing the east and developing the west " has basically taken shape . This was news passed from [[4]the working meeting of [[3]China 's] Petroleum & Natural Gas Corporation convened [[0]today]] . At [[4]the meeting] , [[6]Yongkang Zhou , the general manager ,] conveyed congratulations on successes achieved by [[3]China 's] land - based oil industry and requirements for future work from [[7]Bangguo Wu , member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CCP and vice premier of the State Council] when listening to [[5]the working report of the head office] the other day . [[7]Bangguo Wu] pointed out that [[3][[1]China 's] land - based petroleum industry] achieved great success [[2]last year] , and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with the previous year ; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas , [[1]its] growth rate was the highest since the " seventh five - year plan " period -LRB- 1986 - 1990 -RRB- ; [[1]its] economic benefits were considerable , turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes , achieving profits of 10 billion yuan ; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress . [[6]Yongkang Zhou] pointed out in [[5][[4]the meeting 's] working report] that at present the exploratory development of land - based oil has encountered a series of world - class problems , investment costs are increasing daily , and the tasks of enterprise reform and industrial restructuring are formidable . With regard to enterprise reform , the strategic reorganization of enterprises should be actively promoted , worker lay - offs and personnel repositioning , downsizing for efficiency , and re-employment projects should be implemented , an assets and operations responsibility system should be promoted overall , the force of reversing losses and increasing profits should be further enhanced . In tackling key scientific and technological problems , such new oil fields as the western Tarim Basin , etc. should be focused on , new exploration should be prospected , and more oil resources should be acquired . At the same time , old eastern oil fields should be focused on , extraction ratio should be diligently increased , and levels of oil field development should go onto a new stage .


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Xinhua News Agency , Helsinki , January 13th , by reporter Huanqing Zheng According to the latest statistics data published by [[0]Finland Customs] , in 1997 , [[1][[0]Finland 's] exports to [[2]Southeast Asia]] grew by 28 % . Up till October of last year , [[0]Finland 's] export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 [[0]Finland Mark] approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 . The proportion of [[3][[0]Finland 's] exports] to [[0]this region] in [[0]its] total exports increased from 1 % ten years ago to 6.2 % . The main commodities [[0]Finland] exports to [[0]this region] are mechanical and electronic industry products as well as transport equipment , etc . At the same time , [[1][[0]Finland 's] imports from [[2]Southeast Asia]] grew by 5 % . In recently years , [[0]Finland] has been keeping an obvious trade surplus in [[0]this region] . [[0]Finland Customs] estimated that , the financial crisis in [[2]Southeast Asia] may weaken [[3][[1][[0]Finland 's] exports] to [[0]this region]] , in particular , the export of electromechanical products would be impacted . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Helsinki , January 13th , by reporter Huanqing Zheng According to the latest statistics data published by [[0]Finland Customs] , in 1997 , [[3][[1]Finland 's] exports to [[2]Southeast Asia]] grew by 28 % . Up till October of last year , [[3]Finland 's] export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 . The proportion of [[3][[1]Finland 's] exports to [[2]this region]] in [[3]its] total exports increased from 1 % ten years ago to 6.2 % . The main commodities [[3]Finland] exports to [[2]this region] are mechanical and electronic industry products as well as transport equipment , etc . At the same time , [[3]Finland 's] imports from [[2]Southeast Asia] grew by 5 % . In recently years , [[3]Finland] has been keeping an obvious trade surplus in [[2]this region] . [[0]Finland Customs] estimated that , the financial crisis in [[2]Southeast Asia] may weaken [[3][[1]Finland 's] exports to [[2]this region]] , in particular , the export of electromechanical products would be impacted . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Nanning , Jan. 16th , by reporter Weicheng Yang The burgeoning city of Fangchenggang in [[1]Guangxi] , which is the only city that is both coastal and frontier in China , has made full use of geographic advantages to greatly develop port economy . Currently , the annual throughput of [[0]the port] has reached 8.5 million tons , making [[0]it] the largest port city in [[1]Guangxi] . [[2]Fangchenggang City] is a recently established coastal open port city at the regional level approved by the State Council in May 1993 . The coastline of [[2]the city] is 584 kilometers long , and the length of the land frontier is more than 230 kilometers . [[0]The port] is famous for wind shelter , deep water , non-accumulation of mud and sand , short sea - routes and long , usable coastline . In more than four years , 2.2 billion yuan has been invested in the construction of harbors and docks , storage fields , support facilities and infrastructure of the ports and city , creating good conditions for building access to the sea for the Great Southwest . Currently , there are 25 berths in [[2]the whole city] , of which 10 berths are of 10,000 ton level . In the harbor area a railway of 14 kilometers has been built , and the Nanning - Fangchenggang railway can reach [[3]the dock directly] . [[3]The dock] is able to load and unload all kinds of miscellaneous cargo , bulk cargo , roll on - roll off cargo , containers , and petrochemical products . The storage area has reached more than 600,000 square meters . A transfer warehouse capable of transferring 600,000 tons of bulk cement and 500,000 tons of corn every year has been built . It is one of the 4 largest cement exporting bases and one of the 10 largest corn receiving ports . [[0]The port] has trade relationships with 159 ports from more than 64 countries and regions all around the world . This reporter saw at [[0]the port] , the key national projects of a bulk cargo universal dock of the 50,000 ton level in berth No. 9 and a container dock of 25,000 ton level in berth No. 10 , which were started on August 8th and were under construction . It has completed an investment of 21.91 million yuan . By 2000 , the throughput capability of Fangchenggang dock will reach 20 million tons . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Nanning] , Jan. 16th , by [[1]reporter Weicheng Yang] [[2]The burgeoning city of Fangchenggang in [[3]Guangxi] , which is the only city that is both coastal and frontier in China ,] has made full use of geographic advantages to greatly develop port economy . Currently , the annual throughput of [[4]the port] has reached 8.5 million tons , making [[2]it] the largest port city in [[3]Guangxi] . [[2]Fangchenggang City] is a recently established coastal open port city at the regional level approved by the State Council in May 1993 . The coastline of [[2]the city] is 584 kilometers long , and the length of the land frontier is more than 230 kilometers . [[4]The port] is famous for wind shelter , deep water , non-accumulation of mud and sand , short sea - routes and long , usable coastline . In more than four years , 2.2 billion yuan has been invested in the construction of harbors and docks , storage fields , support facilities and infrastructure of the ports and city , creating good conditions for building access to the sea for the Great Southwest . Currently , there are 25 berths in [[2]the whole city] , of which 10 berths are of 10,000 ton level . In the harbor area a railway of 14 kilometers has been built , and the [[0]Nanning] - [[2]Fangchenggang] railway can reach [[5]the dock] directly . [[5]The dock] is able to load and unload all kinds of miscellaneous cargo , bulk cargo , roll on - roll off cargo , containers , and petrochemical products . The storage area has reached more than 600,000 square meters . [[6]A transfer warehouse capable of transferring 600,000 tons of bulk cement and 500,000 tons of corn every year] has been built . [[6]It] is one of the 4 largest cement exporting bases and one of the 10 largest corn receiving ports . [[4]The port] has trade relationships with 159 ports from more than 64 countries and regions all around the world . [[1]This reporter] saw at [[4]the port] , the key national projects of a bulk cargo universal dock of the 50,000 ton level in berth No. 9 and a container dock of 25,000 ton level in berth No. 10 , which were started on August 8th and were under construction . It has completed an investment of 21.91 million yuan . By 2000 , the throughput capability of [[5][[2]Fangchenggang] dock] will reach 20 million tons . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Xining , January 3 , by wire -LRB- reporter Hongwei Xu -RRB- News of victory came again from the Qinghai Oil Field in the New Year : by the end of December of 97 , oil output reached 1.6 million tons . [[0]This oil field 's] oil output has exceeded 1 million tons for 7 years in a row . The Qinhai Oil Field is located in [[1]the Chaidamu Basin] in the north of the Qingzang Plateau , with a total area of 24 square kilometers . Since being prospecting and explored in 1954 , more than 15.5 million tons of crude oil have been produced , and almost 8 million tons of crude oil have been processed . According to presentations , in recent years , [[0]the oil field 's] dynamics of exploration , development and investment in oil resources has been strengthened , nearly one billion yuan of exploration funds has been invested , and prospected oil reserves have annually increased by over 40 million tons on average . Through measurements and calculations of new exploration data , nearly 4.2 billion tons of oil resources in [[1]the Chaidamu Basin] have been confirmed . Currently , proven oil reserves of 22 oil fields are more than 200 million tons , and natural gas is more than 150 billion cubic meters . This scale is only second to Sichuan , Shanganning , and Tarim , claiming the fourth place of all gas fields in [[2]the whole country] . It was learned that , [[2]China] has planned to take advantage of the rich oil gas resources in this area during the " ninth five - year plan " -LRB- 1996 to 2000 -RRB- , through methods such as introducing foreign investment , jointly raising funds with the locality , etc. to build a large - scale combination project of the natural gas industry and the salt industry , which will be capable of producing 120,000 tons of PVC , 100,000 tons of caustic soda , 200,000 tons of synthetic ammonia , and 300,000 tons of carbamide . Currently , the supplementary construction of two gas pipes nearly 300 kilometers in total length and a natural gas power station with a capacity of 16 kilowatts have been completed and put into production . The 280 kilometer long third natural gas pipe leading through the residential and scientific research base of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau - Gansu , Dunhuang and the Ge'ermu oil refinery with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of carbinol will break ground and start construction this year . Moreover , in order to improving the added value of oil products , the second phase project of [[4]the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau 's] Ge'ermu oil refinery , with a total investment of 260 million yuan , has been completed and put into production . [[3]The project] mainly consists of the catalysis and reconditioning of # 90 unleaded gasoline with an annual output of 150,000 tons and a hydrogenation diesel oil unit with an annual output of 150,000 tons . Putting [[3]this project] into production will further improve [[4]the factory 's] oil products structure , and increase market competitive ability . The China Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation has determined to list [[5]the Chaidamu Basin] as a major area for [[6]China 's] oil gas exploration , and has planned to achieve an annual oil gas output of 3 million tons , and an annual output reaching 10 million tons by the year 2005 . People in economic circles pointed out that the rich oil gas resources in [[5]the Chaidamu Basin] would lay a good material foundation for shifting [[6]China 's] energy industry center to the west . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Xining , January 3 , by wire -LRB- reporter Hongwei Xu -RRB- News of victory came again from [[0]the Qinghai Oil Field] in the New Year : by the end of December of 97 , oil output reached 1.6 million tons . [[0]This oil field 's] oil output has exceeded 1 million tons for 7 years in a row . [[0]The Qinhai Oil Field] is located in [[1]the Chaidamu Basin] in the north of the Qingzang Plateau , with a total area of 24 square kilometers . Since being prospecting and explored in 1954 , more than 15.5 million tons of crude oil have been produced , and almost 8 million tons of crude oil have been processed . According to presentations , in recent years , [[0]the oil field 's] dynamics of exploration , development and investment in oil resources has been strengthened , nearly one billion yuan of exploration funds has been invested , and prospected oil reserves have annually increased by over 40 million tons on average . Through measurements and calculations of new exploration data , nearly 4.2 billion tons of oil resources in [[1]the Chaidamu Basin] have been confirmed . Currently , proven oil reserves of 22 oil fields are more than 200 million tons , and natural gas is more than 150 billion cubic meters . This scale is only second to Sichuan , Shanganning , and Tarim , claiming the fourth place of all gas fields in [[2]the whole country] . It was learned that , [[2]China] has planned to take advantage of the rich oil gas resources in [[1]this area] during the " ninth five - year plan " -LRB- 1996 to 2000 -RRB- , through methods such as introducing foreign investment , jointly raising funds with the locality , etc. to build a large - scale combination project of the natural gas industry and the salt industry , which will be capable of producing 120,000 tons of PVC , 100,000 tons of caustic soda , 200,000 tons of synthetic ammonia , and 300,000 tons of carbamide . Currently , the supplementary construction of two gas pipes nearly 300 kilometers in total length and a natural gas power station with a capacity of 16 kilowatts have been completed and put into production . The 280 kilometer long third natural gas pipe leading through the residential and scientific research base of [[3]the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau] - Gansu , Dunhuang and [[4]the Ge'ermu oil refinery] with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of carbinol will break ground and start construction this year . Moreover , in order to improving the added value of oil products , [[5]the second phase project of [[4][[3]the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau 's] Ge'ermu oil refinery]] , with a total investment of 260 million yuan , has been completed and put into production . [[5]The project] mainly consists of the catalysis and reconditioning of # 90 unleaded gasoline with an annual output of 150,000 tons and a hydrogenation diesel oil unit with an annual output of 150,000 tons . Putting [[5]this project] into production will further improve [[4]the factory 's] oil products structure , and increase market competitive ability . The China Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation has determined to list [[1]the Chaidamu Basin] as a major area for [[2]China 's] oil gas exploration , and has planned to achieve an annual oil gas output of 3 million tons , and an annual output reaching 10 million tons by the year 2005 . People in economic circles pointed out that the rich oil gas resources in [[1]the Chaidamu Basin] would lay a good material foundation for shifting [[2]China 's] energy industry center to the west . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Taiyuan , January 3rd , by reporters Lan Wu and Dongping Wang Shanxi Province , located in [[1]China] inland , has actually utilized foreign investments of more than 1 billion US dollars in the past six years . From the [[0]Shanxi Province] Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference held at the end of [[2]1997] , this reporter learned that , from just 1992 to 1996 , [[0]the province] had utilized a total of 766 million US dollars of foreign investment , quadrupling the total of actually utilized foreign investment in the more than past ten years , and the growth rate exceeded double of [[1]the whole country] over the same period . Although faced with some unfavorable factors in [[2]1997] , [[0]Shanxi 's] foreign investment utilization still brought about the highest level in history . 185 foreign contracts were signed , a total amount of 2.320 billion US dollars were invested , foreign investment utilized by contract was 1.130 trillion US dollars , and foreign investment actually utilized was 375 million US dollars , increasing 53 % compared with that of [[2]last year] . At present , foreign investment has become an important part of [[0]Shanxi 's] social fixed assets investment , and is showing a new trend of developing from the second industry towards the first industry and the third industry , fields of investment are continually expanding , and industry structure tends to be reasonable . A number of large and medium - sized projects with single investment of more than 5 million US dollars are appearing in the manufacturing industry , power supply , the social service industry , the real estate industry , the building industry , the transportation industry and the postal and communication industry . The number of persons employed by foreign - invested enterprises has reached 120,000 , and the amount of exports accounts for 8 % of the total amount of exports of [[0]the whole province] . [[0]Shanxi province 's] borrowed foreign loans account for 65 % of the total amount of foreign investment utilized in [[0]the whole province] , including loans from international finance organizations , foreign government loans , international business loans , export credits , etc . [[0]Shanxi province] has established bilateral government loan relations with 17 countries in the world , and established loan co-operation and free aid relations with international finance institutions and organizations , such as the World Bank , the Asian Development Bank , the International Agriculture Development Fund , the United Nations Grain Planning Office , the United Nations Children 's Fund , the Population Fund , etc. and has unfolded commercial loan business with financial institutions in many countries and areas . Experts believe that , [[0]Shanxi province] has many favorable conditions for attracting foreign investment . Henceforth , the focus of national economic construction will be gradually transferred to [[3]the Mid-west] in steps , and has reinforced support for foreign investment utilization in the Mid-west areas , and fundamental industries such as agriculture , transportation , raw materials , etc. are still the focus of investments . [[0]Shanxi province] is located at the intersection of [[3]the Mid-west] and the East , and is also an important national production base for coal and electricity commodities , is abounding in resources , with low labor costs and land prices , and possessing an industrial foundation abundant in economy and technology and a broad market . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Taiyuan , January 3rd , by reporters Lan Wu and Dongping Wang [[0]Shanxi Province , located in China inland ,] has actually utilized foreign investments of more than 1 billion US dollars in the past six years . From the Shanxi Province Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference held at the end of [[1]1997] , this reporter learned that , from just 1992 to 1996 , [[0]the province] had utilized a total of 766 million US dollars of foreign investment , quadrupling the total of actually utilized foreign investment in the more than past ten years , and the growth rate exceeded double of the whole country over the same period . Although faced with some unfavorable factors in [[1]1997] , [[0]Shanxi 's] foreign investment utilization still brought about the highest level in history . 185 foreign contracts were signed , a total amount of 2.320 billion US dollars were invested , foreign investment utilized by contract was 1.130 trillion US dollars , and foreign investment actually utilized was 375 million US dollars , increasing 53 % compared with that of [[1]last year] . At present , foreign investment has become an important part of [[0]Shanxi 's] social fixed assets investment , and is showing a new trend of developing from the second industry towards the first industry and the third industry , fields of investment are continually expanding , and industry structure tends to be reasonable . A number of large and medium - sized projects with single investment of more than 5 million US dollars are appearing in the manufacturing industry , power supply , the social service industry , the real estate industry , the building industry , the transportation industry and the postal and communication industry . The number of persons employed by foreign - invested enterprises has reached 120,000 , and the amount of exports accounts for 8 % of the total amount of exports of [[0]the whole province] . [[0]Shanxi province 's] borrowed foreign loans account for 65 % of the total amount of foreign investment utilized in [[0]the whole province] , including loans from international finance organizations , foreign government loans , international business loans , export credits , etc . [[0]Shanxi province] has established bilateral government loan relations with 17 countries in the world , and established loan co-operation and free aid relations with international finance institutions and organizations , such as the World Bank , the Asian Development Bank , the International Agriculture Development Fund , the United Nations Grain Planning Office , the United Nations Children 's Fund , the Population Fund , etc. and has unfolded commercial loan business with financial institutions in many countries and areas . Experts believe that , [[0]Shanxi province] has many favorable conditions for attracting foreign investment . Henceforth , the focus of national economic construction will be gradually transferred to [[2]the Mid-west] in steps , and has reinforced support for foreign investment utilization in [[2]the Mid-west areas] , and fundamental industries such as agriculture , transportation , raw materials , etc. are still the focus of investments . [[0]Shanxi province] is located at the intersection of [[2]the Mid-west] and the East , and is also an important national production base for coal and electricity commodities , is abounding in resources , with low labor costs and land prices , and possessing an industrial foundation abundant in economy and technology and a broad market . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Nanning , March 14th , by reporter Hankui Lu According to what [[0]the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 's Department of Transportation] has revealed , up to now , [[0]Guangxi] has made use of a total amount of 150 million US dollars loaned from [[2]the World Bank] , the Asian Bank and countries such as [[4]Holland] , Korea , etc . , to construct a water transportation traffic infrastructure . In recent years , [[1]China 's great southwestern region] has accelerated constructing the major channel leading to the seas via [[0]Guangxi] . In order to solve the problem of lack of capital , and expand the degree of opening up to the outside world , [[0]Guangxi] has aggressively brought in foreign capital . With a total investment of over 2 million RMB , the second phase hinge project of [[1]Xijiang 's] transportation utilized a loan of 80 million US dollars from [[2]the World Bank] . Currently 80 % of the digging of the main body project has been completed , and 50 % of the concrete laying has already been completed . The second phase project of [[3]Fangchenggang City] -LRB- comprising a highway from Qinzhou City to [[3]Fangchenggang City] -RRB- , utilized a loan of 52 million US dollars from [[2]the Asian Development Bank] . The highway is projected to be completed and brought into service in the second half of this year . Beihai Harbor 's support facility construction project utilized a Korean government loan of 10 million US dollars . Qinzhou Harbor 's support facility construction project utilized a [[4]Holland] government loan of 13 million US dollars . Construction of these projects are all progressing smoothly . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Nanning , March 14th , by reporter Hankui Lu According to what [[2]the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 's] Department of Transportation has revealed , up to now , [[2]Guangxi] has made use of a total amount of 150 million US dollars loaned from [[1]the World Bank] , the Asian Bank and countries such as [[0]Holland] , Korea , etc . , to construct a water transportation traffic infrastructure . In recent years , China 's great southwestern region has accelerated constructing the major channel leading to the seas via [[2]Guangxi] . In order to solve the problem of lack of capital , and expand the degree of opening up to the outside world , [[2]Guangxi] has aggressively brought in foreign capital . With a total investment of over 2 million RMB , the second phase hinge project of Xijiang 's transportation utilized a loan of 80 million US dollars from [[1]the World Bank] . Currently 80 % of the digging of the main body project has been completed , and 50 % of the concrete laying has already been completed . The second phase project of [[3]Fangchenggang City] -LRB- comprising [[4]a highway from Qinzhou City to [[3]Fangchenggang City]] -RRB- , utilized a loan of 52 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank . [[4]The highway] is projected to be completed and brought into service in the second half of this year . Beihai Harbor 's support facility construction project utilized a Korean government loan of 10 million US dollars . Qinzhou Harbor 's support facility construction project utilized a [[0]Holland] government loan of 13 million US dollars . Construction of these projects are all progressing smoothly . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , [[1]Beijing] , April 2nd The president of the People 's Bank of China , Xianglong Dai pointed out here yesterday that [[0]China] will continue to expand the opened - up areas , strengthen co-operation with foreign financial institutions , and promote financial and economic trade interaction between [[0]China] and other countries . [[2]Xianglong Dai] made this comment at the ceremony for the approval for [[4]the Ocean Bank Group] to establish a [[1]Beijing] branch . [[2]He] said , [[0]China] macroscopic economic readjustment and control in recent years has been successful . On this foundation , it is forecasted that [[5]this year] , the goals of the economy maintaining growth of 8 % , and controlling the retail price index to below 6.1 % , can be completely achieved ; in the coming few years , [[0]China] can still maintain an economic growth rate of 8 % to 9 % and a retail price increase rate of below 6 % . Therefore , [[0]China 's] international income and expenses can maintain the good situation , the RMB exchange rate is moving towards stabilization , and the investment environment continue to improve . [[2]Xianglong Dai] said , in recent years , foreign capital financial institutions have become an important formative element of [[0]China 's] financial system . By the end of December of [[3]last year] , foreign capital financial institution 's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars , an increase of 56 % over [[3]last year] ; and 8 foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in [[7]Shanghai 's] Pudong . Up to now , [[0]China] already has 158 foreign capital operation - type financial institutions , 132 of which are branches of foreign capital banks , and the number of representative office of foreign capital financial institutions has reached 528 . [[4]The Ocean Bank Group] is one of the main international banks in Australia . [[4]It] opened a representative office in [[1]Beijing] in 1986 . On March 21st of [[5]this year] , [[4]it] obtained [[6]approval] to establish a branch in [[1]Beijing] . Before [[6]this] , [[4]it] had established a branch in [[7]Shanghai] . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Beijing] , April 2nd [[2]The president of the People 's Bank of China , Xianglong Dai] pointed out here yesterday that [[1]China] will continue to expand the opened - up areas , strengthen co-operation with foreign financial institutions , and promote financial and economic trade interaction between [[1]China] and other countries . [[2]Xianglong Dai] made this comment at the ceremony for the approval for [[3]the Ocean Bank Group] to establish a Beijing branch . [[2]He] said , [[1]China] macroscopic economic readjustment and control in recent years has been [[4]successful] . On [[4]this foundation] , it is forecasted that [[5]this year] , the goals of the economy maintaining growth of 8 % , and controlling the retail price index to below 6.1 % , can be completely achieved ; in the coming few years , [[1]China] can still maintain an economic growth rate of 8 % to 9 % and a retail price increase rate of below 6 % . Therefore , [[1]China 's] international income and expenses can maintain the good situation , the RMB exchange rate is moving towards stabilization , and the investment environment continue to improve . [[2]Xianglong Dai] said , in recent years , foreign capital financial institutions have become an important formative element of [[1]China 's] financial system . By the end of December of [[7]last year] , foreign capital financial institution 's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars , an increase of 56 % over [[7]last year] ; and 8 foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in [[6]Shanghai 's] Pudong . Up to now , [[1]China] already has 158 foreign capital operation - type financial institutions , 132 of which are branches of foreign capital banks , and the number of representative office of foreign capital financial institutions has reached 528 . [[3]The Ocean Bank Group] is one of the main international banks in Australia . [[3]It] opened a representative office in [[0]Beijing] in 1986 . On March 21st of [[5]this year] , [[3]it] [[8]obtained] approval to establish a branch in [[0]Beijing] . Before [[8]this] , [[3]it] had established a branch in [[6]Shanghai] . -LRB- End -RRB-


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According to what has been reported in the Soviet " Science and Life " magazine , biologists in Moscow have discovered that a mold element in the cells of plants can not only control the propagation of plasmodium in mosquitoes , but can also kill mosquitoes . [[2]This method] will not pollute the environment . Biologists mixed a mold element in the cells of plants with pearl powder to produce a granulated drug . This kind of drug can slowly discharge [[1]the mold element] from the cells of plants in water . When [[0]mosquitoes] feed , [[0]they] suck [[1]the mold element] from the cells of plants into [[0]their] bodies . Experiments have shown that adopting [[2]this method] can reduce the chances of mosquitoes transmitting malaria down to 1/70th to 1/80th of the original ratio . -LRB- by Xinhua News Agency -RRB-

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According to what has been reported in the Soviet " Science and Life " magazine , biologists in Moscow have discovered that [[0]a mold element in the cells of plants] can not only control the propagation of plasmodium in mosquitoes , but can also kill mosquitoes . [[1]This method] will not pollute the environment . Biologists mixed [[0]a mold element in the cells of plants] with pearl powder to produce a granulated drug . This kind of drug can slowly discharge [[0]the mold element] from the cells of plants in water . When [[2]mosquitoes] feed , [[2]they] suck [[0]the mold element] from the cells of plants into [[2]their] bodies . Experiments have shown that adopting [[1]this method] can reduce the chances of mosquitoes transmitting malaria down to 1/70th to 1/80th of the original ratio . -LRB- by Xinhua News Agency -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , [[8]Tokyo] , February 13th , by reporter Qing Yu More than 200 overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots living in [[2]Japan] gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat . [[0]Ambassador Zhenya Yang] first extended [[7][[0]his] Spring Festival] greetings to [[4][[3]those overseas Chinese] and [[5]the [[1]Taiwan] compatriots]] . Overseas Chinese and [[1]Taiwan] compatriots were praised for making important contributions to supporting and assisting [[6][[2]the motherland 's] socialist construction] . [[0]He] believed , entering the 90's , in order to realize the second strategic aim of [[2]our country 's] modernization campaign , [[4][[3]the overseas Chinese] and [[5]the Taiwan compatriots]] would surely continue to carry on patriotic traditions , and make greater contributions to [[6][[2]the motherland 's] prosperity] , wealth and power . [[0]Ambassador Yang] also said that , at the time of [[7]the Spring Festival] , we miss [[5]our [[1]Taiwan] compatriots] even more , and that [[6][[2]the motherland 's] unification] will be a great event that conforms to the historical trend , and that [[6]it] is the common wish of the people on both sides of the Straits . This wish is bound to be fulfilled . Wang Chen , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in [[8]Tokyo] , gave a speech , expressing hopes that Taiwan authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing the " Rebel Suppressing Period " in May of this year , and would allow many Taiwan compatriots who have not returned home for a long time to fulfill their dream . [[9]President Chen] said , [[9]he [[9]himself]] has not returned to [[9]his] hometown in [[1]Taiwan] for 50 years . Minxiong Chen , chairman of the People 's Association of Taiwan Province and Hangxiong Lu , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Yokohama also delivered ebullient speeches .

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Tokyo] , February 13th , by reporter Qing Yu More than 200 overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots living in Japan gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat . [[1]Ambassador Zhenya Yang] first extended [[1]his] [[3]Spring Festival] greetings to those overseas Chinese and the [[2]Taiwan] compatriots . Overseas Chinese and [[2]Taiwan] compatriots were praised for making important contributions to supporting and assisting [[4]the motherland 's] socialist construction . [[1]He] believed , entering the 90's , in order to realize the second strategic aim of [[4]our country 's] modernization campaign , the overseas Chinese and the [[2]Taiwan] compatriots would surely continue to carry on patriotic traditions , and make greater contributions to [[4]the motherland 's] prosperity , wealth and power . [[1]Ambassador Yang] also said that , at the time of [[3]the Spring Festival] , we miss our [[2]Taiwan] compatriots even more , and that [[4]the motherland 's] unification will be a great event that conforms to the historical trend , and that it is [[5]the common wish of the people] on both sides of the Straits . [[5]This wish] is bound to be fulfilled . [[7]Wang Chen , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in [[0]Tokyo] ,] gave a speech , expressing hopes that [[2]Taiwan] authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing the " Rebel Suppressing Period " in May of this year , and would allow [[6]many [[2]Taiwan] compatriots who have not returned home for a long time] to fulfill [[6]their] dream . [[7]President Chen] said , [[7]he [[7]himself]] has not returned to [[7]his] hometown in [[2]Taiwan] for 50 years . Minxiong Chen , chairman of the People 's Association of Taiwan Province and Hangxiong Lu , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Yokohama also delivered ebullient speeches .


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According to Xinhua News Agency , [[1]Nanjing] , [[0]January 5th] , by reporter Yanzhen Jie and correspondent Zhuqing Huang [[2]The symposium] to commemorate [[6]the 50th anniversary of the Southern Anhui incident] was held [[0]today] in [[1]Nanjing] . The Southern Anhui Incident that happened fifty years ago was a tragedy that shocked China and foreign countries . It was plotted deliberately by recalcitrant factions of the Nationalist Party while [[4]the Chinese race] was at a dangerous point of life and death . Comrades attending [[2]the symposium] deeply expressed condolences and cherished [[3]the brave revolutionary] martyrs that sacrificed [[3]themselves] in [[5]the Southern Anhui Incident] , passionately sang praises for [[7]the New Fourth Army] for the great achievements made in the liberation of [[4]the race] and the creation of a new China , practically and realistically reflected on the experience and lessons from [[5]the Southern Anhui Incident] , denouncing the crimes of the creator of this tragedy . Comrades attending [[2]the symposium] pointed out that commemorating [[6]the 50th anniversary of [[5]the Southern Anhui Incident]] possesses important realism and meaning towards carrying on and fostering the fine traditions of [[7]the New Fourth Army] , gaining historical experience , promoting Army reforms and build up . [[2]This symposium] was convened by the Nanjing Military District which was appointed by the Main Political Department of the PLA . More than 50 veterans of [[7]the New Fourth Army] participated in [[2]the symposium] with leaders and comrades from the Nanjing Military District and Jiangsu province . This paper , Jing County , January 5th , by wire , reporter Zhenguo Zhang reporting : With the approval of the Party Central Committee , the Mausoleum of the Martyrs who died in the Southern Anhui Incident , which is built in Jing County , Anhui Province , has already completed construction . The front of the monument in the garden was inscribed with the 12 large words " Martyrs who died in [[5]the Southern Anhui Incident] will be immortal forever " , written personally by comrade Xiaoping Deng . The two stone monuments on the west side of the mausoleum were separately inscribed : in the hand - writing of Comrade Enlai Zhou , " Greatest innocence of all times , a Ye in Jiangnan . Comrades from the same room killing each other , why the rush to mutually destruct ? " ; and the " Inscriptions for the commemorative monument of the martyrs who were sacrificed in the Southern Anhui Incident " by the Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee and provincial government of Anhui . The two monuments on the east side were separately inscribed with " Military songs of the [[7]New Fourth Army] " and " Historical records before and after the formation of the military department of the New Fourth Army " .

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According to Xinhua News Agency , [[1]Nanjing] , [[0]January 5th] , by reporter Yanzhen Jie and correspondent Zhuqing Huang [[2]The symposium to commemorate [[4]the 50th anniversary of [[3]the Southern Anhui incident]]] was held today in [[1]Nanjing] . [[3]The Southern Anhui Incident that happened fifty years ago] was a tragedy that shocked China and foreign countries . [[3]It] was plotted deliberately by recalcitrant factions of the Nationalist Party while the Chinese race was at a dangerous point of life and death . Comrades attending [[2]the symposium] deeply expressed condolences and cherished [[5]the brave revolutionary martyrs that sacrificed [[5]themselves] in [[3]the Southern Anhui Incident]] , passionately sang praises for [[6]the New Fourth Army] for the great achievements made in the liberation of the race and the creation of a new China , practically and realistically reflected on the experience and lessons from [[3]the Southern Anhui Incident] , denouncing the crimes of the creator of [[3]this tragedy] . Comrades attending [[2]the symposium] pointed out that commemorating [[4]the 50th anniversary of [[3]the Southern Anhui Incident]] possesses important realism and meaning towards carrying on and fostering the fine traditions of [[6]the New Fourth Army] , gaining historical experience , promoting Army reforms and build up . [[2]This symposium] was convened by [[7]the Nanjing Military District] which was appointed by the Main Political Department of the PLA . More than 50 veterans of [[6]the New Fourth Army] participated in [[2]the symposium] with leaders and comrades from [[7]the Nanjing Military District] and Jiangsu province . This paper , [[8]Jing County] , [[0]January 5th] , by wire , reporter Zhenguo Zhang reporting : With the approval of the Party Central Committee , [[10]the Mausoleum of [[5]the Martyrs who died in [[3]the Southern Anhui Incident]] , which is built in [[8]Jing County , [[9]Anhui Province]]] , has already completed construction . The front of the monument in the garden was inscribed with the 12 large words " [[5]Martyrs who died in [[3]the Southern Anhui Incident]] will be immortal forever " , written personally by comrade Xiaoping Deng . The two stone monuments on the west side of [[10]the mausoleum] were separately inscribed : in the hand - writing of Comrade Enlai Zhou , " Greatest innocence of all times , a Ye in Jiangnan . Comrades from the same room killing each other , why the rush to mutually destruct ? " ; and the " Inscriptions for the commemorative monument of [[5]the martyrs who were sacrificed in [[3]the Southern Anhui Incident]] " by the Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee and provincial government of [[9]Anhui] . The two monuments on the east side were separately inscribed with " Military songs of [[6]the New Fourth Army] " and " Historical records before and after the formation of the military department of [[6]the New Fourth Army] " .


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After Mingxia Fu won the champion for the women platform diving , the coach of the Soviet Union team congratulated her warmly . Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter , Zhishan Cheng .

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After [[0]Mingxia Fu] won the champion for the women platform diving , the coach of the Soviet Union team congratulated [[0]her] warmly . Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter , Zhishan Cheng .


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Xinhua News Agency , London , [[0]August 31st] , by reporter Hao Liu British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on [[0]the 31st] that the UK would send a frigate , a supply ship and military training personnel to [[2]join] [[4]the multi-national force] led by the US for the invasion of [[1]Haiti] . It was reported that before this the five nations of the Caribbean Union had already agreed on [[0]the 30th] to send troops totaling 266 people to [[1]Haiti] to [[2]join] the multi-national force that had a total of about 10,000 people . Also , according to reports , [[3]United Nations Secretary General Ghali] expressed on the 30th that , the peace effort by the UN trying to persuade [[5]the Haitian military government] to step down had already failed because military rulers of [[1]Haiti] had refused to meet with [[3]his] special envoy . On the same day , vice-minister of the US Department of Defense Doetch said that [[4]the multi-national force] would soon invade [[1]Haiti] , " This moment has already arrived " . [[3]The UNSC] made the decision at the end of July to adopt " all necessary measures " to regain the authority of Haitian President Aristide who was overthrown by [[5]the military] . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , London , [[0]August 31st] , by reporter Hao Liu British Ministry of Foreign Affairs [[1]announced] on [[0]the 31st] that the UK would send a frigate , a supply ship and military training personnel to join [[2]the multi-national force led by the US for the invasion of [[3]Haiti]] . It was reported that before [[1]this] the five nations of the Caribbean Union had already agreed on [[4]the 30th] to send troops totaling 266 people to [[3]Haiti] to join [[2]the multi-national force that had a total of about 10,000 people] . Also , according to reports , [[5]United Nations Secretary General Ghali] expressed on [[4]the 30th] that , the peace effort by the UN trying to persuade [[6]the Haitian military government] to step down had already failed because [[6]military rulers of [[3]Haiti]] had refused to meet with [[5]his] special envoy . On [[4]the same day] , vice-minister of the US Department of Defense Doetch said that [[2]the multi-national force] would soon invade [[3]Haiti] , " This moment has already arrived " . The UNSC made the decision at the end of July to adopt " all necessary measures " to regain the authority of Haitian President Aristide who was overthrown by the military . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Madrid , [[0]August 31st] , by reporter Tairan Hu A Spanish left - wing group and 36 other mass organizations issued [[2]a joint communique] on [[0]August 31st] , strongly denouncing [[3]the various measures adopted by [[1]the US]] to strengthen [[5][[1]its] blockade against [[4]Cuba]] . [[2]The communique] points out that [[1]the US government 's] " adopted [[3]these measures] , the purpose of which is to create an atmosphere of anxiety within -LRB- [[4]Cuba] -RRB- so as to further aggravate opposition among the people and to provide an excuse for foreign intervention and military occupation of [[4]this island] . " [[2]The communique] holds that methods such as forbidding overseas Cubans residing in [[4]America] from remitting money and mailing articles to their families in [[4]Cuba] , and sending Cuban stowaways detained on the high seas to [[5]the [[6]Guantanamo] naval base] , etc. is to put pressure on [[4]the Cuban government] and attempt to damage and postpone [[4]Cuba 's] economic recovery process . [[2]The communique] also points out that the establishment of " refugee camps " at [[6]Guantanamo] by [[1]the US] violates international agreements on the use of military bases . [[2]The communique] requests that [[1]the US] respect the territorial integrity of [[4]Cuba] , return the Guantanamo military base to [[4]Cuba] , and immediately stop [[5]the blockade] . [[2]It] also requests that [[4]Cuba] and the US implement " full negotiations " . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Madrid , [[0]August 31st] , by reporter Tairan Hu A Spanish left - wing group and 36 other mass organizations issued [[2]a joint communique] on [[0]August 31st] , strongly denouncing [[4]the various measures adopted by [[1]the US] to strengthen [[3][[1]its] blockade against [[5]Cuba]]] . [[2]The communique] points out that [[1]the US government] 's " adopted [[4]these measures , the purpose of which is to create an atmosphere of anxiety within [[5]-LRB- Cuba -RRB-] so as to further aggravate opposition among the people and to provide an excuse for foreign intervention and military occupation of [[5]this island]] . " [[2]The communique] holds that methods such as forbidding [[6]overseas Cubans residing in [[1]America]] from remitting money and mailing articles to [[6]their] families in [[5]Cuba] , and sending Cuban stowaways detained on the high seas to [[7]the Guantanamo naval base] , etc. is to put pressure on [[5]the Cuban government] and attempt to damage and postpone [[5]Cuba 's] economic recovery process . [[2]The communique] also points out that the establishment of " refugee camps " at [[7]Guantanamo] by [[1]the US] violates international agreements on the use of military bases . [[2]The communique] requests that [[1]the US] respect the territorial integrity of [[5]Cuba] , return [[7]the Guantanamo military base] to [[5]Cuba] , and immediately stop [[3]the blockade] . [[2]It] also requests that [[5]Cuba] and [[1]the US] implement " full negotiations " . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Shantou , April 23rd , by reporter Guangzhi Ling " the First Session of the Global Chinese Physics Meeting " which will bring together Chinese physicists from all over the world will be held at Shantou University from August 5th to 9th , 1995 . This was learned by this reporter from the recently ended preparatory working meeting of the First Session of Global Chinese Physics Convention . [[0]This large scale and high level international convention] will be jointly held by the Overseas Chinese Physics Institute , Shantou University , the Physics Institute of China , the Physics Institute of Taipei , China , the Hong Kong Physics Institute , the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Academy of Science . The academic content of [[0]this meeting] will be : elementary particles and astrophysics , coacervation physics , new materials , applied physics , nuclear physics and synchronized radiation technology , etc . At [[0]the preparatory meeting] , a meeting organization committee was also formed , made up of 17 members : Zhengdao Li , Yuanzhe Li , Zhaozhong Ding , Jianxiong Wu , Daqiu Wu , Xide Xie , Jici Yan , Zhenning Yang , Guangzhao Zhou , Guangya Zhu , etc . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Shantou , April 23rd , by [[0]reporter Guangzhi Ling] [[2]" the First Session of the Global Chinese Physics Meeting " which will bring together Chinese physicists from all over the world] [[1]will] be held at [[3]Shantou University] from August 5th to 9th , 1995 . [[1]This] was learned by [[0]this reporter] from [[4]the recently ended preparatory working meeting of [[2]the First Session of Global Chinese Physics Convention]] . [[2]This large scale and high level international convention] will be jointly held by the Overseas Chinese Physics Institute , [[3]Shantou University] , the Physics Institute of China , the Physics Institute of Taipei , China , the Hong Kong Physics Institute , the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Academy of Science . The academic content of [[2]this meeting] will be : elementary particles and astrophysics , coacervation physics , new materials , applied physics , nuclear physics and synchronized radiation technology , etc . At [[4]the preparatory meeting] , a meeting organization committee was also formed , made up of 17 members : Zhengdao Li , Yuanzhe Li , Zhaozhong Ding , Jianxiong Wu , Daqiu Wu , Xide Xie , Jici Yan , Zhenning Yang , Guangzhao Zhou , Guangya Zhu , etc . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , April 23rd Today , the Association of the Relationship between the Two Sides of [[0]the Straits] sent [[1]a letter] to the Foundation for the Exchange across [[0]the Straits] to exchange views on the matters of life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots . [[1]The communique] said that on April 12th [[2]the Straits Association director] expressed that [[2]the Straits Association] agreed in principle , after [[3]both sides] implement necessary preparations , to exchange views about the matter of contact and exchange between both sides of the Straits concerning life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots in recent years . [[2]The Straits Association] holds that , now , [[3]both sides] should first agree on topics and content of exchanging views , and then come back to consider issues such as staff levels and time , place , etc . If [[3]both sides] can not reach an agreement on topics and content , it would not be possible to find common points in exchanging views . This type of discussion is not what compatriots from [[3]both sides] are happy to see . [[2]The Straits Association] believes that the content of the exchange of views should include : Firstly , to exchange views on the issues of tourism and contact on both sides of [[2]the Straits] , including travel safety issues of compatriots from [[3]both sides] . As early as the first working discussion , at the end of August of last year , when [[5]the two associations] implemented [[4]the " Wang - Gu Talks "] , [[2]the Straits Association] put forward in the " schedule for the discussion on implementing relevant agreements of [[4]the Wang - Gu Talks "] that [[5]the associations] should conduct specific discussions about " issues on strengthening tourism and contact on [[3]both sides] " as soon as possible , but so far [[7][[2]the Straits Foundation 's] response] has not been received . Secondly , [[2]the Straits Association] persistently advocates completely implementing discussions of topics about routine and economy , science and technology stipulated in the " common agreement of the Wang - Gu talks " , and has suggested many times to [[2]the Straits Foundation] that discussions on the " rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in [[6]the mainland] and related issues " should be started early . [[2]Our association] holds that the personal and property safety of Taiwanese merchants investing in [[6]the mainland] have legal safeguards , and if [[2]the Straits Foundation] felt [[2]it] was needed , [[2]it] could exchange views while discussing " Rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in [[6]the mainland] and related issues " . Thirdly , [[2]the Straits Association] has repeatedly requested that [[5]both associations] should conduct consultative discussions on issues of the Taiwanese military killing and wounding mainland coastal fishermen and causing serious life and property losses in recent years . Since establishing [[2]the Straits Association] , [[2]it] has continuously pointed out such inhumane behavior to [[2]the Straits Foundation] which seriously hurts feelings of compatriots of [[3]both sides] and breaks the harmonious atmosphere on [[3]both sides] , so as to attract the attention of relevant Taiwanese areas on compensating for losses , finding those responsible , and severely punishing the assailants . [[2]It] has appealed to stop such violence at the root through negotiation between [[5]the two associations] . However , up to now , [[7][[2]the Straits Foundation 's] response] has not been received . [[8]The communique] clearly points out that in the above issues involving rights of compatriots of both sides of [[2]the Straits] in contact and exchange , personal safety is included , so as for the long delay in starting discussions , the fault is not with [[2]the Straits Association] . [[8]The communique] says that current methods of contact and co-operation between [[5]the two associations] must strictly follow the " regulation agreement of contact and talks between [[5]the two associations "] signed last year . Since [[12]the " QianDao Lake Incident "] occurred , [[2]the Straits Association] has , according to [[11]the agreement] , reported the situation to [[2]the Straits Foundation] , explaining and answering a certain number of questions and requests brought up by [[2]the Straits Foundation] . However , [[2]the Straits Foundation] has repeatedly raised demands that exceed [[9]the above agreement of [[5]the two associations]] . Despite being reminded by [[2]the Straits Association] , [[2]the Straits Foundation] still repeatedly persists . [[10]This] is a practice that disrespects [[9]the agreement between [[5]the two associations]] . [[10]It] is continually hoped that the contact and co-operation of [[5]the two associations] can be conducted in accordance with [[11]the current agreement] . [[8]The communique] points out that as far as [[12]the " QianDao Lake Incident "] is concerned , the top priority is investigating and settling [[13]the case] in accordance with the law . At the same time , to express further goodwill , [[2]the Straits Association] has proactively invited [[2]the Straits Foundation] and relevant experts to come to Zhejiang . [[2]The Straits Association] will arrange experts ' to be presented with the details of the incident and reply to questions . If [[2]the Straits Foundation] is willing to know the details of [[13]this case] and sincerely understands the feelings of dependents of those who perished , then it is difficult to understand why it again sets up prerequisites ? [[2]The Straits Association] again reaffirms the above invitation , and hopes that [[2]the Straits Foundation] would soon provide the date of [[2]its] departure and the name list . According to relevant sources , currently , the three suspected criminals have been arrested , and a trial will soon be carried out according to legal procedure . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [[0]April 23rd] [[0]Today] , [[3]the Association of the Relationship between the Two Sides of the Straits] sent [[1]a letter] to [[2]the Foundation for the Exchange across the Straits] to exchange views on the matters of life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots . [[1]The communique] said that on April 12th the [[3]Straits Association] director expressed that [[3]the Straits Association] agreed in principle , after [[4]both sides] implement necessary preparations , to exchange views about the matter of contact and exchange between [[5]both sides of [[6]the Straits]] concerning life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots in recent years . [[3]The Straits Association] holds that , now , [[4]both sides] should first agree on topics and content of exchanging views , and then come back to consider issues such as staff levels and time , place , etc . If [[4]both sides] can not reach an agreement on topics and content , it would not be possible to find common points in exchanging views . This type of discussion is not what compatriots from [[5]both sides] are happy to see . [[3]The Straits Association] believes that the content of the exchange of views should include : Firstly , to exchange views on the issues of tourism and contact on [[5]both sides of [[6]the Straits]] , including travel safety issues of compatriots from [[5]both sides] . As early as the first working discussion , at the end of August of [[9]last year] , when [[8]the two associations] implemented [[7]the " Wang - Gu Talks "] , [[3]the Straits Association] put forward in the " schedule for the discussion on implementing relevant agreements of [[7]the Wang - Gu Talks] " that [[8]the associations] should conduct specific discussions about " issues on strengthening tourism and contact on [[5]both sides] " as soon as possible , but so far [[2]the Straits Foundation 's] response has not been received . Secondly , [[3]the Straits Association] persistently advocates completely implementing discussions of topics about routine and economy , science and technology stipulated in the " common agreement of [[7]the Wang - Gu talks "] , and has suggested many times to [[2]the Straits Foundation] that discussions on the " rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in [[10]the mainland] and related issues " should be started early . [[3]Our association] holds that the personal and property safety of Taiwanese merchants investing in [[10]the mainland] have legal safeguards , and if [[2]the Straits Foundation] felt it was needed , [[2]it] could exchange views while discussing " Rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in [[10]the mainland] and related issues " . Thirdly , [[3]the Straits Association] has repeatedly requested that [[8]both associations] should conduct consultative discussions on issues of the Taiwanese military killing and wounding mainland coastal fishermen and causing serious life and property losses in recent years . Since establishing [[3]the Straits Association] , [[3]it] has continuously pointed out such inhumane behavior to [[2]the Straits Foundation] which seriously hurts feelings of compatriots of [[5]both sides] and breaks the harmonious atmosphere on [[5]both sides] , so as to attract the attention of relevant Taiwanese areas on compensating for losses , finding those responsible , and severely punishing the assailants . [[3]It] has appealed to stop such violence at the root through negotiation between [[8]the two associations] . However , up to now , [[2]the Straits Foundation 's] response has not been received . [[1]The communique] clearly points out that in the above issues involving rights of compatriots of [[5]both sides of [[6]the Straits]] in contact and exchange , personal safety is included , so as for the long delay in starting discussions , the fault is not with [[3]the Straits Association] . [[1]The communique] says that current methods of contact and co-operation between [[8]the two associations] must strictly follow [[11]the " regulation agreement of contact and talks between [[8]the two associations] " signed [[9]last year]] . Since [[12]the " QianDao Lake Incident "] occurred , [[3]the Straits Association] has , according to [[11]the agreement] , reported the situation to [[2]the Straits Foundation] , explaining and answering a certain number of questions and requests brought up by [[2]the Straits Foundation] . However , [[2]the Straits Foundation] has repeatedly [[13]raised] demands that exceed [[11]the above agreement of [[8]the two associations]] . Despite being reminded by [[3]the Straits Association] , [[2]the Straits Foundation] still repeatedly persists . [[13]This] is a practice that disrespects [[11]the agreement between [[8]the two associations]] . It is continually hoped that the contact and co-operation of [[8]the two associations] can be conducted in accordance with [[11]the current agreement] . [[1]The communique] points out that as far as [[12]the " QianDao Lake Incident "] is concerned , the top priority is investigating and settling [[14]the case] in accordance with the law . At the same time , to express further goodwill , [[3]the Straits Association] has proactively [[15]invited] [[2]the Straits Foundation] and relevant experts to come to Zhejiang . [[3]The Straits Association] will arrange experts ' to be presented with the details of [[12]the incident] and reply to questions . If [[2]the Straits Foundation] is willing to know the details of [[14]this case] and sincerely understands the feelings of dependents of those who perished , then it is difficult to understand why [[2]it] again sets up prerequisites ? [[3]The Straits Association] again reaffirms [[15]the above invitation] , and hopes that [[2]the Straits Foundation] would soon provide the date of [[2]its] departure and the name list . According to relevant sources , currently , the three suspected criminals have been arrested , and a trial will soon be carried out according to legal procedure . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Moldavia , [[0]August 31st] , by reporter Rongke Liang The " Representation Committee " , a standing political institution of [[2]the Latin American Unification Association] , held a grand ceremony on [[0]August 31st] to accept [[1]China] as an observer country , and to express [[1]its] welcome to Rumao Xie , [[1]China 's] permanent observer to [[2]the Association] and ambassador to Uruguay . Chairing [[3]the ceremony] were Bilyasainyaur , chairman of the Representation Committee , secretary general and vice-secretary general of [[2]the Latin American Unification Association] , member country representatives and permanent observers from other countries . Antonates , secretary general of [[2]the Latin American Unification Association] , made a speech at [[3]the ceremony] , expressing heartfelt happiness over [[1]China] being accepted as an observer country of [[2]the organization] . [[4]He] praised the rapid development of [[1]China 's] economy , and emphasized the important role that [[1]China] has taken in world politics and economics . [[4]He] also hoped that member countries of [[2]the Latin American Unification Association] and [[1]China] would henceforth further strengthen co-operation and exchange in the economy , trade , technology and other areas . In [[4]his] responding speech , [[4]Ambassador Rumao Xie] said that strengthening the friendly co-operation relations with various countries in Latin American on the basis of the five principles of peaceful co-existence is an important component of [[1]China 's] foreign policy . Establishing frequent contact between [[1]China] as an observer country and [[2]the Latin American Unification Association] will be beneficial for deepening mutual understanding and promoting bilateral co-operation . [[2]The Latin American Unification Association] was founded in 1981 and has 11 member countries . [[2]It] has accepted 15 countries and 5 international organizations as observers . On June 15th of this year , [[1]China] became Asia 's first country to participate in [[2]the Latin American Association] with observer status . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Moldavia , [[0]August 31st] , by reporter Rongke Liang [[2]The " Representation Committee " , a standing political institution of [[4]the Latin American Unification Association]] , held [[5]a grand ceremony] on [[0]August 31st] to accept [[1]China] as an observer country , and to express [[2]its] welcome to [[3]Rumao Xie , [[1]China 's] permanent observer to [[4]the Association] and ambassador to Uruguay] . Chairing [[5]the ceremony] were Bilyasainyaur , chairman of the Representation Committee , secretary general and vice-secretary general of [[4]the Latin American Unification Association] , member country representatives and permanent observers from other countries . [[6]Antonates , secretary general of [[4]the Latin American Unification Association] ,] made a speech at [[5]the ceremony] , expressing heartfelt happiness over [[1]China] being accepted as an observer country of [[4]the organization] . [[6]He] praised the rapid development of [[1]China 's] economy , and emphasized the important role that [[1]China] has taken in world politics and economics . [[6]He] also hoped that member countries of [[4]the Latin American Unification Association] and [[1]China] would henceforth further strengthen co-operation and exchange in the economy , trade , technology and other areas . In [[3]his] responding speech , [[3]Ambassador Rumao Xie] said that strengthening the friendly co-operation relations with various countries in Latin American on the basis of the five principles of peaceful co-existence is an important component of [[1]China 's] foreign policy . Establishing frequent contact between [[1]China] as an observer country and [[4]the Latin American Unification Association] will be beneficial for deepening mutual understanding and promoting bilateral co-operation . [[4]The Latin American Unification Association] was founded in 1981 and has 11 member countries . [[4]It] has accepted 15 countries and 5 international organizations as observers . On June 15th of this year , [[1]China] became Asia 's first country to participate in [[4]the Latin American Association] with observer status . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Auckland -LRB- [[0]New Zealand] -RRB- , April 23rd , by reporter Jinjun Chen [[4][[3]China 's] People 's] Congress delegation led by [[1]vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian] ended a 6 - day visit to [[0]New Zealand] , and left here this evening for the capitol of [[2]West Samoa] , Apia . While in [[0]New Zealand] , [[1]Jiyun Tian] met respectively with the speaker of [[0]New Zealand 's] Parliament , Prime Minister Bolger and other senior government officials . [[1]He] also made broad contacts with friends from [[0][[0]New Zealand] industries] and business circles , Chinese and overseas Chinese . Both parties expressed the desire to further strengthen co-operation in economic areas . Other than [[2]West Samoa] , the delegation from [[4][[3]China 's] People 's] Congress will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Auckland [[0]-LRB- New Zealand -RRB-] , April 23rd , by reporter Jinjun Chen [[5][[4][[2]China 's] People 's Congress] delegation led by [[3]vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian]] ended a 6 - day visit to [[0]New Zealand] , and left here this evening for the capitol of [[1]West Samoa] , Apia . While in [[0]New Zealand] , [[3]Jiyun Tian] met respectively with the speaker of [[0]New Zealand 's] Parliament , Prime Minister Bolger and other senior government officials . [[3]He] also made broad contacts with friends from [[0]New Zealand] industries and business circles , Chinese and overseas Chinese . Both parties expressed the desire to further strengthen co-operation in economic areas . Other than [[1]West Samoa] , [[2]the delegation from [[5][[4]China 's] People 's Congress]] will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , [[1]Beijing] , [[0]April 23rd] The 6th national members ' representative convention of [[4][[3]the China 's] Red Cross Society] opened [[0]today] in [[1]Beijing] . The convention approved the new list of leading members with Zemin Jiang as honorary chairman , discussed the compendium of work programs for the five years , 1995 to 1999 , and established a work direction of " conscientiously administer [[2]Red Cross] regulations and diligently develop [[2]the Red Cross] cause with Chinese characteristics " . This year is the 90th founding anniversary of [[4][[3]China 's] Red Cross Society] . After 1950 , when [[4][[3]the China 's] Red Cross Society] was re-organized through consultation , [[4]it] has been a social aid organization engaged in humanitarian work , and has done a great deal of work . [[4][[3]China 's] Red Cross Society] was the first Chinese organization to regained a legal seat among international organizations . In [[4]its] special status , [[4]it] has widely developed civil diplomatic activities , and has played an important role in publicizing [[3]New China] on the international stage . In recent years , [[4]the Red Cross Society of China] has played a special role in the area of normalizing relations between both sides of the Straits , and through actively developing bilateral , multi-lateral exchanges with Red Cross Societies of various countries and [[5]the International Red Cross Organization] , has promoted friendly international exchange and co-operation . On October 31 , 1993 , the Standing Committee of the 8th NPC formally passed the " Laws of [[4]the PRC Red Cross Society] " , reflecting [[3]the state 's] high - level recognition and support of the humanitarian cause of [[2]the Red Cross] . It has provided a legal guarantee to the development of [[4][[3]China 's] Red Cross] cause and connections with [[5]the International [[2]Red Cross] movement] , signifying that [[4][[3]China 's] Red Cross] cause has entered a new historical phase . The list of leadership of the 6th session of [[4][[3]China 's] Red Cross Society] approved at [[7][[6]today 's] meeting] includes : Puchu Zhao , Guangying Wang , Peiyao Li , Xinzhong Qian , Yueli Cui and Minzhang Chen as honorary vice-chairman ; Zhengying Qian , vice-chairman of the CPPCC , as chairman ; Yingqi Gu as standing vice-chairman ; Baojun Fan , Chongchun Yang , Yanzhi Lin , Baiqiu Sun and Zhe Qu as vice-chairman ; and Changming Li as secretary general . George Weber , secretary general of the International United Association of [[4]the Red Cross Society] and the Red Crescent Society sent a congratulatory letter to [[7][[6]today 's] meeting] .

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Beijing] , [[1]April 23rd] [[3]The 6th national members ' representative convention of the [[4][[2]China 's] Red Cross Society]] opened [[1]today] in [[0]Beijing] . [[3]The convention] approved the new list of leading members with Zemin Jiang as honorary chairman , discussed the compendium of work programs for the five years , 1995 to 1999 , and established a work direction of " conscientiously administer [[5]Red Cross] regulations and diligently develop the [[5]Red Cross] cause with Chinese characteristics " . This year is the 90th founding anniversary of [[4][[2]China 's] Red Cross Society] . After 1950 , when the [[4][[2]China 's] Red Cross Society] was re-organized through consultation , [[4]it] has been a social aid organization engaged in humanitarian work , and has done a great deal of work . [[4][[2]China 's] Red Cross Society] was the first Chinese organization to regained a legal seat among international organizations . In [[4]its] special status , [[4]it] has widely developed civil diplomatic activities , and has played an important role in publicizing New China on the international stage . In recent years , [[4]the Red Cross Society of China] has played a special role in the area of normalizing relations between both sides of the Straits , and through actively developing bilateral , multi-lateral exchanges with [[5]Red Cross] Societies of various countries and [[5]the International Red Cross Organization] , has promoted friendly international exchange and co-operation . On October 31 , 1993 , the Standing Committee of the 8th NPC formally passed [[6]the " Laws of [[4]the PRC Red Cross Society] "] , reflecting the state 's high - level recognition and support of the humanitarian cause of [[5]the Red Cross] . [[6]It] has provided a legal guarantee to the development of [[7][[2]China 's] [[5]Red Cross] cause] and connections with [[5]the International Red Cross movement] , signifying that [[7][[2]China 's] [[5]Red Cross] cause] has entered a new historical phase . The list of leadership of the 6th session of [[4][[2]China 's] Red Cross Society] approved at [[8][[1]today 's] meeting] includes : Puchu Zhao , Guangying Wang , Peiyao Li , Xinzhong Qian , Yueli Cui and Minzhang Chen as honorary vice-chairman ; Zhengying Qian , vice-chairman of the CPPCC , as chairman ; Yingqi Gu as standing vice-chairman ; Baojun Fan , Chongchun Yang , Yanzhi Lin , Baiqiu Sun and Zhe Qu as vice-chairman ; and Changming Li as secretary general . George Weber , secretary general of the International United Association of [[5]the Red Cross Society] and the Red Crescent Society sent a congratulatory letter to [[8][[1]today 's] meeting] .


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing April 23rd Today in Zhongnanhai , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of [[0]the country] and honorary President of [[1][[0]China 's] Red Cross] , [[2]Zemin Jiang] [[4]met] with representatives of [[3]the 6th National Member Congress of [[1][[0]China 's] Red Cross]] , and expressed warm greetings to the 20 million hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council . [[2]Zemin Jiang] said , [[6][[3]the China 's] Red Cross] is an international social aid organization engaged in humanitarian works , and for the past ninety years has done lots of good works for the people and made a lot of contributions to the development of [[0]the country] , in accordance to the basic principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement . It has won the respect and support of the masses through real action . [[2]Zemin Jiang] said , [[3]Red Cross] work is honorable social work and has positive accelerative effects on the building up of socialist material civilization and spiritual culture . Since the reform and opening - up , [[3]the Chinese Red Cross] has launched effective humanitarian works in accordance to new implementation demands . [[3]It] has produced broad , beneficial influences on society , creating a new road of [[3]Red Cross] development with Chinese characteristics . Vice President Yiren Rong , Qicheng Qian , Peiyun Peng , Zhengying Qian , etc. attended [[4]the meeting] . State Council Premier Peng Li , who is on an overseas visit , sent a congratulatory letter to [[4]the meeting] . In [[5]his] congratulatory letter [[5]Peng Li] said , [[3]the Chinese Red Cross] was a very important humanitarian organization In the past 90 years , especially since the formation of [[6]the new China] , [[3]it] has demonstrated important effects in the communications between the Chinese people and the people of the world . [[5]He] hoped that the work of [[3]the Chinese Red Cross] would flourish and develop further . [[5]He] hoped that society as a whole and all levels of government would express concern and support this honorable work . [[2]Zemin Jiang] , [[5]Peng Li] , Shi Qiao , Huaqing Liu , etc. also wrote words of appreciation for the 90th anniversary of the formation of [[3]the Chinese Red Cross] and the concurrent 6th National Congress . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing [[0]April 23rd] [[0]Today] in Zhongnanhai , [[4]General Secretary of [[6]the Communist Party of China] , President of [[1]the country] and honorary President of [[2][[1]China 's] Red Cross] , Zemin Jiang] [[3]met] with representatives of [[5]the 6th National Member Congress of [[2][[1]China 's] Red Cross]] , and expressed warm greetings to the 20 million hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of [[6]the Chinese Communist Party] and State Council . [[4]Zemin Jiang] said , the [[2][[1]China 's] Red Cross] is an international social aid organization engaged in humanitarian works , and for [[8]the past ninety years] has done lots of good works for the people and made a lot of contributions to the development of [[1]the country] , in accordance to the basic principles of the [[7]Red Cross] and Red Crescent movement . [[2]It] has won the respect and support of the masses through real action . [[4]Zemin Jiang] said , [[9][[7]Red Cross] work] is honorable social work and has positive accelerative effects on the building up of socialist material civilization and spiritual culture . Since the reform and opening - up , [[2]the Chinese Red Cross] has launched effective humanitarian works in accordance to new implementation demands . [[2]It] has produced broad , beneficial influences on society , creating a new road of [[7]Red Cross] development with Chinese characteristics . Vice President Yiren Rong , Qicheng Qian , Peiyun Peng , Zhengying Qian , etc. attended [[3]the meeting] . [[11]State Council Premier Peng Li , who is on an overseas visit ,] sent [[10]a congratulatory letter] to [[3]the meeting] . In [[11][[10]his] congratulatory letter] [[11]Peng Li] said , [[2]the Chinese Red Cross] was a very important humanitarian organization In [[8]the past 90 years] , especially since the formation of the new China , [[2]it] has demonstrated important effects in the communications between the Chinese people and the people of the world . [[11]He] hoped that the work of [[2]the Chinese Red Cross] would flourish and develop further . [[11]He] hoped that society as a whole and all levels of government would express concern and support [[9]this honorable work] . [[4]Zemin Jiang] , [[11]Peng Li] , Shi Qiao , Huaqing Liu , etc. also wrote words of appreciation for the 90th anniversary of the formation of [[2]the Chinese Red Cross] and [[5]the concurrent 6th National Congress] . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [[0]September 1st] , by reporter Yuming Gai When meeting representatives from some regions of [[1]the nation] attending the militia and reserve work conference at Zhongnanhai [[0]today] , the General Secretary of the CCP , president of [[1]the country] and president of the Military Commission of [[2]the Central Committee Zemin Jiang] , stressed that , local party committees , governments and military departments of all levels should focus attention on the overall situation of the work of the whole party and [[1]whole country] and [[1]the country 's] long term peace and stability , and recognize the importance of improving militia and reserve work . [[2]Zemin Jiang] pointed out that , the militia are citizens as well as soldiers . It is not only an important force that safeguards the safety of [[1]the country] and maintains the unity of [[1]our country] , but is also an important force that maintains the stability of society and promotes two civilized constructions . Various levels of the local party committees , governments and military departments should fully muster enthusiasm and creativity of the mass militia and reserve troop officers , should make contributions to deepening reforms , promoting development and maintaining stability . [[3]All troops] should provide reliable safety guarantees for reforms , development and stability , and actively participate in local economic construction and work hard to promote the common prosperity of all races . [[3]They] should strengthen unity between [[4]the troops] and the government and unity between [[4]the troops] and the people , truly achieving commonality , a common fate and a linking of hearts with people of all races . Huaqing Liu , vice president of [[5]the Military Commission of the CCP] , Wannian Zhang , Military Commission member , Yongbo Yu , Quanyou Fu and leaders of the three headquarters of the PLA and the Central Office of [[5]the Military Commission] attended the meeting . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [[0]September 1st] , by reporter Yuming Gai When [[1]meeting] representatives from some regions of [[3]the nation] attending the militia and reserve work conference at Zhongnanhai [[0]today] , [[2]the General Secretary of [[4]the CCP] , president of [[3]the country] and president of the Military Commission of the Central Committee Zemin Jiang] , stressed that , local party committees , governments and military departments of all levels should focus attention on the overall situation of the work of the whole party and whole country and [[3]the country 's] long term peace and stability , and recognize the importance of improving militia and reserve work . [[2]Zemin Jiang] pointed out that , [[5]the militia] are citizens as well as soldiers . [[5]It] is not only an important force that safeguards the safety of [[3]the country] and maintains the unity of [[3]our country] , but is also an important force that maintains the stability of society and promotes two civilized constructions . Various levels of the local party committees , governments and military departments should fully muster enthusiasm and creativity of the mass militia and reserve troop officers , should make contributions to deepening reforms , promoting development and maintaining stability . [[6]All troops] should provide reliable safety guarantees for reforms , development and stability , and actively participate in local economic construction and work hard to promote the common prosperity of all races . [[6]They] should strengthen unity between [[6]the troops] and the government and unity between [[6]the troops] and the people , truly achieving commonality , a common fate and a linking of hearts with people of all races . Huaqing Liu , vice president of the Military Commission of [[4]the CCP] , Wannian Zhang , Military Commission member , Yongbo Yu , Quanyou Fu and leaders of the three headquarters of the PLA and the Central Office of the Military Commission attended [[1]the meeting] . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Beijing] , September 1st On August 30th , Jiaxuan Tang , vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and Haojing Song , special envoy of the Korean government and vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry held talks in [[0]Beijing] , exchanging ideas concerning establishing a solid mechanism for ensuring peace on [[1]the Korean peninsula] . During talks , [[2]the two parties] expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of [[3]Korea] and [[4]China] in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on [[1]the Korean peninsula] in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement . [[2]The two parties] believed that , due to changes in current international relations and [[5]the situation on [[1]the Korean peninsula]] , it was necessary to establish a new peace - guarantee mechanism on [[1]the peninsula] . [[3]Korea] announced negotiation plans concerning establishing a new peace - guarantee mechanism on [[1]the Korean peninsula] , and specific measures already taken by the Korean side of recalling the Korean delegation to [[6]the Korean Military Armistice Commission] and setting up the Panmunjom Representative Office of [[7]the Korean People 's Army] as the negotiatory organization , etc . [[1]The Korean side] emphasized that , the above mentioned measures were actions of goodwill . [[1]It] aimed to create actual conditions for establishing a peace - guarantee mechanism . [[4]The Chinese side] expressed that , [[1]it] would pay attention to the development of [[5]the situation on [[1]the Korean peninsula]] and sincerely hoped that [[5]the situation on [[1]the Korean peninsula]] would be relaxed and stabilized . Maintaining the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula accords benefits to all countries in [[1]this region] , and is also beneficial to the peace and safety of Asia and the world . [[4]The Chinese side] holds that problems related to [[1]the Korean peninsula] should be solved through consultation and dialogue between each party concerned . Considering the requirements of [[1]the Korean side] , and based on the current situation that [[1]the Korean side] has recalled [[6][[1]the Korean side 's] delegation to [[6]the Military Armistice Commission]] and that [[6]the Military Armistice Commission] has actually stopped operating , the Chinese government decided to recall the delegation of [[7]the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army] to [[6]the Military Armistice Commission] . [[4]The Chinese side] hopes that each party concerned continues to make constructive efforts to relax [[5]the situation on [[1]the Korean peninsula]] . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Beijing] , September 1st On August 30th , [[1]Jiaxuan Tang , vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and Haojing Song , special envoy of [[3]the Korean government] and vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry] held talks in [[0]Beijing] , exchanging ideas concerning establishing a solid mechanism for ensuring peace on [[2]the Korean peninsula] . During talks , [[1]the two parties] expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of [[3]Korea] and [[4]China] in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on [[2]the Korean peninsula] in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement . [[1]The two parties] believed that , due to changes in current international relations and [[5]the situation on [[2]the Korean peninsula]] , it was necessary to establish a new peace - guarantee mechanism on [[2]the peninsula] . [[3]Korea] announced negotiation plans concerning establishing a new peace - guarantee mechanism on [[2]the Korean peninsula] , and specific measures already taken by [[3]the Korean side] of [[7]recalling [[6]the Korean delegation] to [[8]the Korean Military Armistice Commission] and setting up the Panmunjom Representative Office of the Korean People 's Army as the negotiatory organization , etc] . [[3]The Korean side] emphasized that , [[7]the above mentioned measures] were actions of goodwill . [[3]It] aimed to create actual conditions for establishing a peace - guarantee mechanism . [[4]The Chinese side] expressed that , [[4]it] would pay attention to the development of [[5]the situation on [[2]the Korean peninsula]] and sincerely hoped that [[5]the situation on [[2]the Korean peninsula]] would be relaxed and stabilized . Maintaining the peace and stability of [[2]the Korean peninsula] accords benefits to all countries in this region , and is also beneficial to the peace and safety of Asia and the world . [[4]The Chinese side] holds that problems related to [[2]the Korean peninsula] should be solved through consultation and dialogue between each party concerned . Considering the requirements of [[3]the Korean side] , and based on the current situation that [[3]the Korean side] has recalled [[6][[3]the Korean side 's] delegation to [[8]the Military Armistice Commission]] and that [[8]the Military Armistice Commission] has actually stopped operating , [[4]the Chinese government] decided to recall the delegation of the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army to [[8]the Military Armistice Commission] . [[4]The Chinese side] hopes that each party concerned continues to make constructive efforts to relax [[5]the situation on [[2]the Korean peninsula]] . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , Brisbane , April 23 , by reporter Fa'en Wang Chinese rising star Li Luo [[0]broke] through the stiff opposition of gymnasts from Eastern Europe and the USA to win the gold medal on [[1]the uneven bars at 29th World Gymnastics Championships] . [[0]This] was the best result of a Chinese gymnast in 4 days of competition . There were many other strong competitors taking part in [[1]the women 's uneven bars] . Russia , [[4]Romania] and US each has 2 competitors and Ukraine has 1 competitor . [[2]The 17 year old Li Luo] scored 9.900 in the preliminary competition to take the lead . [[2]She] was the fifth gymnast on the apparatus . [[2]Her] performance arrangement was new , difficult and special in style , and showed a high degree of technical proficiency . [[2]She] received thunderous applause from the spectators . After a perfect finish to [[2]her] performance the judges immediately awarded [[2]her] the night 's highest score of 9.912 . The last gymnast was Russian S. Georgina , who staked everything on [[2]her] last performance . Although [[2]her] movements were smooth , [[2]she] earned a score of 9.875 due to a lower level of difficulty and picked up [[3]the silver medal] . Georgina 's fellow team member D. Cochetegiva won [[3]the bronze medal] with a score of 9.850 . Romanian Mirosoviki , silver medal winner for the overall championships , made a big mistake and only managed sixth place . [[5]Today] , there were a total finals in 5 events , [[8]the men 's] floor exercise , the pommel horse , the rings , [[11]the women 's vault] and the uneven bars individual singles competition . [[4]Romania] won 2 gold medals . China , [[6]Italy and Byelorussia] shared the other 3 gold medals . Two Chinese male gymnasts Dashuang Li and Huadong Huang took part in the competitions [[5]today] . [[6]They both] won fifth place respectively on [[9]the floor exercise] and the pommel horse . Jian Zhang , the head of Chinese delegation , commented that the scores of male gymnasts were the worst in the last 10 years , and explained that levels were falling . However , all 3 women gymnasts , Li Luo , Ya Qiao and Huilan Mo , taking part in the internationals for the first time , performed well , because [[7]they] had strong events and [[7]their] movements had difficulty . There was almost an upset in the finals of [[9][[8]the men 's] floor exercise] . As a relative unknown in gymnastics , the Greek R. Milisanidis boldly went head to head for the gold medal with the Byelorussian star Shellbo . Shellbo finally won the gold with a score of 9.725 ; Milisanidis scored [[12]9.687] to share the silver medal with the British competitor N. Thomas . It was the best result for [[10]Greek gymnasts] since [[10]they] began taking part in gymnastic internationals . [[4]Romania] won 2 gold medals from 18 year - old M. Uzika , in the pommel horse and from 16 year - old G. Gogiea , on [[11]the women 's vault] , [[10]their] respective scores were 9.712 and 9.812 . Italian U. Kegie won the gold medal on [[13]the rings] with a score of [[12]9.787] . The standard on [[13]the rings] today was the highest of all previous championships . All 8 gymnasts performed many breathtakingly difficult moves . [[14]Kegie who was in first place in the preliminary] showed [[14]his] energetic and powerful performance and won the final . The American B. Ovneol won the silver medal with a score of 9.725 , the Romanian D. Bulinka and the German W. Belinki shared [[15]the bronze medal] with the same score of 9.700 . Romanian gymnasts showed solid strength in the final of [[11]the women 's vault] . Besides Gogiea winning [[15]the gold medal] , Mirosoviki won [[15]the bronze medal] with a score of 9.787 . The Russian Georgina won [[15]the silver medal] with a score of 9.800 . The American Miller , winner of the gold medal for [[16]the overall championships] , made a big mistake in the competition and only managed seventh place . To date seven gold medals have been decided at [[16]the championships] . The last 5 men 's and women 's finals in the individual events will be held tomorrow . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , Brisbane , [[0]April 23] , by reporter Fa'en Wang [[4]Chinese rising star Li Luo] broke through the stiff opposition of gymnasts from Eastern Europe and the USA to [[2]win] the gold medal on [[1]the uneven bars] at [[3]29th World Gymnastics Championships] . [[2]This] was the best result of a Chinese gymnast in 4 days of competition . There were many other strong competitors taking part in the women 's uneven bars . Russia , Romania and US each has 2 competitors and Ukraine has 1 competitor . [[4]The 17 year old Li Luo] scored 9.900 in the preliminary competition to take the lead . [[4]She] was the fifth gymnast on [[1]the apparatus] . [[4]Her] performance arrangement was new , difficult and special in style , and showed a high degree of technical proficiency . [[4]She] received thunderous applause from the spectators . After a perfect finish to [[4]her] performance the judges immediately awarded [[4]her] the night 's highest score of 9.912 . The last gymnast was [[5]Russian S. Georgina , who staked everything on [[5]her] last performance] . Although [[5]her] movements were smooth , [[5]she] earned a score of 9.875 due to a lower level of difficulty and picked up the silver medal . [[5]Georgina 's] fellow team member D. Cochetegiva won the bronze medal with a score of 9.850 . Romanian Mirosoviki , silver medal winner for [[6]the overall championships] , made a big mistake and only managed sixth place . [[0]Today] , there were a total finals in 5 events , the men 's floor exercise , the pommel horse , the rings , the women 's vault and the uneven bars individual singles competition . [[7]Romania] won 2 gold medals . China , Italy and Byelorussia shared the other 3 gold medals . [[9][[8]Two Chinese male gymnasts] [[8]Dashuang Li and Huadong Huang]] took part in the competitions [[0]today] . [[9]They both] won fifth place respectively on the floor exercise and the pommel horse . Jian Zhang , the head of Chinese delegation , commented that the scores of male gymnasts were the worst in the last 10 years , and explained that levels were falling . However , [[10]all 3 women gymnasts , Li Luo , Ya Qiao and Huilan Mo , taking part in the internationals for the first time] , performed well , because [[10]they] had strong events and [[10]their] movements had difficulty . There was almost an upset in the finals of the men 's floor exercise . As a relative unknown in gymnastics , [[11]the Greek R. Milisanidis] boldly went head to head for the gold medal with [[12]the Byelorussian star Shellbo] . [[12]Shellbo] finally won the gold with a score of 9.725 ; [[11]Milisanidis] [[13]scored] 9.687 to share the silver medal with the British competitor N. Thomas . [[13]It] was the best result for [[14]Greek gymnasts] since [[14]they] began taking part in gymnastic internationals . [[7]Romania] won 2 gold medals from 18 year - old M. Uzika , in the pommel horse and from [[15]16 year - old G. Gogiea] , on the women 's vault , their respective scores were 9.712 and 9.812 . Italian U. Kegie won the gold medal on the rings with a score of 9.787 . The standard on the rings [[0]today] was the highest of all previous championships . All 8 gymnasts performed many breathtakingly difficult moves . [[16]Kegie who was in first place in the preliminary] showed [[16]his] energetic and powerful performance and won the final . The American B. Ovneol won the silver medal with a score of 9.725 , the Romanian D. Bulinka and the German W. Belinki shared the bronze medal with the same score of 9.700 . Romanian gymnasts showed solid strength in the final of [[17]the women 's vault] . Besides [[15]Gogiea] winning the gold medal , Mirosoviki won the bronze medal with a score of 9.787 . [[5]The Russian Georgina] won the silver medal with a score of 9.800 . The American Miller , winner of the gold medal for [[6]the overall championships] , made a big mistake in [[17]the competition] and only managed seventh place . To date seven gold medals have been decided at [[3]the championships] . The last 5 men 's and women 's finals in the individual events will be held tomorrow . -LRB- End -RRB-


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Xinhua News Agency , [[1]Beijing] , [[0]September 1st] With the aim of promoting Chinese culture internationally , the China Traditional Martial Arts Imperial College and the China Traditional Literature Imperial College were established [[0]today] in [[1]Beijing] . The above two imperial colleges have been established with the approval of the National Education Committee and the Beijing Adult Education Bureau , under the concern and support of the National Physical Education Committee , the Cultural Department , the China Martial Arts Academy , the China Art Academy , and under the proposing and funding of Mr. Zhiren Li , a famous entrepreneur , calligraphy and painting master , and art collector from [[2]Taiwan] . [[3]Mr. Zhiren Li] has the title of a " calligraphy magnate " in [[2]Taiwan] . In recent years , [[3]he] has successively invested 10,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars to build hundreds of elementary schools in the old , sparse , frontier , and poor areas of China 's mainland , and has received praise from people here and abroad . -LRB- End -RRB-

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Xinhua News Agency , [[0]Beijing] , [[1]September 1st] With the aim of promoting Chinese culture internationally , [[2]the China Traditional Martial Arts Imperial College and the China Traditional Literature Imperial College] were established [[1]today] in [[0]Beijing] . [[2]The above two imperial colleges] have been established with the approval of the National Education Committee and the Beijing Adult Education Bureau , under the concern and support of the National Physical Education Committee , the Cultural Department , the China Martial Arts Academy , the China Art Academy , and under the proposing and funding of [[4]Mr. Zhiren Li , a famous entrepreneur , calligraphy and painting master , and art collector from [[3]Taiwan]] . [[4]Mr. Zhiren Li] has the title of a " calligraphy magnate " in [[3]Taiwan] . In recent years , [[4]he] has successively invested 10,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars to build hundreds of elementary schools in the old , sparse , frontier , and poor areas of China 's mainland , and has received praise from people here and abroad . -LRB- End -RRB-


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[[0]Jesus] called [[1][[0]his] twelve followers] together . [[0]He] gave [[1]them] power over evil spirits and power to heal every kind of disease and sickness . These are the names of [[1]the twelve apostles] : Simon -LRB- also called Peter -RRB- , Andrew , the brother of Peter , James , the son of Zebedee , John , the brother of James , Philip , Bartholomew , Thomas , Matthew , the tax collector , James , the son of Alphaeus , Thaddaeus , Simon , the Zealot , Judas Iscariot -LRB- the one who handed [[0]Jesus] over to [[0]his] enemies -RRB- . [[0]Jesus] sent [[1]the twelve men] out with these instructions : `` Do n't go to the non-Jewish people . And do n't go into any town where the Samaritans live . But go to [[2]the people of Israel] . [[2]They] are like [[3]sheep that are lost] . When [[4]you] go , tell [[3]them] this : ' God 's kingdom is coming soon . ' Heal the sick . Bring the dead back to life . Heal the people who have leprosy . And force demons out of people . [[10]I] give [[4]you] these powers freely , so help others freely . Do n't carry any money with [[4]you] -- gold or silver or copper . Do n't carry a bag . Take only the clothes and sandals [[4]you] are wearing . And do n't take a walking stick . [[5]A worker] should be given what [[5]he] needs . `` When [[4]you] enter [[11]a city or town] , find [[6]some worthy person there] and stay in [[7][[6]his] home] until [[4]you] leave . When [[4]you] enter [[7]that home] , say , ' Peace be with you . ' If [[8]the people in [[7]that home]] welcome [[4]you] , [[8]they] are worthy of [[9][[4]your] peace] . May [[8]they] have the peace [[4]you] wished for [[8]them] . But if [[8]they] do n't welcome [[4]you] , [[8]they] are not worthy of [[9][[4]your] peace] . Take back the peace [[4]you] wished for [[8]them] . And if the people in a home or a town refuse to welcome [[4]you] or listen to [[4]you] , then leave that place and shake the dust off [[4]your] feet . [[10]I] can assure [[4]you] that on the judgment day it will be worse for [[11]that town] than for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah . `` Listen ! I am sending [[4]you] , and [[4]you] will be like sheep among wolves . So be smart like snakes . But also be like doves and do n't hurt anyone . Be careful ! There are people who will [[13]arrest] [[4]you] and take [[4]you] to be judged . [[12]They] will whip [[4]you] in [[12]their] synagogues . [[4]You] will be taken to stand before [[14]governors and kings] . People will do [[13]this] to [[4]you] because [[4]you] follow [[10]me] . [[4]You] will tell about [[10]me] to [[14]those kings and governors] and to the non-Jewish people . When [[4]you] are arrested , do n't worry about what to say or how [[4]you] should say it . At that time [[4]you] will be given the words to say . It will not really be [[4]you] speaking ; the Spirit of [[4]your] Father will be speaking through [[4]you] . `` [[15]Brothers] will turn against [[16][[15]their] own brothers] and hand [[16]them] over to be killed . [[17]Fathers] will hand over [[17]their] own children to be killed . [[18]Children] will fight against [[19][[18]their] own parents] and will have [[19]them] killed .

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[[0]Jesus] called [[1][[0]his] twelve followers] together . [[0]He] gave [[1]them] [[2]power over evil spirits and power to heal every kind of disease and sickness] . These are the names of [[1]the twelve apostles] : [[3]Simon -LRB- also called Peter] -RRB- , Andrew , the brother of [[3]Peter] , [[4]James , the son of Zebedee] , John , the brother of [[4]James] , Philip , Bartholomew , Thomas , Matthew , the tax collector , James , the son of Alphaeus , Thaddaeus , Simon , the Zealot , Judas Iscariot -LRB- the one who handed [[0]Jesus] over to [[0]his] enemies -RRB- . [[0]Jesus] sent [[1]the twelve men] out with these instructions : `` Do n't go to [[5]the non-Jewish people] . And do n't go into any town where the Samaritans live . But go to [[6]the people of Israel] . [[6]They] are like sheep that are lost . When [[1]you] go , tell [[6]them] this : ' [[7]God 's] kingdom is coming soon . ' Heal the sick . Bring the dead back to life . Heal the people who have leprosy . And force demons out of people . [[0]I] give [[1]you] [[2]these powers] freely , so help others freely . Do n't carry any money with [[1]you] -- gold or silver or copper . Do n't carry a bag . Take only the clothes and sandals [[1]you] are wearing . And do n't take a walking stick . [[8]A worker] should be given what [[8]he] needs . `` When [[1]you] enter a city or town , find [[10]some worthy person] there and stay in [[10][[9]his] home] until [[1]you] leave . When [[1]you] enter [[9]that home] , say , ' [[11]Peace] be with [[10]you] . ' If [[12]the people in [[9]that home]] welcome [[1]you] , [[12]they] are worthy of [[11][[1]your] peace] . May [[12]they] have [[11]the peace [[1]you] wished for [[12]them]] . But if [[12]they] do n't welcome [[1]you] , [[12]they] are not worthy of [[11][[1]your] peace] . Take back [[11]the peace [[1]you] wished for [[12]them]] . And if the people in [[13]a home or [[14]a town]] refuse to welcome [[1]you] or listen to [[1]you] , then leave [[13]that place] and shake the dust off [[1]your] feet . [[0]I] can assure [[1]you] that on the judgment day it will be worse for [[14]that town] than for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah . `` Listen ! [[0]I] am sending [[1]you] , and [[1]you] will be like sheep among wolves . So be smart like snakes . But also be like doves and do n't hurt anyone . Be careful ! There are [[15]people who will arrest [[1]you] and take [[1]you] to be judged] . [[15]They] will whip [[1]you] in [[15]their] synagogues . [[1]You] will be taken to stand before [[16]governors and kings] . People will do this to [[1]you] because [[1]you] follow [[0]me] . [[1]You] will tell about [[0]me] to [[16]those kings and governors] and to [[5]the non-Jewish people] . When [[1]you] are arrested , do n't worry about what to say or how [[1]you] should say it . At that time [[1]you] will be given the words to say . It will not really be [[1]you speaking] ; the Spirit of [[7][[1]your] Father] will be speaking through [[1]you] . `` [[18]Brothers] will turn against [[18][[17]their] own brothers] and hand [[17]them] over to be killed . [[19]Fathers] will hand over [[19]their] own children to be killed . [[21]Children] will fight against [[21][[20]their] own parents] and will have [[20]them] killed .


Predicted

Everyone will hate [[0]you] because [[0]you] follow [[1]me] . But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved . When [[0]you] are treated badly in one city , go to another city . [[1]I] promise [[0]you] that [[0]you] will not finish going to all the cities of Israel before [[1]the Son of Man] comes again . `` [[2]Students] are not better than [[2]their] teacher . Servants are not better than [[6][[2]their] master] . [[3]Students] should be happy to be treated [[4]the same] as [[3]their] teacher . And [[5]servants] should be happy to be treated [[4]the same] as [[6][[5]their] master] . If [[5]those people] call [[1]me] ' the ruler of demons , ' and [[1]I] am the head of [[7]the family] , then it is even more certain that [[7]they] will insult you , the members of [[7]the family] ! `` So do n't be afraid of [[5]those people] . Everything that is hidden will be shown . [[8]Everything that is secret] will be made known . [[1]I] tell [[0]you] all this secretly , but [[1]I] want [[0]you] to tell [[8]it] publicly . Whatever [[1]I] tell [[0]you] privately , [[0]you] should shout for everyone to hear . `` Do n't be afraid of [[9]people] . [[9]They] can kill [[10]the body] , but [[9]they] can not kill [[11]the soul] . The only one [[0]you] should fear is God , the one who can send [[10]the body] and [[11]the soul] to be destroyed in hell . When [[12]birds] are sold , two small birds cost only a penny . But not even [[13]one of [[12]those little birds]] can die without [[14][[0]your] Father] knowing [[13]it] . [[14]God] even knows how many hairs are on [[0]your] head . So do n't be afraid . [[0]You] are worth more than a whole flock of birds . `` If [[0]you] stand before others and are willing to say [[0]you] believe in [[1]me] , then [[1]I] will tell [[1]my] Father in [[15]heaven] that [[0]you] belong to [[1]me] . But if [[0]you] stand before others and say [[0]you] do not believe in [[1]me] , then [[1]I] will tell [[1]my] Father in [[15]heaven] that [[0]you] do not belong to [[1]me] . `` Do not think that [[1]I] have come to bring peace to the earth . [[1]I] did not come to bring peace . [[1]I] came to bring trouble . [[1]I] have come to make this happen : ' [[16]A son] will turn against [[16]his] father . [[17]A daughter] will turn against [[17]her] mother . [[17]A daughter - in - law] will turn against [[17]her] mother - in - law . Even members of [[0]your] own family will be [[0]your] enemies . ' `` [[18]Those who love [[18]their] father or mother] more than [[18]they] love [[1]me] are not worthy of [[1]me] . And those who love [[18]their] son or daughter more than [[18]they] love [[1]me] are not worthy of [[1]me] . Those who will not accept the cross that is given to [[18]them] when [[18]they] follow [[1]me] are not worthy of [[1]me] . Those who try to keep the life [[18]they] have will lose it . But [[19]those who give up [[19]their] life for [[1]me]] will find true life . `` Whoever accepts [[0]you] also accepts [[1]me] . And whoever accepts [[1]me] accepts [[20]the one who sent [[1]me]] . Whoever accepts [[21]a prophet] because [[20]he] is a prophet will get the same reward [[21]a prophet] gets . And whoever accepts [[22]a godly person] just because [[22]that person] is godly will get the same reward a godly person gets . Whoever helps any of [[23]these little ones] because [[23]they] are [[1]my] followers will definitely get a reward , even if [[23]they] only give [[23]them] a cup of cold water . ''

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Everyone will hate [[1]you] because [[1]you] follow [[0]me] . But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved . When [[1]you] are treated badly in one city , go to another city . [[0]I] promise [[1]you] that [[1]you] will not finish going to all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes again . `` [[2]Students] are not better than [[2]their] teacher . [[3]Servants] are not better than [[3]their] master . [[4]Students] should be happy to be treated the same as [[4]their] teacher . And [[5]servants] should be happy to be treated the same as [[5]their] master . If [[6]those people] call [[0]me] ' the ruler of demons , ' and [[0]I] am the head of the family , then it is even more certain that [[6]they] will insult [[1]you , the members of the family] ! `` So do n't be afraid of [[6]those people] . Everything that is hidden will be shown . Everything that is secret will be made known . [[0]I] tell you [[7]all this] secretly , but [[0]I] want [[1]you] to tell [[7]it] publicly . Whatever [[0]I] tell [[1]you] privately , [[1]you] should shout for everyone to hear . `` Do n't be afraid of [[8]people] . [[8]They] can kill the body , but [[8]they] can not kill the soul . The only one [[1]you] should fear is [[9]God , the one who can send the body and the soul to be destroyed in hell] . When [[10]birds] are sold , two small birds cost only a penny . But not even one of [[10]those little birds] can [[11]die] without [[9][[1]your] Father] knowing [[11]it] . [[9]God] even knows how many hairs are on [[1]your] head . So do n't be afraid . [[1]You] are worth more than a whole flock of birds . `` If [[1]you] stand before others and are willing to say [[1]you] believe in [[0]me] , then [[0]I] will tell [[9][[0]my] Father in [[12]heaven]] that [[1]you] belong to [[0]me] . But if [[1]you] stand before others and say [[1]you] do not believe in [[0]me] , then [[0]I] will tell [[9][[0]my] Father in [[12]heaven]] that [[1]you] do not belong to [[0]me] . `` Do not think that [[0]I] have come to bring peace to the earth . [[0]I] did not come to bring peace . [[0]I] came to bring trouble . [[0]I] have come to make this happen : ' [[13]A son] will turn against [[13]his] father . [[14]A daughter] will turn against [[14]her] mother . [[15]A daughter - in - law] will turn against [[15]her] mother - in - law . Even members of [[1]your] own family will be [[1]your] enemies . ' `` [[16]Those who love [[16]their] father or mother more than [[16]they] love [[0]me]] are not worthy of [[0]me] . And [[17]those who love [[17]their] son or daughter more than [[17]they] love [[0]me]] are not worthy of [[0]me] . [[18]Those who will not accept the cross that is given to [[18]them] when [[18]they] follow [[0]me]] are not worthy of [[0]me] . [[19]Those who try to keep [[20]the life [[19]they] have]] will lose [[20]it] . But [[21]those who give up [[21]their] life for [[0]me]] will find true life . `` Whoever accepts [[1]you] also accepts [[0]me] . And whoever accepts [[0]me] accepts [[9]the one who sent [[0]me]] . Whoever accepts [[22]a prophet] because [[22]he] is a prophet will get the same reward a prophet gets . And whoever accepts [[23]a godly person] just because [[23]that person] is godly will get the same reward a godly person gets . Whoever helps any of [[24]these little ones] because [[24]they] are [[0]my] followers will definitely get a reward , even if [[24]they] only give [[24]them] a cup of cold water . ''


Predicted

`` God 's kingdom is like [[0]a man who owned some land] . One morning , [[0]the man] went out very early to hire [[1]some people] to work in [[2][[0]his] vineyard] . [[0]He] agreed to pay [[1]the workers] [[12]one silver coin] for working [[7]that day] . Then [[0]he] sent [[1]them] into [[2]the vineyard] to work . `` About nine o'clock [[0]the man] went to [[5]the marketplace] and saw [[3]some other people standing there] . [[3]They] were doing nothing . So [[0]he] said to [[3]them] , ' If [[3]you] go and work in [[8][[0]my] field] , [[0]I] will pay [[3]you] what [[3]your] work is worth . ' So [[3]they] went to work in [[2]the vineyard] . `` [[0]The man] went out again about [[4]twelve o'clock] and again at [[4]three o'clock] . Both times [[0]he] hired some others to work in [[2][[0]his] vineyard] . About five o'clock [[0]the man] went to [[5]the marketplace] again . [[0]He] saw [[6]some other people] standing there . [[0]He] asked [[6]them] , ' Why did [[6]you] stand here [[7]all day] doing nothing ? ' `` [[6]They] said , ' No one gave [[6]us] a job . ' `` [[0]The man] said to [[6]them] , ' Then [[6]you] can go and work in [[2][[0]my] vineyard] . ' `` At the end of the day , [[9]the owner of [[8]the field]] said to the boss of [[1]all the workers] , ' Call [[1]the workers] and pay [[1]them all] . Start by paying [[10]the last people [[9]I] hired] . Then pay [[1]all of [[1]them]] , ending with [[10]the ones [[9]I] hired first] . ' `` [[11]The workers who were hired at [[4]five o'clock]] came to get [[11]their] pay . Each worker got [[12]one silver coin] . Then the workers who were hired first came to get [[11]their] pay . [[11]They] thought [[11]they] would be paid more than the others . But each one of [[11]them] also received [[12]one silver coin] . When [[11]they] got [[12][[11]their] silver coin] , [[11]they] complained to [[9]the man who owned the land] . [[11]They] said , ' [[13]Those people] were hired last and worked only one hour . But [[11]you] paid [[13]them] the same as [[11]us] . And [[11]we] worked hard all day in the hot sun . ' `` But [[9]the man who owned [[8]the field]] said to [[14]one of them] , ' [[14]Friend] , [[9]I] am being fair with [[14]you] . [[14]You] agreed to work for [[12]one silver coin] . Right ? So take [[14]your] pay and go . [[9]I] want to give the man who was hired last the same pay [[9]I] gave [[14]you] . [[9]I] can do what [[9]I] want with [[9]my] own money . Why would [[14]you] be jealous because [[9]I] am generous ? ' `` So those who are last now will be first in [[15]the future] . And those who are first now will be last in [[15]the future] . ''

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`` God 's kingdom is like [[0]a man who owned [[1]some land]] . One morning , [[0]the man] went out very early to hire [[2]some people] to work in [[3][[0]his] vineyard] . [[0]He] agreed to pay [[2]the workers] one silver coin for working that day . Then [[0]he] sent [[2]them] into [[3]the vineyard] to work . `` About nine o'clock [[0]the man] went to [[4]the marketplace] and saw [[5]some other people] standing there . [[5]They] were doing nothing . So [[0]he] said to [[5]them] , ' If [[5]you] go and work in [[6][[0]my] field] , [[0]I] will pay [[5]you] what [[5]your] work is worth . ' So [[5]they] went to work in [[3]the vineyard] . `` [[0]The man] went out again about twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock . Both times [[0]he] hired some others to work in [[3][[0]his] vineyard] . About five o'clock [[0]the man] went to [[4]the marketplace] again . [[0]He] saw [[7]some other people] standing there . [[0]He] asked [[7]them] , ' Why did [[7]you] stand here all day doing nothing ? ' `` [[7]They] said , ' No one gave [[7]us] a job . ' `` [[0]The man] said to [[7]them] , ' Then [[7]you] can go and work in [[3][[0]my] vineyard] . ' `` At the end of the day , [[0]the owner of [[6]the field]] said to the boss of [[8]all the workers] , ' Call [[8]the workers] and pay [[8]them [[8]all]] . Start by paying [[9]the last people [[0]I] hired] . Then pay [[8]all of [[8]them]] , ending with [[2]the ones [[0]I] hired first] . ' `` [[9]The workers who were hired at five o'clock] came to get [[9]their] pay . Each worker got one silver coin . Then [[2]the workers who were hired first] came to get [[2]their] pay . [[2]They] thought [[2]they] would be paid more than the others . But each one of [[2]them] also received one silver coin . When [[2]they] got [[2]their] silver coin , [[2]they] complained to [[0]the man who owned [[1]the land]] . [[2]They] said , ' [[9]Those people] were hired last and worked only one hour . But [[0]you] paid [[9]them] the same as [[2]us] . And [[2]we] worked hard all day in the hot sun . ' `` But [[0]the man who owned [[6]the field]] said to [[10]one of [[2]them]] , ' [[10]Friend] , [[0]I] am being fair with [[10]you] . [[10]You] agreed to work for one silver coin . Right ? So take [[10]your] pay and go . [[0]I] want to give the man who was hired last the same pay [[0]I] gave [[10]you] . [[0]I] can do what [[0]I] want with [[0]my] own money . Why would [[10]you] be jealous because [[0]I] am generous ? ' `` So those who are last now will be first in the future . And those who are first now will be last in the future . ''


Predicted

[[0]Jesus] was going to [[2]Jerusalem] . [[1][[0]His] twelve followers] were with [[0]him] . While [[1]they] were walking , [[0]he] gathered [[1]the followers] together and spoke to [[1]them] privately . [[0]He] said to [[1]them] , `` [[1]We] are going to [[2]Jerusalem] . [[0]The Son of Man] will be handed over to [[3]the leading priests and the teachers of the law] , and [[3]they] will say [[0]he] must die . [[3]They] will hand [[0]him] over to the foreigners , who will laugh at [[0]him] and beat [[0]him] with whips , and then [[3]they] will kill [[0]him] on a cross . But on the third day after [[0]his] death , [[0]he] will be raised to life again . '' Then [[4]Zebedee 's wife] came to [[0]Jesus] and brought [[5][[4]her] sons] . [[4]She] bowed before [[0]Jesus] and asked [[0]him] to do something for [[4]her] . [[0]Jesus] said , `` What do [[0]you] want ? '' [[4]She] said , `` Promise that one of [[5][[4]my] sons] will sit at [[6]your] right side in [[6]your] kingdom and the other at [[7][[6]your] left] . '' So Jesus said to [[5]the sons] , `` [[5]You] do n't understand what [[5]you] are asking . Can [[5]you] drink from the cup that [[0]I] must drink from ? '' [[5]The sons] answered , `` Yes , [[5]we] can ! '' [[0]Jesus] said to [[5]them] , `` It is true that [[5]you] will drink from the cup that [[0]I] drink from . But it is not for [[0]me] to say who will sit at [[0]my] right or [[7][[0]my] left] . [[8][[0]My] Father] has decided who will do that . [[8]He] has [[10]prepared] [[9]those places] for [[9]them] . '' The other [[11]ten followers] heard [[10]this] and were angry with [[5]the two brothers] . So Jesus called [[11]the followers] together . [[0]He] said , `` [[11]You] know that [[12]the rulers of [[13]the non-Jewish people]] love to show [[12]their] power over [[13]the people] . And [[12]their] important leaders love to use all [[12]their] authority over [[13]the people] . But it should not be that way with [[11]you] . Whoever wants to be [[11]your] leader must be [[11]your] servant . Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of [[11]you] like a slave . Do as [[0]I] did : [[0]The Son of Man] did not come for people to serve [[0]him] . [[0]He] came to serve others and to give [[0]his] life to save many people . '' When [[0]Jesus] and [[11][[0]his] followers] were leaving Jericho , a large crowd followed [[0]him] . There were [[14]two blind men] sitting by the road . [[14]They] heard that [[0]Jesus] was coming by . So [[14]they] shouted , `` [[0]Lord , Son of David] , please help [[14]us] ! '' The people there criticized [[14]the blind men] and told [[14]them] to be quiet . But [[14]they] shouted more and more , `` [[0]Lord , Son of David] , please help [[14]us] ! '' [[0]Jesus] stopped and said to [[14]them] , `` What do [[14]you] want [[0]me] to do for [[14]you] ? '' [[14]They] answered , `` [[0]Lord] , [[14]we] want to be able to see . '' [[0]Jesus] felt sorry for [[14]the blind men] . [[0]He] touched [[14]their] eyes , and immediately [[14]they] were able to see . Then [[14]they] became followers of [[0]Jesus] .

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[[1]Jesus] was going to [[0]Jerusalem] . [[2][[1]His] twelve followers] were with [[1]him] . While [[3]they] were walking , [[1]he] gathered [[2]the followers] together and spoke to [[2]them] privately . [[1]He] said to [[2]them] , `` [[3]We] are going to [[0]Jerusalem] . [[1]The Son of Man] will be handed over to [[4]the leading priests and the teachers of the law] , and [[4]they] will say [[1]he] must die . [[4]They] will hand [[1]him] over to [[5]the foreigners , who will laugh at [[1]him] and beat [[1]him] with whips] , and then [[5]they] will kill [[1]him] on a cross . But on the third day after [[1]his] death , [[1]he] will be raised to life again . '' Then [[6]Zebedee 's wife] came to [[1]Jesus] and brought [[7][[6]her] sons] . [[6]She] bowed before [[1]Jesus] and asked [[1]him] to do something for [[6]her] . [[1]Jesus] said , `` What do [[6]you] want ? '' [[6]She] said , `` Promise that one of [[7][[6]my] sons] will sit at [[9][[1]your] right side] in [[1]your] kingdom and the other at [[8][[1]your] left] . '' So [[1]Jesus] said to [[7]the sons] , `` [[7]You] do n't understand what [[7]you] are asking . Can [[7]you] drink from [[10]the cup that [[1]I] must drink from] ? '' [[7]The sons] answered , `` Yes , [[7]we] can ! '' [[1]Jesus] said to [[7]them] , `` It is true that [[7]you] will drink from [[10]the cup that [[1]I] drink from] . But it is not for [[1]me] to say who will [[12]sit] at [[11][[9][[1]my] right] or [[8][[1]my] left]] . [[13][[1]My] Father] has decided who will do [[12]that] . [[13]He] has prepared [[11]those places] for them . '' The other ten followers heard this and were angry with [[7]the two brothers] . So [[1]Jesus] called [[2]the followers] together . [[1]He] said , `` [[2]You] know that [[14]the rulers of [[16]the non-Jewish people]] love to show [[14]their] power over [[15]the people] . And [[17][[16]their] important leaders] love to use all [[17]their] authority over [[15]the people] . But it should not be that way with [[2]you] . Whoever wants to be [[2]your] leader must be [[2]your] servant . Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of [[2]you] like a slave . Do as [[1]I] did : [[1]The Son of Man] did not come for people to serve [[1]him] . [[1]He] came to serve others and to give [[1]his] life to save many people . '' When [[1]Jesus] and [[2][[1]his] followers] were leaving Jericho , a large crowd followed [[1]him] . There were [[18]two blind men sitting by the road] . [[18]They] heard that [[1]Jesus] was coming by . So [[18]they] shouted , `` [[1]Lord , Son of [[19]David]] , please help [[18]us] ! '' The people there criticized [[18]the blind men] and told [[18]them] to be quiet . But [[18]they] shouted more and more , `` [[1]Lord , Son of [[19]David]] , please help [[18]us] ! '' [[1]Jesus] stopped and said to [[18]them] , `` What do [[18]you] want [[1]me] to do for [[18]you] ? '' [[18]They] answered , `` [[1]Lord] , [[18]we] want to be able to see . '' [[1]Jesus] felt sorry for [[18]the blind men] . [[1]He] touched [[18]their] eyes , and immediately [[18]they] were able to see . Then [[18]they] became followers of [[1]Jesus] .


Predicted

Then Jesus left there and went into the area of Judea and across the Jordan River . Again , [[1]many people] came to [[0]him] , and [[0]Jesus] taught [[1]them] as [[0]he] always did . [[2]Some Pharisees] came to [[0]Jesus] and tried to make [[0]him] say something wrong . [[2]They] asked [[0]him] , `` Is it right for a man to divorce [[5][[0]his] wife] ? '' [[0]Jesus] answered , `` What did [[3]Moses] command [[2]you] to do ? '' [[2]The Pharisees] said , `` [[3]Moses] allowed [[4]a man] to divorce [[5][[4]his] wife] by writing a certificate of divorce . '' [[0]Jesus] said , `` [[3]Moses] wrote that command for [[2]you] because [[2]you] refused to accept [[6]God 's] teaching . But when [[6]God] made the world , ' [[6]he] made people male and female . ' ' That is why [[7]a man] will leave [[7]his] father and mother and be joined to [[7][[5]his] wife] . And [[8]the two people] will become one . ' So [[8]they] are no longer two , but one . [[6]God] has joined [[8]them] together , so no one should separate [[8]them] . '' Later , when [[9]the followers and [[0]Jesus]] were in the house , [[9]they] asked [[0]him] again about the question of divorce . [[0]He] said , `` Whoever divorces [[5][[0]his] wife] and marries another woman has sinned against [[5][[0]his] wife] . [[0]He] is guilty of adultery . And the woman who divorces her husband and marries another man is also guilty of adultery . '' [[10]People] brought [[11][[10]their] small children] to [[0]Jesus] , so that [[0]he] could lay [[14][[0]his] hands] on [[11]them] to bless [[11]them] . But [[12]the followers] told [[11]the people] to stop bringing [[11][[11]their] children] to [[0]him] . [[0]Jesus] saw what happened . [[0]He] did not like [[12][[0]his] followers] telling [[11]the children] not to come . So [[0]he] said to [[12]them] , `` Let [[11]the little children] come to [[0]me] . Do n't stop [[11]them] , because [[13][[6]God 's] kingdom] belongs to people who are like [[11]these little children] . The truth is , [[12]you] must accept [[13][[6]God 's] kingdom] like a little child accepts things , or [[12]you] will never enter [[13]it] . '' Then Jesus held [[11]the children] in [[0]his] arms . [[0]He] laid [[14][[0]his] hands] on [[11]them] and blessed [[11]them] . [[0]Jesus] started to leave , but [[15]a man] ran to [[0]him] and bowed down on [[15]his] knees before [[0]him] . [[15]The man] asked , `` [[0]Good Teacher] , what must [[15]I] do to get the life that never ends ? '' [[0]Jesus] answered , `` Why do [[0]you] call [[0]me] good ? [[6]Only God] is good . And you know [[16][[6]his] commands] : ' You must not murder anyone , you must not commit adultery , you must not steal , you must not lie , you must not cheat , you must respect your father and mother . . . . ' '' [[15]The man] said , `` [[0]Teacher] , [[15]I] have obeyed [[16]all these commands] since [[15]I] was a boy . '' [[0]Jesus] looked at [[15]the man] in a way that showed how much [[0]he] cared for [[0]him] . [[0]He] said , `` There is still one thing [[0]you] need to do . Go and sell everything [[0]you] have . Give [[17]the money] to those who are poor , and [[0]you] will have riches in heaven . Then come and follow [[0]me] . '' [[15]The man] was upset when [[0]Jesus] told [[15]him] to give away [[17][[15]his] money] . [[15]He] did n't want to do this , because [[15]he] was very rich . So [[15]he] went away sad . Then Jesus looked at [[18][[0]his] followers] and said to [[18]them] , `` It will be very hard for a rich person to enter [[19][[6]God 's] kingdom] ! '' [[18]The followers] were amazed at what [[0]Jesus] said . But [[0]he] said again , `` [[18][[0]My] children] , it is very hard to enter [[19][[6]God 's] kingdom] !

Gold

Then [[0]Jesus] left there and went into the area of Judea and across the Jordan River . Again , [[1]many people] came to [[0]him] , and [[0]Jesus] taught [[1]them] as [[0]he] always did . [[2]Some Pharisees] came to [[0]Jesus] and tried to make [[0]him] say something wrong . [[2]They] asked [[0]him] , `` Is it right for [[3]a man] to divorce [[3]his] wife ? '' [[0]Jesus] answered , `` What did [[5]Moses] command [[4]you] to do ? '' [[2]The Pharisees] said , `` [[5]Moses] allowed [[6]a man] to divorce [[6]his] wife by writing a certificate of divorce . '' [[0]Jesus] said , `` [[5]Moses] wrote that command for [[4]you] because [[4]you] refused to accept [[7]God 's] teaching . But when [[7]God] made the world , ' [[7]he] [[8]made] people male and female . ' ' [[8]That] is why [[9]a man] will leave [[9]his] father and mother and be joined to [[9]his] wife . And [[10]the two people] will become one . ' So [[10]they] are no longer two , but one . [[7]God] has joined [[10]them] together , so no one should separate [[10]them] . '' Later , when [[11]the followers] and [[0]Jesus] were in the house , [[11]they] asked [[0]him] again about the question of divorce . [[0]He] said , `` Whoever divorces [[13][[12]his] wife] and marries another woman has sinned against [[13][[12]his] wife] . [[13]He] is guilty of adultery . And [[14]the woman who divorces [[14]her] husband and marries another man] is also guilty of adultery . '' [[15]People] brought [[16][[15]their] small children] to [[0]Jesus] , so that [[0]he] could lay [[17][[0]his] hands] on [[16]them] to bless [[16]them] . But [[11]the followers] told [[15]the people] to stop bringing [[16][[15]their] children] to [[0]him] . [[0]Jesus] saw what happened . [[0]He] did not like [[11][[0]his] followers] telling [[16]the children] not to come . So [[0]he] said to [[11]them] , `` Let [[16]the little children] come to [[0]me] . Do n't stop [[16]them] , because [[18][[7]God 's] kingdom] belongs to people who are like [[16]these little children] . The truth is , you must accept [[18][[7]God 's] kingdom] like a little child accepts things , or you will never enter [[18]it] . '' Then [[0]Jesus] held [[16]the children] in [[0]his] arms . [[0]He] laid [[17][[0]his] hands] on [[16]them] and blessed [[16]them] . [[0]Jesus] started to leave , but [[19]a man] ran to [[0]him] and bowed down on [[19]his] knees before [[0]him] . [[19]The man] asked , `` [[0]Good Teacher] , what must [[19]I] do to get the life that never ends ? '' [[0]Jesus] answered , `` Why do [[19]you] call [[0]me] good ? [[7]Only God] is good . And [[19]you] know [[7]his] commands : ' You must not murder anyone , you must not commit adultery , you must not steal , you must not lie , you must not cheat , you must respect your father and mother . . . . ' '' [[19]The man] said , `` [[0]Teacher] , [[19]I] have obeyed all these commands since [[19]I] was a boy . '' [[0]Jesus] looked at [[19]the man] in a way that showed how much [[0]he] cared for [[19]him] . [[0]He] said , `` There is still one thing [[19]you] need to do . Go and sell everything [[19]you] have . Give the money to those who are poor , and [[19]you] will have riches in heaven . Then come and follow [[0]me] . '' [[19]The man] was upset when [[0]Jesus] told [[19]him] to [[20]give] away [[19]his] money . [[19]He] did n't want to do [[20]this] , because [[19]he] was very rich . So [[19]he] went away sad . Then [[0]Jesus] looked at [[11][[0]his] followers] and said to [[11]them] , `` It will be very hard for a rich person to enter [[18][[7]God 's] kingdom] ! '' [[11]The followers] were amazed at what [[0]Jesus] said . But [[0]he] said again , `` [[0]My] children , it is very hard to enter [[18][[7]God 's] kingdom] !


Predicted

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter [[1]God 's] kingdom ! '' [[0]The followers] were even more amazed and said to each other , `` Then who can be saved ? '' [[2]Jesus] looked at [[0]them] and said , `` That is something people can not do , but [[1]God] can . [[1]He] can do anything . '' Peter said to [[2]Jesus] , `` We left everything to follow [[2]you] ! '' [[2]Jesus] said , `` [[2]I] can promise that everyone who has left [[3]their] home , brothers , sisters , mother , father , children , or farm for [[2]me] and for the Good News about [[2]me] will get a hundred times more than they left . Here in [[4]this world] [[3]they] will get more homes , brothers , sisters , mothers , children , and farms . And with these things [[3]they] will have persecutions . But in [[4]the world] that is coming [[3]they] will also get the reward of eternal life . Many people who have the highest place now will have the lowest place in the future . And the people who have the lowest place now will have the highest place then . '' [[2]Jesus] and those with [[2]him] were on their way to [[5]Jerusalem] . [[2]He] was at the front of the group . [[2][[0]His] followers] were wondering what was happening , and the people who followed behind [[0]them] were feeling afraid . [[2]Jesus] gathered [[0]the twelve apostles] again and talked with [[0]them] alone . [[2]He] told [[0]them] what would happen in [[5]Jerusalem] . [[2]He] said , `` [[0]We] are going to [[5]Jerusalem] . [[2]The Son of Man] will be handed over to the leading priests and teachers of the law . [[0]They] will say that [[2]he] must die and will hand [[2]him] over to the foreigners , who will laugh at [[2]him] and spit on [[2]him] . [[0]They] will beat [[2]him] with whips and kill [[2]him] . But on the third day after [[2]his] death , [[2]he] will rise to life again . '' Then [[6]James and John , sons of Zebedee] , came to [[2]Jesus] and said , `` [[2]Teacher] , [[6]we] want to ask [[2]you] to do something for [[6]us] . '' [[2]Jesus] asked , `` What do [[2]you] want [[2]me] to do for [[2]you] ? '' [[2]The sons] answered , `` Let [[2]us] share the great honor [[2]you] will have as king . Let one of [[2]us] sit at [[2]your] right side and the other at [[8][[2]your] left] . '' [[2]Jesus] said , `` [[2]You] do n't understand what [[2]you] are asking . Can [[2]you] drink from the cup that [[2]I] must drink from ? Can [[2]you] be baptized with [[7]the same baptism that [[2]I] must go through] ? '' [[2]The sons] answered , `` Yes , [[2]we] can ! '' [[2]Jesus] said to [[2]the sons] , `` It is true that [[2]you] will drink from the cup that [[2]I] drink from . And [[2]you] will be baptized with [[7]the same baptism that [[2]I] must go through] . But it is not for [[2]me] to say who will sit at [[2]my] right or [[8][[2]my] left] . [[9]God] has prepared those places for the ones [[9]he] chooses . '' When [[10]the other ten followers] heard this , [[10]they] were angry with James and John .

Gold

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter [[0]God 's] kingdom ! '' [[1]The followers] were even more amazed and said to each other , `` Then who can be saved ? '' [[2]Jesus] looked at [[1]them] and said , `` That is something people can not do , but [[0]God] can . [[0]He] can do anything . '' Peter said to [[2]Jesus] , `` [[1]We] left everything to follow [[2]you] ! '' [[2]Jesus] said , `` [[2]I] can promise that [[3]everyone who has left [[3]their] home , brothers , sisters , mother , father , children , or farm for [[2]me] and for the Good News about [[2]me]] will get a hundred times more than [[3]they] left . Here in this world [[3]they] will get [[4]more homes , brothers , sisters , mothers , children , and farms] . And with [[4]these things] [[3]they] will have persecutions . But in the world that is coming [[3]they] will also get the reward of eternal life . Many people who have the highest place now will have the lowest place in the future . And the people who have the lowest place now will have the highest place then . '' [[6][[2]Jesus] and [[1]those with [[2]him]]] were on [[6]their] way to [[5]Jerusalem] . [[2]He] was at the front of [[6]the group] . [[2][[1]His] followers] were wondering what was happening , and the people who followed behind [[6]them] were feeling afraid . [[2]Jesus] gathered [[7]the twelve apostles] again and talked with [[7]them] alone . [[2]He] told [[7]them] what would happen in [[5]Jerusalem] . [[2]He] said , `` [[6]We] are going to [[5]Jerusalem] . [[2]The Son of Man] will be handed over to [[8]the leading priests and teachers of the law] . [[8]They] will say that [[2]he] must die and will hand [[2]him] over to [[9]the foreigners , who will laugh at [[2]him] and spit on [[2]him]] . [[9]They] will beat [[2]him] with whips and kill [[2]him] . But on the third day after [[2]his] death , [[2]he] will rise to life again . '' Then [[10]James and John , sons of Zebedee] , came to [[2]Jesus] and said , `` [[2]Teacher] , [[10]we] want to ask [[2]you] to do something for [[10]us] . '' [[2]Jesus] asked , `` What do [[10]you] want [[2]me] to do for [[10]you] ? '' [[10]The sons] answered , `` Let [[10]us] share the great honor [[2]you] will have as king . Let one of [[10]us] sit at [[2]your] right side and the other at [[2]your] left . '' [[2]Jesus] said , `` [[10]You] do n't understand what [[10]you] are asking . Can [[10]you] drink from [[11]the cup that [[2]I] must drink from] ? Can [[10]you] be baptized with [[12]the same baptism that [[2]I] must go through] ? '' [[10]The sons] answered , `` Yes , [[10]we] can ! '' [[2]Jesus] said to [[10]the sons] , `` It is true that [[10]you] will drink from [[11]the cup that [[2]I] drink from] . And [[10]you] will be baptized with [[12]the same baptism that [[2]I] must go through] . But it is not for [[2]me] to say who will sit at [[2]my] right or [[2]my] left . [[0]God] has prepared those places for the ones [[0]he] chooses . '' When [[13]the other ten followers] heard this , [[13]they] were angry with [[10]James and John] .


Predicted

[[0]Jesus] called [[2]all the followers] together . [[0]He] said , `` [[1]The non-Jewish people] have men [[1]they] call rulers . [[2]You] know that [[1]those rulers] love to show [[1]their] power over [[3]the people] . And [[1]their] important leaders love to use all [[1]their] authority over [[3]the people] . But it should not be that way with [[2]you] . Whoever wants to be [[2]your] leader must be [[2]your] servant . Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of [[2]you] like a slave . Follow [[0]my] example : [[0]Even the Son of Man] did not come for people to serve [[0]him] . [[0]He] came to serve others and to give [[0]his] life to save many people . '' Then [[2]they] came to the town of Jericho . When [[0]Jesus] left there with [[2][[0]his] followers] , a large crowd was with [[2]them] . A blind man named Bartimaeus -LRB- meaning `` son of Timaeus '' -RRB- was sitting by [[4]the road] . [[0]He] was always begging for money . [[0]He] heard that Jesus from Nazareth was walking by . So [[0]he] began shouting , `` [[0]Jesus , Son of David] , please help [[0]me] ! '' Many people criticized [[0]the blind man] and told [[0]him] to be quiet . But [[0]he] shouted more and more , `` [[0]Son of David] , please help [[0]me] ! '' [[0]Jesus] stopped and said , `` Tell [[0]him] to come here . '' So [[2]they] called [[0]the blind man] and said , `` [[0]You] can be happy now . Stand up ! [[0]Jesus] is calling [[0]you] . '' [[0]The blind man] stood up quickly . [[0]He] left [[0]his] coat there and went to [[0]Jesus] . [[0]Jesus] asked [[0]the man] , `` What do [[0]you] want [[0]me] to do for [[0]you] ? '' [[0]He] answered , `` [[0]Teacher] , [[0]I] want to see again . '' [[0]Jesus] said , `` Go . [[0]You] are healed because [[0]you] believed . '' Immediately [[0]the man] was able to see again . [[0]He] followed [[0]Jesus] down [[4]the road] .

Gold

[[0]Jesus] called [[1]all the followers] together . [[0]He] said , `` [[3]The non-Jewish people] have [[2]men [[3]they] call rulers] . [[1]You] know that [[2]those rulers] love to show [[2]their] power over [[3]the people] . And [[4][[3]their] important leaders] love to use all [[4]their] authority over [[3]the people] . But it should not be that way with [[1]you] . Whoever wants to be [[1]your] leader must be [[1]your] servant . Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of [[1]you] like a slave . Follow [[0]my] example : [[0]Even the Son of Man] did not come for people to serve [[0]him] . [[0]He] came to serve others and to give [[0]his] life to save many people . '' Then they came to the town of Jericho . When [[0]Jesus] left there with [[1][[0]his] followers] , a large crowd was with [[1]them] . [[5]A blind man named Bartimaeus -LRB- meaning `` son of Timaeus] '' -RRB- was sitting by [[6]the road] . [[5]He] was always begging for money . [[5]He] heard that [[0]Jesus from Nazareth] was walking by . So [[5]he] began shouting , `` [[0]Jesus , Son of [[7]David]] , please help [[5]me] ! '' Many people criticized [[5]the blind man] and told [[5]him] to be quiet . But [[5]he] shouted more and more , `` [[0]Son of [[7]David]] , please help [[5]me] ! '' [[0]Jesus] stopped and said , `` Tell [[5]him] to come here . '' So [[1]they] called [[5]the blind man] and said , `` [[5]You] can be happy now . Stand up ! [[0]Jesus] is calling [[5]you] . '' [[5]The blind man] stood up quickly . [[5]He] left [[5]his] coat there and went to [[0]Jesus] . [[0]Jesus] asked [[5]the man] , `` What do [[5]you] want [[0]me] to do for [[5]you] ? '' [[5]He] answered , `` [[0]Teacher] , [[5]I] want to see again . '' [[0]Jesus] said , `` Go . [[5]You] are healed because [[5]you] believed . '' Immediately [[5]the man] was able to see again . [[5]He] followed [[0]Jesus] down [[6]the road] .


Predicted

After this , [[0]the Lord] chose [[1]72 more followers] . [[0]He] sent [[1]them] out in groups of two . [[0]He] sent [[1]them] ahead of [[0]him] into every town and place where [[0]he] planned to go . [[0]He] said to [[1]them] , `` There is such a big harvest of people to bring in . But there are [[2]only a few workers to help harvest them] . [[0]God] owns [[2]the harvest] . Ask [[0]him] to send more workers to help bring in [[2][[0]his] harvest] . `` [[0]You] can go now . But listen ! [[12]I] am sending [[0]you] , and [[0]you] will be like sheep among wolves . Do n't carry any money , a bag , or sandals . Do n't stop to talk with [[3]people on the road] . Before [[0]you] go into [[5]a house] , say , ' Peace be with this home . ' If the people living there love peace , [[0]your] blessing of peace will stay with [[3]them] . But if not , [[0]your] blessing of peace will come back to [[0]you] . Stay in the peace - loving house . Eat and drink what the people there give [[0]you] . [[4]A worker] should be given [[4]his] pay . Do n't leave [[5]that house] to stay in another house . `` If [[6]you] go into a town and [[7]the people] welcome [[6]you] , eat the food [[7]they] give [[6]you] . Heal [[8]the sick people who live there] , and tell [[8]them] , ' [[11][[0]God 's] kingdom] is coming to [[8]you] soon ! ' `` But if [[8]you] go into [[9]a town] , and the people do n't welcome [[8]you] , then go out into the streets of [[9]that town] and say , ' Even the dirt from [[9][[8]your] town] that sticks to [[10]our] feet [[10]we] wipe off against [[8]you] . But remember that [[11][[0]God 's] kingdom] is coming soon . ' [[12]I] tell [[8]you] , on [[16]the judgment day] it will be worse for the people of [[9]that town] than for the people of Sodom . `` It will be bad for [[8]you] , Chorazin ! It will be bad for [[8]you] , [[8]Bethsaida] ! [[12]I] did [[13]many miracles] in [[8]you] . If [[13]those same miracles] had happened in [[14]Tyre and Sidon] , then [[15]the people in [[14]those cities]] would have changed [[15]their] lives and stopped sinning a long time ago . [[15]They] would have worn sackcloth and sat in ashes to show that [[15]they] were sorry for [[15]their] sins . But on [[16]the judgment day] it will be worse for [[8]you] than for [[14]Tyre and Sidon] . And [[8]you] , [[8]Capernaum] , will [[8]you] be lifted up to heaven ? No , [[8]you] will be thrown down to the place of death ! `` When [[17]anyone] listens to [[8]you] [[12]my] followers , [[17]they] are really listening to [[12]me] . But when anyone refuses to accept [[8]you] , [[17]they] are really refusing to accept [[12]me] . And when [[18]anyone] refuses to accept [[12]me] , [[18]they] are refusing to accept [[0]the one who sent [[12]me]] . '' When [[19]the 72 followers] came back from [[19]their] trip , [[19]they] were very happy . [[19]They] said , `` [[12]Lord] , even the demons obeyed [[19]us] when [[19]we] used [[12]your] name ! '' [[12]Jesus] said to [[19]them] , `` [[12]I] saw [[20]Satan] falling like lightning from the sky . [[20]He] is the enemy , but know that [[12]I] have given [[19]you] more power than [[20]he] has . [[12]I] have given [[19]you] power to crush [[20]his] snakes and scorpions under [[19]your] feet . Nothing will hurt [[19]you] . Yes , even the spirits obey [[19]you] . And [[19]you] can be happy , not because [[19]you] have this power , but because [[19]your] names are written in heaven . '' Then the Holy Spirit made [[12]Jesus] feel very happy . [[12]Jesus] said , `` [[12]I] praise [[19]you] , [[22]Father , [[19]Lord of heaven and earth]] . [[12]I] am thankful that [[19]you] have hidden [[21]these things] from those who are so wise and so smart . But [[19]you] have [[23]shown] [[21]them] to people who are like little children . Yes , [[22]Father] , [[22]you] did [[23]this] because [[23]it] 's what [[22]you] really wanted to do . `` [[22][[12]My] Father] has given [[12]me] all things . No one knows who [[12]the Son] is -- [[22]only the Father] knows . And [[24]only the Son] knows who [[22]the Father] is . The only people who will know about [[22]the Father] are those [[12]the Son] chooses to tell . '' Then Jesus turned to [[24][[19]his] followers] . [[19]They] were there alone with [[24]him] . [[12]He] said , `` It is a great blessing for [[19]you] to see what [[19]you] now see ! [[12]I] tell [[19]you] , [[25]many prophets and kings] wanted to see what [[19]you] now see , but [[25]they] could not . And [[25]they] wanted to hear what [[19]you] now hear , but [[25]they] could not . '' Then [[26]an expert in [[27]the law]] stood up to test [[12]Jesus] . [[26]He] said , `` [[12]Teacher] , what must [[26]I] do to get eternal life ? '' [[12]Jesus] said to [[26]him] , `` What is written in [[27]the law] ? What do [[26]you] understand from [[27]it] ? '' [[26]The man] answered , `` ' Love the Lord your God with all your heart , all your soul , all your strength , and all your mind . ' Also , ' Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself . ' '' [[12]Jesus] said , `` [[26]Your] answer is right . Do this and [[26]you] will have eternal life . '' But [[26]the man] wanted to show that the way [[26]he] was living was right . So [[26]he] said to [[12]Jesus] , `` But who is [[26]my] neighbor ? ''

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After this , [[0]the Lord] chose [[1]72 more followers] . [[0]He] sent [[1]them] out in groups of two . [[0]He] sent [[1]them] ahead of [[0]him] into every town and place where [[0]he] planned to go . [[0]He] said to [[1]them] , `` There is such a big harvest of [[2]people] to bring in . But there are only a few workers to help harvest [[2]them] . [[4]God] owns [[3]the harvest] . Ask [[4]him] to send more workers to help bring in [[4][[3]his] harvest] . `` [[1]You] can go now . But listen ! [[0]I] am sending [[1]you] , and [[1]you] will be like sheep among wolves . Do n't carry any money , a bag , or sandals . Do n't stop to talk with people on the road . Before [[1]you] go into [[5]a house] , say , ' Peace be with [[5]this home] . ' If [[6]the people living there] love peace , [[1]your] blessing of peace will stay with [[6]them] . But if not , [[1]your] blessing of peace will come back to [[1]you] . Stay in [[7]the peace - loving house] . Eat and drink what the people there give [[1]you] . [[8]A worker] should be given [[8]his] pay . Do n't leave [[7]that house] to stay in another house . `` If [[1]you] go into a town and [[9]the people] welcome [[1]you] , eat the food [[9]they] give [[1]you] . Heal [[10]the sick people who live there] , and tell [[10]them] , ' [[11][[4]God 's] kingdom] is coming to [[10]you] soon ! ' `` But if [[1]you] go into [[13]a town] , and [[12]the people] do n't welcome [[1]you] , then go out into the streets of [[13]that town] and say , ' Even the dirt from [[13][[12]your] town] that sticks to [[1]our] feet [[1]we] wipe off against [[12]you] . But remember that [[11][[4]God 's] kingdom] is coming soon . ' [[0]I] tell [[1]you] , on [[14]the judgment day] it will be worse for [[12]the people of [[13]that town]] than for the people of Sodom . `` It will be bad for [[15]you] , [[15]Chorazin] ! It will be bad for [[16]you] , [[16]Bethsaida] ! [[0]I] did many miracles in [[17]you] . If those same miracles had happened in [[19]Tyre and Sidon] , then [[18]the people in [[19]those cities]] would have changed [[18]their] lives and stopped sinning a long time ago . [[18]They] would have worn sackcloth and sat in ashes to show that [[18]they] were sorry for [[18]their] sins . But on [[14]the judgment day] it will be worse for [[17]you] than for [[19]Tyre and Sidon] . And [[20]you] , [[20]Capernaum] , will [[20]you] be lifted up to [[21]heaven] ? No , [[20]you] will be thrown down to the place of death ! `` When [[22]anyone] listens to [[1]you [[0]my] followers] , [[22]they] are really listening to [[0]me] . But when [[23]anyone] refuses to accept [[1]you] , [[23]they] are really refusing to accept [[0]me] . And when [[24]anyone] refuses to accept [[0]me] , [[24]they] are refusing to accept [[4]the one who sent [[0]me]] . '' When [[1]the 72 followers] came back from [[1]their] trip , [[1]they] were very happy . [[1]They] said , `` [[0]Lord] , even the demons obeyed [[1]us] when [[1]we] used [[0]your] name ! '' [[0]Jesus] said to [[1]them] , `` [[0]I] saw [[25]Satan] falling like lightning from the sky . [[25]He] is the enemy , but know that [[0]I] have given [[1]you] more power than [[25]he] has . [[0]I] have given [[1]you] [[26]power to crush [[25]his] snakes and scorpions under [[1]your] feet] . Nothing will hurt [[1]you] . Yes , even the spirits obey [[1]you] . And [[1]you] can be happy , not because [[1]you] have [[26]this power] , but because [[1]your] names are written in [[21]heaven] . '' Then the Holy Spirit made [[0]Jesus] feel very happy . [[0]Jesus] said , `` [[0]I] praise [[4]you] , [[4]Father , Lord of heaven and earth] . [[0]I] am thankful that [[4]you] have hidden [[27]these things] from those who are so wise and so smart . But [[4]you] have [[28]shown] [[27]them] to people who are like little children . Yes , [[4]Father] , [[4]you] did [[28]this] because it 's what [[4]you] really wanted to do . `` [[4][[0]My] Father] has given [[0]me] all things . No one knows who [[0]the Son] is -- [[4]only the Father] knows . And [[0]only the Son] knows who [[4]the Father] is . The only people who will know about [[4]the Father] are those [[0]the Son] chooses to tell . '' Then [[0]Jesus] turned to [[1][[0]his] followers] . [[1]They] were there alone with [[0]him] . [[0]He] said , `` It is a great blessing for [[1]you] to see what [[1]you] now see ! [[0]I] tell [[1]you] , [[29]many prophets and kings] wanted to see what [[1]you] now see , but [[29]they] could not . And [[29]they] wanted to hear what [[1]you] now hear , but [[29]they] could not . '' Then [[31]an expert in [[30]the law]] stood up to test [[0]Jesus] . [[31]He] said , `` [[0]Teacher] , what must [[31]I] do to get eternal life ? '' [[0]Jesus] said to [[31]him] , `` What is written in [[30]the law] ? What do [[31]you] understand from [[30]it] ? '' [[31]The man] answered , `` ' Love [[4]the Lord your God] with all your heart , all your soul , all your strength , and all your mind . ' Also , ' Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself . ' '' [[0]Jesus] said , `` [[31]Your] answer is right . Do this and [[31]you] will have eternal life . '' But [[31]the man] wanted to show that the way [[31]he] was living was right . So [[31]he] said to [[0]Jesus] , `` But who is [[31]my] neighbor ? ''


Predicted

To answer this question , Jesus said , `` [[0]A man] was going down [[2]the road from Jerusalem] to Jericho . [[1]Some robbers] surrounded [[0]him] , tore off [[0]his] clothes , and beat [[0]him] . Then [[1]they] left [[0]him] lying there on the ground almost dead . `` It happened that [[3]a Jewish priest] was going down [[2]that road] . When [[3]he] saw [[0]the man] , [[3]he] did not stop to help [[0]him] . [[3]He] walked away . Next , a Levite came near . [[3]He] saw [[0]the hurt man] , but [[3]he] went around [[0]him] . [[3]He] would not stop to help [[0]him] either . [[3]He] just walked away . `` Then [[4]a Samaritan man] traveled down [[2]that road] . [[4]He] came to the place where [[0]the hurt man] was lying . [[4]He] saw [[0]the man] and felt very sorry for [[0]him] . [[4]The Samaritan] went to [[0]him] and poured olive oil and wine on [[0]his] wounds . Then [[0]he] covered [[0]the man 's] wounds with cloth . [[4]The Samaritan] had [[5]a donkey] . [[4]He] put [[6][[0]the hurt man] on [[5][[4]his] donkey]] , and [[4]he] took [[6]him] to [[8]an inn] . There [[4]he] cared for [[6]him] . The next day , [[4]the Samaritan] took out [[7]two silver coins] and gave [[7]them] to [[4]the man who worked at [[8]the inn]] . [[4]He] said , ' Take care of [[0]this hurt man] . If you spend [[9]more money] on [[0]him] , [[4]I] will pay [[9]it] back to [[4]you] when [[4]I] come again . ' '' Then Jesus said , `` Which one of these three men do [[4]you] think was really a neighbor to [[4]the man who was hurt by the robbers] ? '' [[4]The teacher of the law] answered , `` The one who helped [[4]him] . '' [[4]Jesus] said , `` Then [[4]you] go and do the same . '' While [[4]Jesus] and [[4]his] followers were traveling , [[4]he] went into a town , and [[10]a woman named Martha] let [[4]him] stay at [[10]her] house . [[10]She] had [[11]a sister named Mary] . [[11]Mary] was sitting at [[4]Jesus '] feet and listening to [[11]him] teach . But [[12][[10]her] sister Martha] was busy doing all the work that had to be done . [[12]Martha] went in and said , `` [[4]Lord] , do n't [[4]you] care that [[13][[12]my] sister] has left [[12]me] to do all the work by [[12]myself] ? Tell [[13]her] to help [[12]me] ! '' But [[4]the Lord] answered [[10]her] , `` [[12]Martha] , [[12]Martha] , [[10]you] are getting worried and upset about too many things . Only one thing is important . [[11]Mary] has made the right choice , and it will never be taken away from [[10]her] . ''

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To answer this question , [[2]Jesus] said , `` [[0]A man] was going down [[1]the road from Jerusalem to Jericho] . [[3]Some robbers] surrounded [[0]him] , tore off [[0]his] clothes , and beat [[0]him] . Then [[3]they] left [[0]him] lying there on the ground almost dead . `` It happened that [[4]a Jewish priest] was going down [[1]that road] . When [[4]he] saw [[0]the man] , [[4]he] did not stop to help [[0]him] . [[4]He] walked away . Next , [[5]a Levite] came near . [[5]He] saw [[0]the hurt man] , but [[5]he] went around [[0]him] . [[5]He] would not stop to help [[0]him] either . [[5]He] just walked away . `` Then [[6]a Samaritan man] traveled down [[1]that road] . [[6]He] came to the place where [[0]the hurt man] was lying . [[6]He] saw [[0]the man] and felt very sorry for [[0]him] . [[6]The Samaritan] went to [[0]him] and poured olive oil and wine on [[7][[0]his] wounds] . Then [[6]he] covered [[7][[0]the man 's] wounds] with cloth . [[6]The Samaritan] had [[8]a donkey] . [[6]He] put [[0]the hurt man] on [[8][[6]his] donkey] , and [[6]he] took [[0]him] to [[9]an inn] . There [[6]he] cared for [[0]him] . The next day , [[6]the Samaritan] took out [[11]two silver coins] and gave [[11]them] to [[10]the man who worked at [[9]the inn]] . [[6]He] said , ' Take care of [[0]this hurt man] . If [[10]you] spend [[12]more money] on [[0]him] , [[6]I] will pay [[12]it] back to [[10]you] when [[6]I] come again . ' '' Then [[2]Jesus] said , `` Which one of these three men do [[13]you] think was really a neighbor to [[0]the man who was hurt by [[3]the robbers]] ? '' [[13]The teacher of the law] answered , `` [[6]The one who helped [[0]him]] . '' [[2]Jesus] said , `` Then [[13]you] go and do the same . '' While [[2]Jesus] and [[2]his] followers were traveling , [[2]he] went into a town , and [[14]a woman named Martha] let [[2]him] stay at [[14]her] house . [[14]She] had [[15]a sister named Mary] . [[15]Mary] was sitting at [[2]Jesus '] feet and listening to [[2]him] teach . But [[15][[14]her] sister Martha] was busy doing [[16]all the work that had to be done] . [[14]Martha] went in and said , `` [[2]Lord] , do n't [[2]you] care that [[15][[14]my] sister] has left [[14]me] to do [[16]all the work] by [[14]myself] ? Tell [[15]her] to help [[14]me] ! '' But [[2]the Lord] answered [[14]her] , `` [[14]Martha , Martha] , [[14]you] are getting worried and upset about too many things . Only one thing is important . [[15]Mary] has made [[17]the right choice] , and [[17]it] will never be taken away from [[15]her] . ''


Predicted

One day [[0]Jesus] was in the Temple area teaching [[1]the people] . [[0]He] was telling [[1]them] the Good News . The leading priests , [[2]teachers of [[5]the law] , and older Jewish leaders] came to talk to [[0]Jesus] . [[2]They] said , `` Tell [[2]us] what authority [[0]you] have to do [[9]these things] . Who gave [[0]you] this authority ? '' [[0]Jesus] answered , `` [[0]I] will ask [[2]you] a question too . Tell [[0]me] : When [[3]John] baptized people , did [[4][[3]his] authority] come from [[6]God] or was [[4]it] only from other people ? '' The priests , the teachers of [[5]the law] , and the Jewish leaders all talked about this . [[2]They] said to each other , `` If [[2]we] answer , ' [[7][[3]John 's] baptism] was from [[6]God] , ' then [[0]he] will say , ' Then why did [[2]you] not believe [[3]John] ? ' But if [[2]we] say that [[7][[3]John 's] baptism] was from someone else , [[1]the people] will stone [[2]us] to death . [[1]They all] believe that [[3]John] was a prophet . '' So [[1]they] answered , `` [[1]We] do n't know the answer . '' So Jesus said to [[1]them] , `` Then [[8]I] will not tell [[1]you] who gave [[8]me] the authority to do [[9]these things] . '' Then Jesus told [[1]the people] this story : `` [[10]A man] planted [[15]a vineyard] . [[10]He] leased [[18]the land] to [[11]some farmers] . Then [[10]he] went away for a long time . Later , it was time for [[12]the grapes] to be picked . So [[10]the man] sent [[13]a servant] to [[11]those farmers] so that [[11]they] would give [[10]him] [[10]his] share of [[12]the grapes] . But [[11]they] beat [[13]the servant] and sent [[13]him] away with nothing . So [[10]the man] sent [[14]another servant] . [[11]They] beat [[14]this servant] too and showed no respect for [[14]him] . [[11]They] sent [[14]the servant] away with nothing . So [[10]the man] sent a third servant to [[11]the farmers] . [[11]They] hurt [[14]this servant] badly and threw [[14]him] out . `` [[16]The owner of [[15]the vineyard]] said , ' What will [[16]I] do now ? [[16]I] will send [[17][[16]my] son] . [[16]I] love [[17][[16]my] son] very much . Maybe [[11]the farmers] will respect [[17][[16]my] son] . ' When [[11]the farmers] saw [[17]the son] , [[11]they] said to each other , ' [[17]This] is [[17][[16]the owner 's] son] . [[15]This vineyard] will be [[17]his] . If [[11]we] kill [[17]him] , [[15]it] will be ours . ' So [[11]the farmers] threw [[17]the son] out of [[15]the vineyard] and killed [[17]him] . `` What will [[16]the owner of [[15]the vineyard]] do ? [[16]He] will come and kill [[11]those farmers] . Then [[16]he] will lease [[18]the land] to some other farmers . '' When [[19]the people] heard [[20]this story] , [[19]they] said , `` [[20]This] should never happen ! '' But [[16]Jesus] looked into [[19]their] eyes and said , `` Then what does this verse mean : ' The stone that the builders refused to accept became the cornerstone ' ? Everyone who falls on [[21]that stone] will be broken . If [[21]that stone] falls on [[22]you] , [[21]it] will crush [[22]you] ! '' When [[23]the teachers of the law and the leading priests] heard [[20]this story] , [[23]they] knew [[20]it] was about [[23]them] . So [[23]they] wanted to arrest [[16]Jesus] right then , but [[23]they] were afraid of what [[19]the people] would do . So [[23]the Jewish leaders] waited for the right time to get [[16]Jesus] . [[23]They] sent [[24]some men] to [[16]him] , who pretended to be sincere . [[23]They] wanted to find something wrong with what [[16]Jesus] said . -LRB- If [[23]they] found something wrong , then [[23]they] could hand [[16]him] over to the governor , who had the authority to arrest [[16]him] . -RRB- So [[24]the men] said to [[16]Jesus] , `` [[16]Teacher] , [[24]we] know that what [[16]you] say and teach is true . It does n't matter who is listening -- [[16]you] teach the same to all people . [[16]You] always teach the truth about [[27]God 's] way . Tell [[24]us] , is it right for [[24]us] to pay taxes to [[26]Caesar] or not ? '' But [[16]Jesus] knew that [[24]these men] were trying to trick [[16]him] . [[16]He] said to [[24]them] , `` Show [[16]me] [[25]a silver coin] . Whose name and picture are on [[25]it] ? '' [[24]They] said , `` [[26]Caesar 's] . '' [[16]He] said to [[24]them] , `` Then give to [[26]Caesar] what belongs to [[26]Caesar] , and give to [[27]God] what belongs to [[27]God] . '' [[24]The men] were amazed at [[16]his] wise answer . [[24]They] could say nothing . [[24]They] were not able to trick [[16]Jesus] there in front of the people . [[16]He] said nothing [[24]they] could use against [[16]him] .

Gold

One day [[1]Jesus] was in the Temple area teaching [[0]the people] . [[1]He] was telling [[0]them] the Good News . [[2]The leading priests , teachers of the law , and older Jewish leaders] came to talk to [[1]Jesus] . [[2]They] said , `` Tell [[2]us] what authority [[1]you] have to do these things . Who gave [[1]you] [[3]this authority] ? '' [[1]Jesus] answered , `` [[1]I] will ask [[2]you] a question too . Tell [[1]me] : When [[5]John] baptized people , did [[5][[4]his] authority] come from [[6]God] or was [[4]it] only from other people ? '' [[2]The priests , the teachers of the law , and the Jewish leaders all] talked about this . [[2]They] said to each other , `` If [[2]we] answer , ' [[7][[5]John 's] baptism] was from [[6]God] , ' then [[1]he] will say , ' Then why did [[2]you] not believe [[5]John] ? ' But if [[2]we] say that [[7][[5]John 's] baptism] was from someone else , [[0]the people] will stone [[2]us] to death . [[0]They [[0]all]] believe that [[5]John] was a prophet . '' So [[2]they] answered , `` [[2]We] do n't know the answer . '' So [[1]Jesus] said to [[2]them] , `` Then [[1]I] will not tell [[2]you] who gave [[1]me] [[3]the authority to do these things] . '' Then [[1]Jesus] told [[0]the people] [[10]this story] : `` [[9]A man] planted [[8]a vineyard] . [[9]He] leased [[12]the land] to [[11]some farmers] . Then [[9]he] went away for a long time . Later , it was time for [[13]the grapes] to be picked . So [[9]the man] sent [[14]a servant] to [[11]those farmers] so that [[11]they] would give [[9]him] [[9]his] share of [[13]the grapes] . But [[11]they] beat [[14]the servant] and sent [[14]him] away with nothing . So [[9]the man] sent [[15]another servant] . [[11]They] beat [[15]this servant] too and showed no respect for [[15]him] . [[11]They] sent [[15]the servant] away with nothing . So [[9]the man] sent [[16]a third servant] to [[11]the farmers] . [[11]They] hurt [[16]this servant] badly and threw [[16]him] out . `` [[9]The owner of [[8]the vineyard]] said , ' What will [[9]I] do now ? [[9]I] will send [[17][[9]my] son] . [[9]I] love [[17][[9]my] son] very much . Maybe [[11]the farmers] will respect [[17][[9]my] son] . ' When [[11]the farmers] saw [[17]the son] , [[11]they] said to each other , ' [[17]This] is [[9]the owner 's] son . [[8]This vineyard] will be [[17]his] . If [[11]we] kill [[17]him] , [[8]it] will be [[11]ours] . ' So [[11]the farmers] threw [[17]the son] out of [[8]the vineyard] and killed [[17]him] . `` What will [[9]the owner of [[8]the vineyard]] do ? [[9]He] will come and kill [[11]those farmers] . Then [[9]he] will lease [[12]the land] to some other farmers . '' When [[0]the people] heard [[10]this story] , [[0]they] said , `` This should never happen ! '' But [[1]Jesus] looked into [[0]their] eyes and said , `` Then what does this verse mean : ' [[18]The stone that the builders refused to accept] became the cornerstone ' ? Everyone who falls on [[18]that stone] will be broken . If [[18]that stone] falls on [[0]you] , [[18]it] will crush [[0]you] ! '' When [[19]the teachers of the law and the leading priests] heard [[10]this story] , [[19]they] knew [[10]it] was about [[19]them] . So [[19]they] wanted to arrest [[1]Jesus] right then , but [[19]they] were afraid of what [[0]the people] would do . So [[19]the Jewish leaders] waited for the right time to get [[1]Jesus] . [[19]They] sent [[20]some men] to [[1]him] , who pretended to be sincere . [[19]They] wanted to find something wrong with what [[1]Jesus] said . -LRB- If [[19]they] found something wrong , then [[19]they] could hand [[1]him] over to the governor , who had the authority to arrest [[1]him] . -RRB- So [[20]the men] said to [[1]Jesus] , `` [[1]Teacher] , [[20]we] know that what [[1]you] say and teach is true . It does n't matter who is listening -- [[1]you] teach the same to all people . [[1]You] always teach the truth about [[6]God 's] way . Tell [[20]us] , is it right for [[20]us] to pay taxes to [[21]Caesar] or not ? '' But [[1]Jesus] knew that [[20]these men] were trying to trick [[1]him] . [[1]He] said to [[20]them] , `` Show [[1]me] [[22]a silver coin] . Whose name and picture are on [[22]it] ? '' [[20]They] said , `` [[21]Caesar 's] . '' [[1]He] said to [[20]them] , `` Then give to [[21]Caesar] what belongs to [[21]Caesar] , and give to [[6]God] what belongs to [[6]God] . '' [[20]The men] were amazed at [[1]his] wise answer . [[20]They] could say nothing . [[20]They] were not able to trick [[1]Jesus] there in front of [[0]the people] . [[1]He] said nothing [[20]they] could use against [[1]him] .


Predicted

[[0]Some Sadducees] came to [[1]Jesus] . -LRB- Sadducees believe that people will not rise from death . -RRB- [[0]They] asked [[1]him] , `` [[1]Teacher] , [[11]Moses] wrote that if [[2]a married man] dies and had no children , [[2]his] brother must marry [[2]his] widow . Then they will have children for [[2]the dead brother] . One time there were [[8]seven brothers] . [[3]The first brother] married [[4]a woman] but died . [[3]He] had no children . Then [[5]the second brother] married [[4]the woman] , and [[5]he] died . And [[6]the third brother] married [[4]the woman] , and [[6]he] died . The same thing happened with [[7]all the other brothers] . [[7]They all] died and had no children . [[4]The woman] was the last to die . But [[8]all seven brothers] married [[4]her] . So when people rise from death , whose wife will [[4]this woman] be ? '' [[1]Jesus] said to [[0]the Sadducees] , `` On earth , people marry each other . [[10]Some people] will be worthy to be raised from death and live again after [[9]this life] . In [[9]that life] [[10]they] will not marry . In that life people are like angels and can not die . [[10]They] are children of [[12]God] , because [[10]they] have been raised from death . [[11]Moses] clearly showed that people are raised from death . When [[11]Moses] wrote about the burning bush , [[11]he] said that [[12]the Lord] is ' the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob . ' So [[10]they] were not still dead , because [[12]he] is the God only of living people . Yes , to [[12]God] [[10]they] are all still living . '' Some of [[14]the teachers of [[15]the law]] said , `` [[1]Teacher] , [[1]your] answer was very good . '' No one was brave enough to ask [[1]him] another question . Then Jesus said , `` Why do people say that [[1]the Christ] is the Son of [[13]David] ? In the book of Psalms , [[13]David [[13]himself]] says , ' [[12]The Lord God] said to [[13][[12]my] Lord] : Sit by [[12]me] at [[12]my] right side , and [[12]I] will put [[12]your] enemies under [[12]your] power . ' [[13]David] calls the Christ ' Lord . ' So how can [[1]the Christ] also be [[13]David 's] son ? '' While all the people were listening to [[1]Jesus] , [[12]he] said to [[12]his] followers , `` Be careful of [[14]the teachers of [[15]the law]] . [[14]They] like to walk around wearing clothes that look important . And [[14]they] love for [[16]people] to show respect to [[16]them] in the marketplaces . [[14]They] love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets . But [[14]they] cheat [[17]widows] and take [[17]their] homes . Then [[14]they] try to make [[14]themselves] look good by saying long prayers . [[12]God] will punish [[14]them] very much . ''

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[[1]Some Sadducees] came to [[0]Jesus] . -LRB- Sadducees believe that people will not rise from death . -RRB- [[1]They] asked [[0]him] , `` [[0]Teacher] , [[2]Moses] wrote that if [[3]a married man] dies and had no children , [[3]his] brother must marry [[3]his] widow . Then they will have children for [[3]the dead brother] . One time there were [[4]seven brothers] . [[6]The first brother] married [[5]a woman] but died . [[6]He] had no children . Then [[7]the second brother] married [[5]the woman] , and [[7]he] died . And [[8]the third brother] married [[5]the woman] , and [[8]he] died . The same thing happened with [[9]all the other brothers] . [[9]They [[9]all]] died and had no children . [[5]The woman] was the last to die . But [[4]all seven brothers] married [[5]her] . So when people rise from death , whose wife will [[5]this woman] be ? '' [[0]Jesus] said to [[1]the Sadducees] , `` On earth , people marry each other . [[10]Some people] will be worthy to be raised from death and live again after this life . In [[11]that life] [[10]they] will not marry . In [[11]that life] [[12]people] are like angels and can not die . [[12]They] are children of [[13]God] , because [[12]they] have been raised from death . [[2]Moses] clearly showed that people are raised from death . When [[2]Moses] wrote about the burning bush , [[2]he] said that [[13]the Lord] is ' the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob . ' So [[14]they] were not still dead , because [[13]he] is the God only of living people . Yes , to [[13]God] [[14]they] are all still living . '' Some of [[15]the teachers of the law] said , `` [[0]Teacher] , [[0]your] answer was very good . '' No one was brave enough to ask [[0]him] another question . Then [[0]Jesus] said , `` Why do people say that [[0]the Christ] is [[16]the Son of [[17]David]] ? In the book of Psalms , [[17]David [[17]himself]] says , ' [[13]The Lord God] said to [[17][[0]my] Lord] : Sit by [[13]me] at [[13]my] right side , and [[13]I] will put [[0]your] enemies under [[0]your] power . ' [[17]David] calls [[0]the Christ] ' Lord . ' So how can [[0]the Christ] also be [[17][[16]David 's] son] ? '' While all the people were listening to [[0]Jesus] , [[0]he] said to [[0]his] followers , `` Be careful of [[15]the teachers of the law] . [[15]They] like to walk around wearing clothes that look important . And [[15]they] love for people to show respect to [[15]them] in the marketplaces . [[15]They] love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets . But [[15]they] cheat [[18]widows] and take [[18]their] homes . Then [[15]they] try to make [[15]themselves] look good by saying long prayers . [[13]God] will punish [[15]them] very much . ''


Predicted

[[8]Jesus] said , `` It is certainly true that when [[0]a man] enters [[1]the sheep pen] , [[0]he] should use [[2]the gate] . If [[0]he] climbs in some other way , [[0]he] is a robber . [[0]He] is trying to steal [[1]the sheep] . But [[0]the man who takes care of [[1]the sheep]] enters through [[2]the gate] . [[0]He] is [[3]the shepherd] . [[4]The man who guards [[2]the gate]] opens [[2]the gate] for [[3]the shepherd] . And [[1]the sheep] listen to [[6]the voice of [[3]the shepherd]] . [[4]He] calls [[4][[1]his] own sheep] , using [[1]their] names , and [[4]he] leads [[1]them] out . [[4]He] brings [[5]all of [[4][[1]his] sheep]] out . Then [[4]he] goes ahead of [[5]them] and leads [[5]them] . [[1]The sheep] follow [[4]him] , because [[1]they] know [[6][[4]his] voice] . But [[7]sheep] will never follow someone [[7]they] do n't know . [[7]They] will run away from [[4]him] , because [[7]they] do n't know [[6][[4]his] voice] . '' [[8]Jesus] told [[9]the people] [[10]this story] , but [[9]they] did not understand what [[10]it] meant . So Jesus said again , `` [[8]I] assure [[9]you] , [[8]I] am the gate for [[1]the sheep] . [[11]All those who came before [[8]me]] were thieves and robbers . [[1]The sheep] did not listen to [[11]them] . [[8]I] am [[2]the gate] . Whoever enters through [[8]me] will be saved . [[1]They] will be able to come in and go out . [[1]They] will find everything [[1]they] need . A thief comes to steal , kill , and destroy . But [[8]I] came to give life -- life that is full and good . `` [[8]I] am the good shepherd , and [[12]the good shepherd] gives [[12]his] life for [[1]the sheep] . The worker who is paid to keep [[1]the sheep] is different from [[3]the shepherd] . [[13]The paid worker] does not own [[1]the sheep] . So when [[13]he] sees [[14]a wolf] coming , [[13]he] runs away and leaves [[1]the sheep] alone . Then [[14]the wolf] attacks [[1]the sheep] and scatters them . [[13]The man] runs away because [[13]he] is only a paid worker . [[13]He] does not really care for [[1]the sheep] . `` [[8]I] am the shepherd who cares for [[1]the sheep] . [[8]I] know [[8][[1]my] sheep] just as [[15]the Father] knows [[8]me] . And [[8][[1]my] sheep] know [[8]me] just as [[8]I] know [[15]the Father] . [[8]I] give [[17][[8]my] life] for [[1]these sheep] . [[8]I] have [[16]other sheep] too . [[16]They] are not in this flock here . [[8]I] must lead [[16]them] also . [[16]They] will listen to [[8]my] voice . In the future there will be one flock and one shepherd . [[15]The Father] loves [[8]me] because [[8]I] give [[17][[8]my] life] . [[8]I] give [[17][[8]my] life] so that [[8]I] can get [[17]it] back again . No one takes [[17][[8]my] life] away from [[8]me] . [[8]I] give [[17][[8]my] own life] freely . [[8]I] have the right to give [[17][[8]my] life] , and [[8]I] have the right to get [[17]it] back again . This is what [[15]the Father] told [[8]me] . '' Again [[18]the Jews] were divided over what [[8]Jesus] was saying . Many of [[18]them] said , `` [[19]A demon] has come into [[8]him] and made [[8]him] crazy . Why listen to [[8]him] ? '' But [[20]others] said , `` These are n't the words of someone controlled by a demon . [[19]A demon] can not heal the eyes of a blind man . '' It was winter , and the time came for the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem . [[8]Jesus] was in the Temple area at Solomon 's Porch . [[20]The Jewish leaders] gathered around [[8]him] . [[20]They] said , `` How long will [[8]you] make [[20]us] wonder about [[8]you] ? If [[8]you] are the Christ , then tell [[20]us] clearly . '' [[8]Jesus] answered , `` [[8]I] told [[20]you] already , but [[20]you] did not believe . [[8]I] do miracles in [[15][[8]my] Father 's] name . These miracles show who [[8]I] am . But [[20]you] do not believe , because [[20]you] are not [[8]my] sheep . [[22][[8]My] sheep] listen to [[21][[8]my] voice] . [[8]I] know [[21]them] , and [[21]they] follow [[8]me] . [[8]I] give [[8]my] sheep eternal life . [[21]They] will never die , and no one can take [[21]them] out of [[23][[8]my] hand] . [[15][[8]My] Father] is the one who gave [[21]them] to [[8]me] , and [[15]he] is greater than all . No one can steal [[22][[8]my] sheep] out of [[23][[15]his] hand] . [[15]The Father] and [[8]I] are one . '' Again [[24]the Jews there] picked up stones to kill [[8]Jesus] . But [[8]he] said to [[24]them] , `` The many wonderful things [[24]you] have seen [[8]me] do are from [[15]the Father] . Which of these good things are [[24]you] killing [[8]me] for ? '' [[24]They] answered , `` [[24]We] are not killing [[24]you] for any good thing [[24]you] did . But [[24]you] say things that insult God . [[24]You] are only a man , but [[24]you] say [[24]you] are the same as [[15]God] ! That is why [[24]we] are trying to kill [[24]you] ! '' [[8]Jesus] answered , `` It is written in [[24]your] law that [[15]God] said , ' [[15]I] said [[24]you] are gods . ' [[25]This Scripture] called those people gods -- the people who received [[15]God 's] message . And [[25]Scripture] is always true . So why do [[24]you] accuse [[8]me] of insulting [[15]God] for saying , ' [[8]I] am God 's Son ' ? [[8]I] am the one God chose and sent into the world . If [[8]I] do n't do what [[15][[8]my] Father] does , then do n't believe what [[8]I] say . But if [[8]I] do what [[15][[8]my] Father] does , [[24]you] should believe in what [[8]I] do . [[24]You] might not believe in [[8]me] , but [[24]you] should believe in the things [[8]I] do . Then [[24]you] will know and understand that [[15]the Father] is in [[8]me] and [[8]I] am in [[15]the Father] . '' [[24]They] tried to get [[8]Jesus] again , but [[8]he] escaped from [[24]them] . Then [[8]he] went back across the Jordan River to the place where [[26]John] began [[26]his] work of baptizing people . [[8]Jesus] stayed there , and [[27]many people] came to [[8]him] . [[27]They] said , `` [[26]John] never did any miraculous signs , but everything [[26]John] said about [[8]this man] is true . '' And many people there believed in [[8]Jesus] .

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[[1]Jesus] said , `` It is certainly true that when [[0]a man] enters the sheep pen , [[0]he] should use [[2]the gate] . If [[0]he] climbs in some other way , [[0]he] is a robber . [[0]He] is trying to steal [[3]the sheep] . But [[4]the man who takes care of [[3]the sheep]] enters through [[2]the gate] . [[4]He] is the shepherd . The man who guards [[2]the gate] opens [[2]the gate] for [[4]the shepherd] . And [[3]the sheep] listen to [[5]the voice of [[4]the shepherd]] . [[4]He] calls [[4][[3]his] own sheep] , using [[3]their] names , and [[4]he] leads [[3]them] out . [[4]He] brings [[3]all of [[4][[3]his] sheep]] out . Then [[4]he] goes ahead of [[3]them] and leads [[3]them] . [[3]The sheep] follow [[4]him] , because [[3]they] know [[5][[4]his] voice] . But [[7]sheep] will never follow [[6]someone [[7]they] do n't know] . [[7]They] will run away from [[6]him] , because [[7]they] do n't know [[6]his] voice . '' [[1]Jesus] told [[8]the people] [[9]this story] , but [[8]they] did not understand what [[9]it] meant . So [[1]Jesus] said again , `` [[1]I] assure [[8]you] , [[1]I] am [[2]the gate for [[3]the sheep]] . [[10]All those who came before [[1]me]] were thieves and robbers . [[3]The sheep] did not listen to [[10]them] . [[1]I] am [[2]the gate] . Whoever enters through [[1]me] will be saved . [[11]They] will be able to come in and go out . [[11]They] will find everything [[11]they] need . A thief comes to steal , kill , and destroy . But [[1]I] came to give life -- life that is full and good . `` [[1]I] am [[12]the good shepherd] , and [[12]the good shepherd] gives [[12]his] life for [[13]the sheep] . [[14]The worker who is paid to keep [[13]the sheep]] is different from the shepherd . [[14]The paid worker] does not own [[13]the sheep] . So when [[14]he] sees [[15]a wolf] coming , [[14]he] runs away and leaves [[13]the sheep] alone . Then [[15]the wolf] attacks [[13]the sheep] and scatters [[13]them] . [[14]The man] runs away because [[14]he] is only a paid worker . [[14]He] does not really care for [[13]the sheep] . `` [[1]I] am [[12]the shepherd who cares for [[13]the sheep]] . [[1]I] know [[17][[1]my] sheep] just as [[16]the Father] knows [[1]me] . And [[17][[1]my] sheep] know [[1]me] just as [[1]I] know [[16]the Father] . [[1]I] give [[18][[1]my] life] for [[17]these sheep] . [[1]I] have [[19]other sheep] too . [[19]They] are not in [[17]this flock here] . [[1]I] must lead [[19]them] also . [[19]They] will listen to [[1]my] voice . In the future there will be one flock and one shepherd . [[16]The Father] loves [[1]me] because [[1]I] give [[18][[1]my] life] . [[1]I] give [[18][[1]my] life] so that [[1]I] can get [[18]it] back again . No one takes [[18][[1]my] life] away from [[1]me] . [[1]I] give [[18][[1]my] own life] freely . [[1]I] have the right to give [[18][[1]my] life] , and I have the right to get [[18]it] back again . This is what [[16]the Father] told [[1]me] . '' Again [[20]the Jews] were divided over what [[1]Jesus] was saying . Many of [[20]them] said , `` A demon has come into [[1]him] and made [[1]him] crazy . Why listen to [[1]him] ? '' But others said , `` These are n't the words of someone controlled by a demon . A demon can not heal the eyes of a blind man . '' It was winter , and the time came for the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem . [[1]Jesus] was in the Temple area at Solomon 's Porch . [[21]The Jewish leaders] gathered around [[1]him] . [[21]They] said , `` How long will [[1]you] make [[21]us] wonder about [[1]you] ? If [[1]you] are the Christ , then tell [[21]us] clearly . '' [[1]Jesus] answered , `` [[1]I] told [[21]you] already , but [[21]you] did not believe . [[1]I] do [[22]miracles] in [[16][[1]my] Father 's] name . [[22]These miracles] show who [[1]I] am . But [[21]you] do not believe , because [[21]you] are not [[17][[1]my] sheep] . [[17][[1]My] sheep] listen to [[1]my] voice . [[1]I] know [[17]them] , and [[17]they] follow [[1]me] . [[1]I] give [[17][[1]my] sheep] eternal life . [[17]They] will never die , and no one can take [[17]them] out of [[1]my] hand . [[16]My Father] is the one who gave [[17]them] to [[1]me] , and [[16]he] is greater than all . No one can steal [[17][[1]my] sheep] out of [[16]his] hand . [[16]The Father] and [[1]I] are one . '' Again [[23]the Jews there] picked up stones to kill [[1]Jesus] . But [[1]he] said to [[23]them] , `` [[24]The many wonderful things [[23]you] have seen [[1]me] do] are from [[16]the Father] . Which of [[24]these good things] are [[23]you] killing [[1]me] for ? '' [[23]They] answered , `` [[23]We] are not killing [[1]you] for any good thing [[1]you] did . But [[1]you] say things that insult [[16]God] . [[1]You] are only a man , but [[1]you] say [[1]you] are the same as [[16]God] ! That is why [[23]we] are trying to kill [[1]you] ! '' [[1]Jesus] answered , `` It is written in [[23]your] law that [[16]God] said , ' [[16]I] said [[25]you] are gods . ' [[26]This Scripture] called [[25]those people] gods -- [[25]the people who received [[16]God 's] message] . And [[26]Scripture] is always true . So why do [[23]you] accuse [[1]me] of insulting [[16]God] for saying , ' [[1]I] am [[16]God 's] Son ' ? [[1]I] am the one [[16]God] chose and sent into the world . If [[1]I] do n't do what [[16][[1]my] Father] does , then do n't believe what [[1]I] say . But if [[1]I] do what [[16][[1]my] Father] does , [[23]you] should believe in what [[1]I] do . [[23]You] might not believe in [[1]me] , but [[23]you] should believe in the things [[1]I] do . Then [[23]you] will know and understand that [[16]the Father] is in [[1]me] and [[1]I] am in [[16]the Father] . '' [[23]They] tried to get [[1]Jesus] again , but [[1]he] escaped from [[23]them] . Then [[1]he] went back across the Jordan River to the place where [[27]John] began [[27]his] work of baptizing people . [[1]Jesus] stayed there , and [[28]many people] came to [[1]him] . [[28]They] said , `` [[27]John] never did any miraculous signs , but everything [[27]John] said about [[1]this man] is true . '' And many people there believed in [[1]Jesus] .


Predicted

Early on Sunday morning , while it was still dark , [[0]Mary Magdalene] went to [[1]the tomb] . [[0]She] saw that the large stone was moved away from the entrance . So [[0]she] ran to [[6]Simon Peter] and the other follower -LRB- the one Jesus loved very much -RRB- . [[0]She] said , `` [[2]They] have taken [[3]the Lord] out of [[1]the tomb] , and [[2]we] do n't know where [[2]they] put [[3]him] . '' So [[4]Peter and [[5]the other follower]] started going to [[1]the tomb] . [[4]They] were both running , but [[5]the other follower] ran faster than [[6]Peter] and reached [[9][[1]the tomb] first] . [[5]He] bent down and looked in . [[5]He] saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there , but [[5]he] did not go in . Then Simon Peter finally reached [[1]the tomb] and went in . [[5]He] saw [[8]the pieces of linen lying there] . [[5]He] also saw [[7]the cloth that had been around [[11][[5]Jesus '] head]] . [[7]It] was folded up and laid in a different place from [[8]the pieces of linen] . Then [[5]the other follower] went in -- the one who had reached [[9][[1]the tomb] first] . [[5]He] saw what had happened and believed . -LRB- [[10]These followers] did not yet understand from the Scriptures that [[5]Jesus] must rise from death . -RRB- Then [[10]the followers] went back home . But [[0]Mary] stood outside [[1]the tomb] , crying . While [[0]she] was crying , [[0]she] bent down and looked inside [[1]the tomb] . [[0]She] saw [[12]two angels] dressed in white sitting where [[11][[5]Jesus '] body] had been . One was sitting where [[11]the head] had been ; the other was sitting where the feet had been . [[12]The angels] asked [[0]Mary] , `` [[5]Woman] , why are [[0]you] crying ? '' [[0]Mary] answered , `` [[12]They] took away the body of [[5][[0]my] Lord] , and [[0]I] do n't know where [[12]they] put [[5]him] . '' When [[0]Mary] said this , [[0]she] turned around and saw [[5]Jesus] standing there . But [[0]she] did not know that it was [[5]Jesus] . [[0]He] asked [[0]her] , `` [[5]Woman] , why are [[5]you] crying ? Who are [[5]you] looking for ? '' [[0]She] thought that [[5]this] was the man who takes care of the garden . So [[0]she] said to [[0]him] , `` Did [[0]you] take [[0]him] away , [[0]sir] ? Tell [[0]me] where [[0]you] put [[0]him] . [[0]I] will go and get [[0]him] . '' [[5]Jesus] said to [[0]her] , `` [[0]Mary] . '' [[0]She] turned toward [[5]him] and said in Aramaic , `` Rabboni , '' which means `` [[5]Teacher] . '' [[5]Jesus] said to [[0]her] , `` [[0]You] do n't need to hold on to [[5]me] ! [[5]I] have not yet gone back up to [[13]the Father] . But go to [[10][[5]my] followers] and tell [[10]them] this : ' [[5]I] am going back to [[13][[5]my] Father] and [[13][[0]your] Father] . [[5]I] am going back to [[13][[5]my] God] and [[0]your] God . ' '' [[0]Mary Magdalene] went to [[10]the followers] and told [[10]them] , `` [[0]I] saw [[5]the Lord] ! '' And [[0]she] told [[10]them] what [[0]he] had said to [[0]her] . The day was Sunday , and that same evening [[10]the followers] were together . [[10]They] had [[20]the doors] locked because [[10]they] were afraid of [[14]the Jewish leaders] . Suddenly , [[5]Jesus] was standing there among [[14]them] . [[5]He] said , `` Peace be with [[14]you] ! '' As soon as [[5]he] said this , [[5]he] showed [[14]them] [[17][[5]his] hands] and [[19][[5]his] side] . When [[10]the followers] saw [[13]the Lord] , [[10]they] were very happy . Then Jesus said again , `` Peace be with [[10]you] . It was the Father who sent [[5]me] , and [[5]I] am now sending [[10]you] in the same way . '' Then [[5]he] breathed on [[14]them] and said , `` Receive the Holy Spirit . If [[14]you] forgive the sins of [[15]anyone] , [[15]their] sins are forgiven . If there is anyone whose sins you do n't forgive , [[15]their] sins are not forgiven . '' [[16]Thomas -LRB- called Didymus -RRB-] was one of the twelve , but [[5]he] was not with [[10]the other followers] when [[5]Jesus] came . [[10]They] told [[5]him] , `` [[10]We] saw [[13]the Lord] . '' [[16]Thomas] said , `` That 's hard to believe . [[16]I] will have to see [[18]the nail] holes in [[17][[5]his] hands] , put [[16]my] finger where [[18]the nails] were , and put [[17][[16]my] hand] into [[19][[5]his] side] . Only then will [[16]I] believe [[17]it] . '' A week later [[10]the followers] were in the house again , and [[16]Thomas] was with [[10]them] . [[20]The doors] were locked , but [[5]Jesus] came and stood among [[20]them] . [[5]He] said , `` Peace be with [[20]you] ! '' Then [[5]he] said to [[16]Thomas] , `` Put [[16]your] finger here . Look at [[17][[5]my] hands] . Put [[17][[16]your] hand] here in [[19][[5]my] side] . Stop doubting and believe . '' [[16]Thomas] said to [[5]Jesus] , `` [[16][[13]My] Lord] and [[16]my] God ! '' [[5]Jesus] said to [[16]him] , `` [[16]You] believe because [[16]you] see [[5]me] . Great blessings belong to the people who believe without seeing [[5]me] ! '' [[5]Jesus] did many other miraculous signs that [[10][[5]his] followers] saw , which are not written in this book . But these are written so that [[16]you] can believe that [[5]Jesus] is the Christ , the Son of God . Then , by believing , [[16]you] can have life through [[5]his] name .

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Early on Sunday morning , while it was still dark , [[0]Mary Magdalene] went to [[1]the tomb] . [[0]She] saw that the large stone was moved away from the entrance . So [[0]she] ran to [[6][[4]Simon Peter] and [[5][[2]the other follower] -LRB- [[2]the one [[3]Jesus] loved very much] -RRB-]] . [[0]She] said , `` [[7]They] have taken [[3]the Lord] out of [[1]the tomb] , and we do n't know where [[7]they] put [[3]him] . '' So [[6][[4]Peter] and [[5]the other follower]] started going to [[1]the tomb] . [[4]They] were both running , but [[5]the other follower] ran faster than [[6]Peter] and reached [[1]the tomb] first . [[5]He] bent down and looked in . [[5]He] saw [[8]the pieces of linen cloth] lying there , but [[5]he] did not go in . Then [[6]Simon Peter] finally reached [[1]the tomb] and went in . [[6]He] saw [[8]the pieces of linen] lying there . [[6]He] also saw [[10]the cloth that had been around [[9][[3]Jesus '] head]] . [[10]It] was folded up and laid in a different place from [[8]the pieces of linen] . Then [[5]the other follower] went in -- [[5]the one who had reached [[1]the tomb] first] . [[5]He] saw what had happened and believed . -LRB- [[4]These followers] did not yet understand from the Scriptures that [[3]Jesus] must rise from death . -RRB- Then [[4]the followers] went back home . But [[0]Mary] stood outside [[1]the tomb] , crying . While [[0]she] was crying , [[0]she] bent down and looked inside [[1]the tomb] . [[0]She] saw [[11]two angels dressed in white] sitting where [[12][[3]Jesus '] body] had been . One was sitting where [[9]the head] had been ; the other was sitting where the feet had been . [[11]The angels] asked [[0]Mary] , `` [[0]Woman] , why are [[0]you] crying ? '' [[0]Mary] answered , `` [[7]They] took away [[12]the body of [[3][[0]my] Lord]] , and [[0]I] do n't know where [[7]they] put [[3]him] . '' When [[0]Mary] said this , [[0]she] turned around and saw [[3]Jesus] standing there . But [[0]she] did not know that it was [[3]Jesus] . [[3]He] asked [[0]her] , `` [[0]Woman] , why are [[0]you] crying ? Who are [[0]you] looking for ? '' [[0]She] thought that [[3]this] was the man who takes care of the garden . So [[0]she] said to [[3]him] , `` Did [[3]you] take [[3]him] away , [[3]sir] ? Tell [[0]me] where [[3]you] put [[3]him] . [[0]I] will go and get [[3]him] . '' [[3]Jesus] said to [[0]her] , `` [[0]Mary] . '' [[0]She] turned toward [[3]him] and said in Aramaic , `` Rabboni , '' which means `` Teacher . '' [[3]Jesus] said to [[0]her] , `` [[0]You] do n't need to hold on to [[3]me] ! [[3]I] have not yet gone back up to [[13]the Father] . But go to [[14][[3]my] followers] and tell [[14]them] this : ' [[3]I] am going back to [[13][[3]my] Father and [[14][[13]your] Father]] . [[3]I] am going back to [[13][[3]my] God and [[14][[13]your] God]] . ' '' [[0]Mary Magdalene] went to [[14]the followers] and told [[14]them] , `` [[0]I] saw [[3]the Lord] ! '' And [[0]she] told [[14]them] what [[3]he] had said to [[0]her] . The day was Sunday , and that same evening [[14]the followers] were together . [[14]They] had the doors locked because [[14]they] were afraid of the Jewish leaders . Suddenly , [[3]Jesus] was standing there among [[14]them] . [[3]He] said , `` Peace be with [[14]you] ! '' As soon as [[3]he] said this , [[3]he] showed [[14]them] [[16][[3]his] hands] and [[15][[3]his] side] . When [[14]the followers] saw [[3]the Lord] , [[14]they] were very happy . Then [[3]Jesus] said again , `` Peace be with [[14]you] . It was [[13]the Father] who sent [[3]me] , and [[3]I] am now sending [[14]you] in the same way . '' Then [[3]he] breathed on [[14]them] and said , `` Receive the Holy Spirit . If [[14]you] forgive the sins of [[17]anyone] , [[17]their] sins are forgiven . If there is [[18]anyone whose sins [[14]you] do n't forgive] , [[18]their] sins are not forgiven . '' [[19]Thomas -LRB- called Didymus -RRB-] was one of the twelve , but [[19]he] was not with [[14]the other followers] when [[3]Jesus] came . [[14]They] told [[19]him] , `` [[14]We] [[20]saw] [[3]the Lord] . '' [[19]Thomas] said , `` [[20]That] 's hard to believe . [[19]I] will have to see the nail holes in [[16][[3]his] hands] , put [[22][[19]my] finger] where the nails were , and put [[21][[19]my] hand] into [[15][[3]his] side] . Only then will [[19]I] believe it . '' A week later [[14]the followers] were in the house again , and [[19]Thomas] was with [[14]them] . The doors were locked , but [[3]Jesus] came and stood among [[23]them] . [[3]He] said , `` Peace be with [[23]you] ! '' Then [[3]he] said to [[19]Thomas] , `` Put [[22][[19]your] finger] here . Look at [[16][[3]my] hands] . Put [[21][[19]your] hand] here in [[15][[3]my] side] . Stop doubting and believe . '' [[19]Thomas] said to [[3]Jesus] , `` [[19][[3]My] Lord] and [[19][[3]my] God] ! '' [[3]Jesus] said to [[19]him] , `` [[19]You] believe because [[19]you] see [[3]me] . Great blessings belong to the people who believe without seeing [[3]me] ! '' [[3]Jesus] did many other miraculous signs that [[23][[3]his] followers] saw , which are not written in this book . But these are written so that [[24]you] can believe that [[3]Jesus] is the Christ , the Son of [[13]God] . Then , by believing , [[24]you] can have life through [[3]his] name .


Predicted

In [[4]the city of Caesarea] there was a man named Cornelius , a Roman army officer in what was called the Italian Unit . [[0]He] was a religious man . [[0]He] and all the others who lived in [[0]his] house were worshipers of [[1]the true God] . [[0]He] gave much of [[0]his] money to help the poor people and always prayed to [[1]God] . One afternoon about three o'clock , [[2]Cornelius] had a vision . [[2]He] clearly saw [[3]an angel from [[1]God]] coming to [[2]him] and saying , `` Cornelius ! '' Staring at [[3]the angel] and feeling afraid , [[2]Cornelius] said , `` What do [[2]you] want , [[2]sir] ? '' [[3]The angel] said to [[2]him] , `` [[1]God] has heard [[2]your] prayers and has seen [[2]your] gifts to the poor . [[1]He] remembers [[2]you] and all [[2]you] have done . [[7]Send some men] now to [[4]the city of Joppa] to get [[5]a man named Simon , who is also called [[8]Peter]] . [[5]He] is staying with someone also named Simon , a leatherworker who has a house beside the sea . '' The angel who spoke to [[2]Cornelius] left . Then Cornelius called two of [[5]his] servants and [[6]a soldier] . [[6]The soldier] was a religious man , one of [[6]his] close helpers . [[2]Cornelius] explained everything to [[7]these three men] and sent [[7]them] to [[4]Joppa] . The next day [[7]they] were coming near [[4]Joppa] about noon , when [[8]Peter] was going up to the roof to pray . [[8]He] was hungry and wanted to eat . But while [[7]they] were preparing the food for [[8]Peter] to eat , [[8]he] had a vision . [[8]He] saw [[9]something] coming down through the open sky . [[9]It] looked like [[10]a big sheet] being lowered to the ground by [[9]its] four corners . In [[10]it] were all kinds of animals , reptiles , and birds . Then [[11]a voice] said to [[2]him] , `` Get up , [[8]Peter] ; kill anything here and eat it . '' But [[8]Peter] said , `` [[8]I] ca n't do that , [[1]Lord] ! [[8]I] have never eaten anything that is not pure or fit to be used for food . '' But [[11]the voice] said to [[8]him] again , `` [[17]God] has made [[12]these things] pure . Do n't say [[12]they] are unfit to eat . '' This happened three times . Then the whole thing was taken back up into heaven . [[8]Peter] wondered what [[14]this vision meant] . [[13]The men Cornelius sent] had found [[16]Simon 's house] . [[13]They] were standing at the door . [[13]They] asked , `` Is [[8]Simon Peter] staying here ? '' While [[8]Peter] was still thinking about [[14]the vision] , the Spirit said to [[8]him] , `` Listen , three men are looking for [[8]you] . Get up and go downstairs . Go with [[13]these men] without wondering if it 's all right , because [[8]I] sent [[13]them] . '' So Peter went downstairs and said to [[13]them] , `` [[8]I] think [[8]I] 'm the man [[13]you] are looking for . Why did [[13]you] come here ? '' [[13]The men] said , `` [[18]A holy angel] told [[15]Cornelius] to invite [[13]you] to [[16][[15]his] house] . [[15]He] is an army officer . [[15]He] is a good man , one who worships [[17]God] , and all the Jewish people respect [[15]him] . [[18]The angel] told [[15]him] to invite [[13]you] to [[16][[15]his] house] so that [[15]he] can listen to what [[13]you] have to say . '' [[8]Peter] asked [[13]the men] to come in and stay for the night . The next day [[8]Peter] got ready and went away with [[13]the three men] . [[19]Some of the believers from Joppa] went with [[8]him] . The next day [[19]they] came to the city of Caesarea . [[15]Cornelius] was waiting for [[19]them] and had already gathered [[15]his] relatives and close friends at [[16][[15]his] house] . When [[8]Peter] entered [[16]the house] , [[15]Cornelius] met [[8]him] . [[8]He] fell down at [[8]Peter 's] feet and worshiped [[8]him] . But [[8]Peter] told [[8]him] to get up . [[8]Peter] said , `` Stand up ! [[8]I] am only a man like [[8]you] . '' [[8]Peter] continued talking with [[15]Cornelius] . Then Peter went inside and saw [[20]a large group of people] gathered there . [[8]Peter] said to [[20]the people] , `` [[20]You] understand that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit anyone who is not a Jew . But [[17]God] has shown [[8]me] that [[8]I] should not consider [[21]anyone] unfit or say [[21]they] are not pure . That 's why [[8]I] did n't argue when [[20][[13]your] men] asked [[8]me] to come here . Now , please tell [[8]me] why [[20]you] sent for [[8]me] . ''

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In [[1]the city of Caesarea] there was [[0]a man named Cornelius , a Roman army officer in what was called the Italian Unit] . [[0]He] was a religious man . [[0]He] and all the others who lived in [[2][[0]his] house] were worshipers of [[3]the true God] . [[0]He] gave [[5]much of [[0]his] money] to help [[4]the poor people] and always prayed to [[3]God] . One afternoon about three o'clock , [[0]Cornelius] had a vision . [[0]He] clearly saw [[6]an angel from [[3]God]] coming to [[0]him] and saying , `` [[0]Cornelius] ! '' Staring at [[6]the angel] and feeling afraid , [[0]Cornelius] said , `` What do [[6]you] want , [[6]sir] ? '' [[6]The angel] said to [[0]him] , `` [[3]God] has heard [[0]your] prayers and has seen [[5][[0]your] gifts to [[4]the poor]] . [[3]He] remembers [[0]you] and all [[0]you] have done . Send some men now to [[7]the city of Joppa] to get [[8]a man named Simon , who is also called Peter] . [[8]He] is staying with someone also named Simon , a leatherworker who has a house beside the sea . '' [[6]The angel who spoke to [[0]Cornelius]] left . Then [[0]Cornelius] called [[10]two of [[0]his] servants and [[9]a soldier]] . [[9]The soldier] was a religious man , one of [[0]his] close helpers . [[0]Cornelius] explained everything to [[10]these three men] and sent [[10]them] to [[7]Joppa] . The next day [[10]they] were coming near [[7]Joppa] about noon , when [[8]Peter] was going up to the roof to pray . [[8]He] was hungry and wanted to eat . But while they were preparing the food for [[8]Peter] to eat , [[8]he] had [[11]a vision] . [[8]He] saw [[12]something] coming down through the open sky . [[12]It] looked like [[13]a big sheet being lowered to the ground by [[13]its] four corners] . In [[13]it] were [[14]all kinds of animals , reptiles , and birds] . Then [[15]a voice] said to [[8]him] , `` Get up , [[8]Peter] ; kill [[16]anything here] and eat [[16]it] . '' But [[8]Peter] said , `` [[8]I] ca n't do that , [[3]Lord] ! [[8]I] have never eaten anything that is not pure or fit to be used for food . '' But [[15]the voice] said to [[8]him] again , `` [[3]God] has made [[14]these things] pure . Do n't say [[14]they] are unfit to eat . '' This happened three times . Then the whole thing was taken back up into heaven . [[8]Peter] wondered what [[11]this vision] meant . [[10]The men [[0]Cornelius] sent] had found [[8]Simon 's] house . [[10]They] were standing at the door . [[10]They] asked , `` Is [[8]Simon Peter] staying here ? '' While [[8]Peter] was still thinking about [[11]the vision] , [[17]the Spirit] said to [[8]him] , `` Listen , [[10]three men] are looking for [[8]you] . Get up and go downstairs . Go with [[10]these men] without wondering if it 's all right , because [[17]I] sent [[10]them] . '' So [[8]Peter] went downstairs and said to [[10]them] , `` [[8]I] think [[8]I] 'm the man [[10]you] are looking for . Why did [[10]you] come here ? '' [[10]The men] said , `` [[6]A holy angel] told [[0]Cornelius] to invite [[8]you] to [[2][[0]his] house] . [[0]He] is an army officer . [[0]He] is a good man , one who worships [[3]God] , and all the Jewish people respect [[0]him] . [[6]The angel] told [[0]him] to invite [[8]you] to [[2][[0]his] house] so that [[0]he] can listen to what [[8]you] have to say . '' [[8]Peter] asked [[10]the men] to come in and stay for the night . The next day [[8]Peter] got ready and went away with [[10]the three men] . Some of the believers from [[7]Joppa] went with [[8]him] . The next day [[18]they] came to [[1]the city of Caesarea] . [[0]Cornelius] was waiting for [[18]them] and had already gathered [[0]his] relatives and close friends at [[2][[0]his] house] . When [[8]Peter] entered [[2]the house] , [[0]Cornelius] met [[8]him] . [[0]He] fell down at [[8]Peter 's] feet and worshiped [[8]him] . But [[8]Peter] told [[0]him] to get up . [[8]Peter] said , `` Stand up ! [[8]I] am only a man like [[0]you] . '' [[8]Peter] continued talking with [[0]Cornelius] . Then [[8]Peter] went inside and saw [[19]a large group of people gathered there] . [[8]Peter] said to [[19]the people] , `` [[19]You] understand that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit anyone who is not a Jew . But [[3]God] has shown [[8]me] that [[8]I] should not consider [[20]anyone] unfit or say [[20]they] are not pure . That 's why [[8]I] did n't argue when [[10][[0]your] men] asked [[8]me] to come here . Now , please tell [[8]me] why [[0]you] sent for [[8]me] . ''


Predicted

[[0]Cornelius] said , `` Four days ago , [[0]I] was praying in [[0]my] house . It was at this same time -- three o'clock in the afternoon . Suddenly there was someone standing before [[0]me] wearing bright , shiny clothes . [[0]He] said , ' [[0]Cornelius] , [[2]God] has heard [[0]your] prayer and has seen [[0]your] gifts to the poor . [[0]He] remembers [[0]you] and all [[0]you] have done . So send some men to the city of Joppa and tell [[1]Simon Peter] to come . [[1]He] is staying with another man named Simon , a leatherworker who has a house beside the sea . ' So [[0]I] sent for [[0]you] immediately . It was very good of [[0]you] to come here . Now [[3]we] are all here before [[2]God] to hear everything [[2]the Lord] has commanded [[0]you] to tell [[3]us] . '' [[1]Peter] began to speak : `` [[1]I] really understand now that [[2]God] does not consider some people to be better than others . [[2]He] accepts [[4]anyone who worships [[2]him] and does what is right] . It is not important what nation [[4]they] come from . [[2]God] has spoken to [[5]the people of Israel] . [[2]He] sent [[5]them] the Good News that peace has come through [[7]Jesus Christ , the Lord of all people] . `` [[0]You] know what has happened all over [[8]Judea] . It began in Galilee after John told [[6]the people] [[6]they] needed to be baptized . [[0]You] know about [[7][[7]Jesus] from Nazareth] . [[2]God] made [[7]him] [[7]the Christ] by giving [[7]him] [[10]the Holy Spirit] and power . [[7]Jesus] went everywhere doing good for people . [[7]He] healed those who were ruled by the devil , showing that [[2]God] was with [[7]him] . `` [[3]We] saw all that [[7]Jesus] did in [[8]Judea] and in Jerusalem . But [[7]he] was killed . They put [[7]him] on a cross made of wood . But on the third day after [[7]his] death , [[2]God] raised [[7]him] to life and let [[7]him] be seen openly . [[7]He] was not seen by everyone , but only by [[3]us] , the ones God had already chosen to be witnesses . [[3]We] ate and drank with [[7]him] after [[7]he] was raised from death . `` [[7]Jesus] told [[3]us] to go and speak to [[5]the people] . [[7]He] told [[3]us] to tell [[5]them] that [[7]he] is the one God chose to be the Judge of all who are living and all who have died . [[9]Everyone who believes in [[7]Jesus]] will have [[9]their] sins forgiven through [[7]his] name . All the prophets agree that this is true . '' While [[11]Peter] was still speaking these words , [[10]the Holy Spirit] came down on all those who were listening to his speech . [[12]The Jewish believers who came with [[11]Peter]] were amazed that [[10]the Holy Spirit] had been poured out as a gift also to people who were not Jews . [[12]They] heard [[12]them] speaking different languages and praising [[2]God] . Then Peter said , `` How can anyone object to [[12]these people] being baptized in water ? [[12]They] have received [[10]the Holy Spirit] the same as [[12]we] did ! '' So Peter told [[12]them] to baptize [[13]Cornelius] and [[13]his] relatives and friends in the name of [[7]Jesus Christ] . Then [[12]they] asked [[11]Peter] to stay with [[12]them] for a few days .

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[[0]Cornelius] said , `` Four days ago , [[0]I] was praying in [[0]my] house . It was at this same time -- three o'clock in the afternoon . Suddenly there was [[1]someone standing before [[0]me] wearing bright , shiny clothes] . [[1]He] said , ' [[0]Cornelius] , [[2]God] has heard [[0]your] prayer and has seen [[0]your] gifts to the poor . [[2]He] remembers [[0]you] and all [[0]you] have done . So send some men to the city of Joppa and tell [[3]Simon Peter] to come . [[3]He] is staying with another man named Simon , a leatherworker who has a house beside the sea . ' So [[0]I] sent for [[3]you] immediately . It was very good of [[3]you] to come here . Now [[4]we] are all here before [[2]God] to hear everything [[2]the Lord] has commanded [[3]you] to tell [[4]us] . '' [[3]Peter] began to speak : `` [[3]I] really understand now that [[2]God] does not consider some people to be better than others . [[2]He] accepts [[5]anyone who worships [[2]him] and does what is right] . It is not important what nation [[5]they] come from . [[2]God] has spoken to [[6]the people of Israel] . [[2]He] sent [[6]them] the Good News that peace has come through [[7]Jesus Christ , the Lord of all people] . `` [[4]You] know what has happened all over [[8]Judea] . It began in Galilee after John told [[9]the people] [[9]they] needed to be baptized . [[4]You] know about [[7]Jesus from Nazareth] . [[2]God] made [[7]him] the Christ by giving [[7]him] [[10]the Holy Spirit] and power . [[7]Jesus] went everywhere doing good for people . [[7]He] healed those who were ruled by the devil , showing that [[2]God] was with [[7]him] . `` [[11]We] saw all that [[7]Jesus] did in [[8]Judea] and in Jerusalem . But [[7]he] was killed . They put [[7]him] on a cross made of wood . But on the third day after [[7]his] death , [[2]God] raised [[7]him] to life and let [[7]him] be seen openly . [[7]He] was not seen by everyone , but only by [[11]us , the ones [[2]God] had already chosen to be witnesses] . [[11]We] ate and drank with [[7]him] after [[7]he] was raised from death . `` [[7]Jesus] told [[11]us] to go and speak to [[12]the people] . [[7]He] told [[11]us] to tell [[12]them] that [[7]he] is the one [[2]God] chose to be the Judge of all who are living and all who have died . [[13]Everyone who believes in [[7]Jesus]] will have [[13]their] sins forgiven through [[14][[7]his] name] . All the prophets agree that this is true . '' While [[3]Peter] was still speaking these words , [[10]the Holy Spirit] came down on [[4]all those who were listening to [[3]his] speech] . [[15]The Jewish believers who came with [[3]Peter]] were amazed that [[10]the Holy Spirit] had been poured out as a gift also to [[4]people who were not Jews] . [[15]They] heard [[4]them] speaking different languages and praising [[2]God] . Then [[3]Peter] said , `` How can anyone object to [[4]these people] being baptized in water ? [[4]They] have received [[10]the Holy Spirit] the same as we did ! '' So [[3]Peter] told [[15]them] to baptize [[4][[0]Cornelius] and [[0]his] relatives and friends] in [[14]the name of [[7]Jesus Christ]] . Then [[4]they] asked [[3]Peter] to stay with [[4]them] for a few days .


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When the trouble stopped , [[2]Paul] invited [[1][[0]the Lord 's] followers] to come visit [[0]him] . After encouraging [[1]them] , [[2]he] told [[1]them] goodbye and left for [[3]Macedonia] . On [[2]his] way through [[3]Macedonia] [[2]he] had many words of encouragement for the followers in various places . Then [[2]he] went to Greece and stayed there three months . [[2]Paul] was ready to sail for [[4]Syria] , but some Jews were planning something against [[2]him] . So [[2]he] decided to go back through [[3]Macedonia] to [[4]Syria] . [[1]These men] were traveling with [[2]him] : Sopater , the son of Pyrrhus , from the city of Berea ; Aristarchus and Secundus , from the city of Thessalonica ; Gaius , from the city of Derbe ; Timothy ; and two men from Asia , Tychicus and Trophimus . [[1]These men] went first , ahead of [[2]Paul] . [[1]They] waited for [[5]us] in [[6]the city of Troas] . [[5]We] sailed from the city of Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread . [[5]We] met [[1]these men] in [[6]Troas] five days later and stayed there seven days . On Sunday [[5]we all] met together to eat [[0]the Lord 's] Supper . [[2]Paul] talked to [[1]the group] . Because [[2]he] was planning to leave [[13]the next day] , [[2]he] continued talking until midnight . [[5]We] were all together in [[7]a room upstairs] , and there were many lights in [[7]the room] . There was [[8]a young man named Eutychus sitting in [[9]the window]] . [[2]Paul] continued talking , and [[8]Eutychus] became very , very sleepy . Finally , [[2]he] went to sleep and fell out of [[9]the window] . [[2]He] fell to the ground from the third floor . When the people went down and lifted [[2]him] up , [[2]he] was dead . [[2]Paul] went down to where [[8]Eutychus] was , knelt down beside [[2]him] , and put [[2]his] arms around [[2]him] . [[2]He] said to [[10]the other believers] , `` Do n't worry . [[2]He] is alive now . '' Then Paul went upstairs again , broke off some pieces of bread and ate . [[2]He] spoke to [[10]them] a long time . It was early morning when [[2]he] finished , and then [[2]he] left . [[11][[0]The Lord 's] followers] took [[8]Eutychus] home alive , and [[11]they] were all greatly comforted . [[5]We] went on ahead of [[2]Paul] and sailed for [[12]the city of Assos] , planning to meet [[2]him] there . This is what [[2]he] told [[5]us] to do because [[2]he] wanted to go by land . When [[2]he] caught up with [[5]us] at [[12]Assos] , [[5]we] took [[2]him] on board , and [[5]we all] sailed to Mitylene . [[13]The next day] , [[5]we] sailed away from there and came to a place near [[12]the island of Chios] . Then [[13]the next day] , [[5]we] sailed to [[12]the island of Samos] . A day later , [[5]we] came to [[14]the city of Miletus] . [[2]Paul] had already decided not to stop at [[15]Ephesus] . [[2]He] did not want to stay too long in [[17]Asia] . [[2]He] was hurrying because [[2]he] wanted to be in [[21]Jerusalem] on the day of Pentecost if possible . In [[14]Miletus Paul] sent a message back to [[15]Ephesus] , telling [[16]the elders of the church in [[15]Ephesus]] to come to [[2]him] . When [[16]they] came , [[2]Paul] said to [[16]them] , `` [[16]You] know about [[2]my] life from the first day [[2]I] came to [[17]Asia] . [[16]You] know the way [[2]I] [[18]lived] all the time [[2]I] was with [[16]you] . The Jews planned things against [[2]me] , and [[18]this] gave [[2]me] much trouble . But [[16]you] know that [[2]I] always served [[0]the Lord] , sometimes with tears . [[2]I] never thought about [[2]myself] first . [[2]I] always did what was best for [[16]you] . [[2]I] told [[16]you] the Good News about [[20]Jesus] in public before the people and also taught in [[16]your] homes . [[2]I] told [[19]everyone] -- Jewish and non-Jewish people -- to change and turn to [[23]God] . [[2]I] told [[19]them all] to believe in [[20][[5]our] Lord Jesus] . `` But now [[2]I] must obey [[22]the Spirit] and go to [[21]Jerusalem] . [[2]I] do n't know what will happen to [[2]me] there . [[2]I] know only that in every city [[22]the Holy Spirit] tells [[2]me] that troubles and even jail wait for [[2]me] . [[2]I] do n't care about [[2]my] own life . The most important thing is that [[2]I] finish [[2]my] work . [[2]I] want to finish the work that [[20]the Lord Jesus] gave [[2]me] to do -- to tell people the Good News about [[23]God 's] grace .

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When the trouble stopped , [[1]Paul] invited [[2][[0]the Lord 's] followers] to come visit [[1]him] . After encouraging [[2]them] , [[1]he] told [[2]them] goodbye and left for [[3]Macedonia] . On [[1]his] way through [[3]Macedonia] [[1]he] had many words of encouragement for the followers in various places . Then [[1]he] went to Greece and stayed there three months . [[1]Paul] was ready to sail for [[4]Syria] , but some Jews were planning something against [[1]him] . So [[1]he] decided to go back through [[3]Macedonia] to [[4]Syria] . [[5]These men] were traveling with [[1]him] : [[5]Sopater , the son of Pyrrhus , from the city of Berea ; Aristarchus and Secundus , from the city of Thessalonica ; Gaius , from the city of Derbe ; Timothy ; and two men from [[6]Asia] , Tychicus and Trophimus] . [[5]These men] went first , ahead of [[1]Paul] . [[5]They] waited for [[8]us] in [[7]the city of Troas] . [[8]We] sailed from the city of Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread . [[8]We] met [[5]these men] in [[7]Troas] five days later and stayed there seven days . On Sunday [[9]we [[9]all]] met together to eat [[0]the Lord 's] Supper . [[1]Paul] talked to [[9]the group] . Because [[1]he] was planning to leave the next day , [[1]he] continued talking until midnight . [[9]We] were all together in [[10]a room upstairs] , and there were many lights in [[10]the room] . There was [[12]a young man named Eutychus sitting in [[11]the window]] . [[1]Paul] continued talking , and [[12]Eutychus] became very , very sleepy . Finally , [[12]he] went to sleep and fell out of [[11]the window] . [[12]He] fell to the ground from the third floor . When [[13]the people] went down and lifted [[12]him] up , [[12]he] was dead . [[1]Paul] went down to where [[12]Eutychus] was , knelt down beside [[12]him] , and put [[12]his] arms around [[12]him] . [[12]He] said to [[13]the other believers] , `` Do n't worry . [[12]He] is alive now . '' Then [[1]Paul] went upstairs again , broke off some pieces of bread and ate . [[1]He] spoke to [[9]them] a long time . It was early morning when [[1]he] finished , and then [[1]he] left . [[14][[0]The Lord 's] followers] took [[12]Eutychus] home alive , and [[14]they] were all greatly comforted . [[16]We] went on ahead of [[1]Paul] and sailed for [[15]the city of Assos] , planning to meet [[1]him] there . This is what [[1]he] told [[16]us] to do because [[1]he] wanted to go by land . When [[1]he] caught up with [[16]us] at [[15]Assos] , [[16]we] took [[1]him] on board , and [[17]we [[17]all]] sailed to Mitylene . The next day , [[17]we] sailed away from there and came to a place near the island of Chios . Then the next day , [[17]we] sailed to the island of Samos . A day later , [[17]we] came to [[18]the city of Miletus] . [[1]Paul] had already decided not to stop at [[19]Ephesus] . [[1]He] did not want to stay too long in [[6]Asia] . [[1]He] was hurrying because [[1]he] wanted to be in [[20]Jerusalem] on the day of Pentecost if possible . In [[18]Miletus] [[1]Paul] sent a message back to [[19]Ephesus] , telling [[21]the elders of the church in [[19]Ephesus]] to come to [[1]him] . When [[21]they] came , [[1]Paul] said to [[21]them] , `` [[21]You] know about [[1]my] life from the first day [[1]I] came to [[6]Asia] . [[21]You] know the way [[1]I] lived all the time [[1]I] was with [[21]you] . The Jews planned things against [[1]me] , and this gave [[1]me] much trouble . But [[21]you] know that [[1]I] always served [[0]the Lord] , sometimes with tears . [[1]I] never thought about [[1]myself] first . [[1]I] always did what was best for [[21]you] . [[1]I] told [[21]you] [[22]the Good News about [[0]Jesus]] in public before the people and also taught in [[21]your] homes . [[1]I] told [[24]everyone -- Jewish and non-Jewish people] -- to change and turn to [[23]God] . [[1]I] told [[24]them [[24]all]] to believe in [[0]our Lord Jesus] . `` But now [[1]I] must obey [[25]the Spirit] and go to [[20]Jerusalem] . [[1]I] do n't know what will happen to [[1]me] there . [[1]I] know only that in every city [[25]the Holy Spirit] tells [[1]me] that troubles and even jail wait for [[1]me] . [[1]I] do n't care about [[1]my] own life . The most important thing is that [[1]I] finish [[26][[1]my] work] . [[1]I] want to finish [[26]the work that [[0]the Lord Jesus] gave [[1]me] to do -- to tell people [[22]the Good News about [[23]God 's] grace]] .


Predicted

`` And now listen to [[0]me] . [[0]I] know that none of [[1]you] will ever see [[0]me] again . All the time [[0]I] was with [[1]you] , [[0]I] told [[1]you] the Good News about [[2]God 's] kingdom . So today [[0]I] can tell [[1]you] one thing that [[0]I] am sure of : [[2]God] will not blame [[0]me] if some of [[1]you] are not saved . [[0]I] can say this because [[0]I] know that [[0]I] told [[1]you] everything that [[2]God] wants [[1]you] to know . Be careful for [[1]yourselves] and for all the people [[2]God] has given [[1]you] . The Holy Spirit gave [[1]you] the work of caring for [[4]this flock] . [[1]You] must be like shepherds to the church of [[2]God] . This is the church that [[2]God] bought with [[2]his] own blood . [[0]I] know that after [[0]I] leave , [[3]some men] will come into [[5][[1]your] group] . [[3]They] will be like wild wolves and will try to destroy [[4]the flock] . Also , [[6]men from [[5][[1]your] own group]] will begin to teach things that are wrong . [[6]They] will lead [[7]some of [[2]the Lord 's] followers] away from the truth to follow [[7]them] . So be careful ! And always remember what [[0]I] did during the three years [[0]I] was with [[1]you] . [[0]I] never stopped reminding each one of [[1]you] how [[1]you] should live , counseling [[1]you] day and night and crying over [[1]you] . `` Now [[0]I] am putting [[1]you] in [[2]God 's] care . [[0]I] am depending on [[8]the message] about [[2]his] grace to make [[1]you] strong . [[8]That message] is able to give [[1]you] the blessings that [[2]God] gives to all [[2]his] holy people . When [[0]I] was with [[1]you] , [[0]I] never wanted anyone 's money or fine clothes . [[1]You] know that [[0]I] always worked to take care of [[0]my] own needs and the needs of the people who were with [[0]me] . [[0]I] always showed [[1]you] that [[1]you] should work just as [[0]I] did and help people who are weak . [[0]I] taught [[1]you] to remember the words of the Lord Jesus : ' [[1]You] will have a greater blessing when [[1]you] give than when [[1]you] receive . ' '' When [[0]Paul] finished speaking , [[0]he] knelt down , and [[9]they all] prayed together . [[9]They] cried and cried . [[9]They] were especially sad because [[0]Paul] had said [[9]they] would never see [[0]him] again . [[9]They] hugged [[0]him] and kissed [[0]him] . Then [[9]they] went with [[0]him] to the ship to say goodbye .

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`` And now listen to [[0]me] . [[0]I] know that none of [[1]you] will ever see [[0]me] again . All the time [[0]I] was with [[1]you] , [[0]I] told [[1]you] [[2]the Good News about [[3]God 's] kingdom] . So today [[0]I] can tell [[1]you] one thing that [[0]I] am sure of : [[3]God] will not blame [[0]me] if some of [[1]you] are not saved . [[0]I] can say this because [[0]I] know that [[0]I] told [[1]you] everything that [[3]God] wants [[1]you] to know . Be careful for [[1]yourselves] and for [[4]all the people [[3]God] has given [[1]you]] . The Holy Spirit gave [[1]you] the work of caring for [[4]this flock] . [[1]You] must be like shepherds to [[5]the church of [[3]God]] . [[5]This] is the church that [[3]God] bought with [[3]his] own blood . [[0]I] know that after [[0]I] leave , [[6]some men] will come into [[4][[1]your] group] . [[6]They] will be like wild wolves and will try to destroy [[4]the flock] . Also , [[7]men from [[4][[1]your] own group]] will begin to teach things that are wrong . [[7]They] will lead some of [[8]the Lord 's] followers away from the truth to follow [[7]them] . So be careful ! And always remember what [[0]I] did during the three years [[0]I] was with [[1]you] . [[0]I] never stopped reminding each one of [[1]you] how [[1]you] should live , counseling [[1]you] day and night and crying over [[1]you] . `` Now [[0]I] am putting [[1]you] in [[3]God 's] care . [[0]I] am depending on [[2]the message about [[3]his] grace] to make [[1]you] strong . [[2]That message] is able to give [[1]you] the blessings that [[3]God] gives to all [[3]his] holy people . When [[0]I] was with [[1]you] , [[0]I] never wanted anyone 's money or fine clothes . [[1]You] know that [[0]I] always worked to take care of [[0]my] own needs and the needs of the people who were with [[0]me] . [[0]I] always showed [[1]you] that [[1]you] should work just as [[0]I] did and help people who are weak . [[0]I] taught [[1]you] to remember the words of [[8]the Lord Jesus] : ' [[9]You] will have a greater blessing when [[9]you] give than when [[9]you] receive . ' '' When [[0]Paul] finished speaking , [[0]he] knelt down , and [[10]they [[10]all]] prayed together . [[1]They] cried and cried . [[1]They] were especially sad because [[0]Paul] had said [[1]they] would never see [[0]him] again . [[1]They] hugged [[0]him] and kissed [[0]him] . Then [[1]they] went with [[0]him] to the ship to say goodbye .


Predicted

[[6]Brothers and sisters] , what [[0]I] want most is for [[1]all the people of Israel] to be saved . That is [[0]my] prayer to [[2]God] . [[0]I] can say this about [[1]them] : [[1]They] really try hard to follow [[2]God] , but [[1]they] do n't know the right way . [[1]They] did not know the way that [[2]God] makes people right with [[2]him] . And [[1]they] tried to make [[1]themselves] right in [[1]their] own way . So [[1]they] did not accept [[2]God 's] way of making people right . [[3]Christ] ended [[4]the law] so that everyone who believes in [[3]him] is made right with [[2]God] . [[5]Moses] writes about being made right by following [[4]the law] . [[5]He] says , `` The person who obeys [[4]these laws] is the one who will have life through [[4]them] . '' But this is what [[13]the Scriptures] say about being made right through faith : `` Do n't say to [[6]yourself] , ' Who will go up into [[7]heaven] ? ' '' -LRB- This means `` Who will go up to [[7]heaven] to get [[3]Christ] and bring [[3]him] down to earth ? '' -RRB- `` And do n't say , ' Who will go down into the world below ? ' '' -LRB- This means `` Who will go down to get [[3]Christ] and bring [[3]him] up from death ? '' -RRB- This is what the Scripture says : `` [[8][[2]God 's] teaching] is near [[9]you] ; [[8]it] is in [[9]your] mouth and in [[11][[9]your] heart] . '' It is the teaching of faith that [[12]we] tell people . If [[10]you] openly say , `` [[3]Jesus] is Lord '' and believe in [[11][[10]your] heart] that [[2]God] raised [[3]him] from death , [[10]you] will be saved . Yes , [[12]we] believe in [[3]Jesus] deep in [[12]our] hearts , and so [[12]we] are made right with [[2]God] . And [[12]we] openly say that [[12]we] believe in [[2]him] , and so [[12]we] are saved . Yes , [[13]the Scriptures] say , `` Anyone who trusts in [[2]him] will never be disappointed . '' [[13]It] says this because there is no difference between those who are Jews and those who are not . [[2]The same Lord] is the Lord of all people . And [[2]he] richly blesses everyone who looks to [[2]him] for help . Yes , `` everyone who trusts in [[2]the Lord] will be saved . '' But before [[14]people] can pray to [[2]the Lord] for help , [[14]they] must believe in [[2]him] . And before [[14]they] can believe in [[2]the Lord] , [[14]they] must hear about [[2]him] . And for anyone to hear about [[2]the Lord] , someone must tell [[14]them] . And before [[15]anyone] can go and tell [[15]them] , [[15]they] must be sent . As [[13]the Scriptures] say , `` How wonderful it is to see someone coming to tell good news ! '' But not [[16]all the people] accepted that good news . [[19]Isaiah] said , `` Lord , who believed what [[16]we] told them ? '' So faith comes from hearing [[17]the Good News] . And [[18]people] hear [[17]the Good News] when someone tells [[18]them] about [[3]Christ] . But [[19]I] ask , `` Did [[18]those people] not hear [[17]the Good News] ? '' Yes , [[18]they] heard -- as [[13]the Scriptures] say , `` [[18]Their] voices went out all around [[20]the world] . [[18]Their] words went everywhere in [[20]the world] . '' Again [[19]I] ask , `` Did [[21]the people of Israel] not understand ? '' Yes , [[21]they] did understand . First , [[22]Moses] says this for [[2]God] : `` [[22]I] will use those who are not really a nation to make [[23]you] jealous . [[22]I] will use a nation that does not understand to make [[23]you] angry . '' Then Isaiah is bold enough to say this for God : `` The people who were not looking for [[22]me] -- they are the ones who found [[22]me] . [[22]I] made [[22]myself] known to [[24]those who did not ask for [[22]me]] . '' But about the people of Israel God says , `` All day long [[22]I] stood ready to accept [[24]those people] , but [[24]they] are stubborn and refuse to obey [[22]me] . ''

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[[3]Brothers and sisters] , what [[2]I] want most is for [[0]all the people of [[1]Israel]] to be saved . That is [[2]my] prayer to [[4]God] . [[2]I] can say this about [[0]them] : [[0]They] really try hard to follow [[4]God] , but [[0]they] do n't know [[5]the right way] . [[0]They] did not know [[5]the way that [[4]God] makes people right with [[4]him]] . And [[0]they] tried to make [[0]themselves] right in [[0]their] own way . So [[0]they] did not accept [[5][[4]God 's] way of making people right] . [[6]Christ] ended [[7]the law] so that everyone who believes in [[6]him] is made right with [[4]God] . [[8]Moses] writes about being made right by following [[7]the law] . [[8]He] says , `` The person who obeys [[7]these laws] is the one who will have life through [[7]them] . '' But this is what [[9]the Scriptures] say about being made right through faith : `` Do n't say to yourself , ' Who will go up into [[10]heaven] ? ' '' -LRB- This means `` Who will go up to [[10]heaven] to get [[6]Christ] and bring [[6]him] down to earth ? '' -RRB- `` And do n't say , ' Who will go down into the world below ? ' '' -LRB- This means `` Who will go down to get [[6]Christ] and bring [[6]him] up from death ? '' -RRB- This is what [[9]the Scripture] says : `` [[11][[4]God 's] teaching] is near [[12]you] ; [[11]it] is in [[12]your] mouth and in [[12]your] heart . '' [[11]It] is the teaching of faith that [[13]we] tell people . If [[3]you] openly say , `` [[6]Jesus] is Lord '' and believe in [[3]your] heart that [[4]God] raised [[6]him] from death , [[3]you] will be saved . Yes , [[13]we] believe in [[6]Jesus] deep in [[13]our] hearts , and so [[13]we] are made right with [[4]God] . And [[13]we] openly say that [[13]we] believe in [[6]him] , and so [[13]we] are saved . Yes , [[9]the Scriptures] say , `` Anyone who trusts in [[6]him] will never be disappointed . '' [[9]It] says this because there is no difference between those who are Jews and those who are not . [[4]The same Lord] is the Lord of all people . And [[4]he] richly blesses everyone who looks to [[4]him] for help . Yes , `` everyone who trusts in [[4]the Lord] will be saved . '' But before [[14]people] can pray to [[4]the Lord] for help , [[14]they] must believe in [[4]him] . And before [[14]they] can believe in [[4]the Lord] , [[14]they] must hear about [[4]him] . And for [[15]anyone] to hear about [[4]the Lord] , someone must tell [[15]them] . And before [[16]anyone] can go and tell [[15]them] , [[16]they] must be sent . As [[9]the Scriptures] say , `` How wonderful it is to see someone coming to tell [[17]good news] ! '' But not all the people accepted [[17]that good news] . [[18]Isaiah] said , `` [[4]Lord] , who believed what we told them ? '' So faith comes from hearing [[17]the Good News] . And [[19]people] hear [[17]the Good News] when someone tells [[19]them] about [[6]Christ] . But [[2]I] ask , `` Did [[20]those people] not hear [[17]the Good News] ? '' Yes , [[20]they] heard -- as [[9]the Scriptures] say , `` [[20]Their] voices went out all around [[21]the world] . [[20]Their] words went everywhere in [[21]the world] . '' Again [[2]I] ask , `` Did [[0]the people of [[1]Israel]] not understand ? '' Yes , [[0]they] did understand . First , [[8]Moses] says this for [[4]God] : `` [[4]I] will use those who are not really a nation to make [[22]you] jealous . [[4]I] will use a nation that does not understand to make [[22]you] angry . '' Then [[18]Isaiah] is bold enough to say this for [[4]God] : `` [[23]The people who were not looking for [[4]me]] -- [[23]they] are the ones who found [[4]me] . [[4]I] made [[4]myself] known to [[23]those who did not ask for [[4]me]] . '' But about [[0]the people of [[1]Israel]] [[4]God] says , `` All day long [[4]I] stood ready to accept [[0]those people] , but [[0]they] are stubborn and refuse to obey [[4]me] . ''


Predicted

[[0]Brothers and sisters] , I want [[0]you] to know what happened to [[6]our] ancestors who were with [[2]Moses] . [[1]They] were all under [[3]the cloud] , and [[1]they all] walked through [[4]the sea] . [[1]They] were all baptized into [[2]Moses] in [[3]the cloud] and in [[4]the sea] . [[1]They all] ate the same spiritual food , and [[1]they all] drank the same spiritual drink . [[1]They] drank from [[5]that spiritual rock that was with [[1]them]] , and [[5]that rock] was [[9]Christ] . But [[12]God] was not pleased with most of [[1]those people] , so [[1]they] were killed in the desert . And [[7]these things that happened] are examples for [[6]us] . [[7]These examples] should stop [[6]us] from wanting evil things like [[1]those people] did . Do n't worship idols as some of [[1]them] did . As the Scriptures say , `` [[1]The people] sat down to eat and drink and then got up to have a wild party . '' [[6]We] should not commit sexual sins as some of [[1]them] did . In one day 23 , [[8]000 of [[1]them]] died because of [[8]their] sin . [[6]We] should not test [[9]Christ] as some of [[1]them] did . Because of that , [[8]they] were killed by snakes . And do n't complain as some of [[8]them] did . Because [[8]they] complained , [[8]they] were killed by the angel that destroys . The things that happened to [[8]those people] are examples . [[8]They] were written to be warnings for [[6]us] . [[6]We] live in the time that all those past histories were pointing to . So [[10]anyone who thinks [[10]they] are standing strong] should be careful that [[10]they] do n't fall . The only temptations that [[11]you] have are the same temptations that all people have . But [[11]you] can trust [[12]God] . [[12]He] will not let [[11]you] be tempted more than [[11]you] can bear . But when [[11]you] are tempted , [[12]God] will also give [[11]you] a way to escape [[13]that temptation] . Then [[11]you] will be able to endure [[13]it] . So , [[14][[11]my] dear friends] , stay away from worshiping idols . [[11]You] are intelligent people . Judge for [[11]yourselves] the truth of what [[14]I] say now .

Gold

[[4]Brothers and sisters] , [[3]I] want [[4]you] to know what happened to [[1][[0]our] ancestors who were with [[2]Moses]] . [[0]They] were all under [[5]the cloud] , and [[0]they [[0]all]] walked through [[6]the sea] . [[0]They] were all baptized into [[2]Moses] in [[5]the cloud] and in [[6]the sea] . [[0]They [[0]all]] ate the same spiritual food , and [[0]they [[0]all]] drank the same spiritual drink . [[0]They] drank from [[7]that spiritual rock that was with [[0]them]] , and [[7]that rock] was [[8]Christ] . But [[10]God] was not pleased with [[9]most of [[0]those people]] , so [[9]they] were killed in the desert . And [[12]these things that happened] are [[11]examples] for [[1]us] . [[11]These examples] should stop [[1]us] from wanting evil things like [[0]those people] did . Do n't worship idols as [[13]some of [[0]them]] did . As the Scriptures say , `` [[13]The people] sat down to eat and drink and then got up to have a wild party . '' [[1]We] should not commit sexual sins as some of [[0]them] did . In one day [[14]23 , 000 of [[0]them]] died because of [[14]their] sin . [[1]We] should not test [[8]Christ] as [[16]some of [[0]them]] [[15]did] . Because of [[15]that] , [[16]they] were killed by snakes . And do n't complain as [[17]some of [[0]them]] did . Because [[17]they] complained , [[17]they] were killed by the angel that destroys . [[12]The things that happened to [[0]those people]] are examples . [[12]They] were written to be warnings for [[1]us] . [[1]We] live in the time that all those past histories were pointing to . So [[18]anyone who thinks [[18]they] are standing strong] should be careful that [[18]they] do n't fall . The only temptations that [[4]you] have are the same temptations that all people have . But [[4]you] can trust [[10]God] . [[10]He] will not let [[4]you] be tempted more than [[4]you] can bear . But when [[4]you] are tempted , [[10]God] will also give [[4]you] a way to escape [[19]that temptation] . Then [[4]you] will be able to endure [[19]it] . So , [[4][[3]my] dear friends] , stay away from worshiping idols . [[4]You] are intelligent people . Judge for [[4]yourselves] the truth of what [[3]I] say now .


Predicted

The cup of blessing that [[0]we] give thanks for is a sharing in [[6]the blood sacrifice of [[1]Christ]] , is n't it ? And [[2]the bread that [[0]we] break] is a sharing in the body of [[1]Christ] , is n't [[2]it] ? There is [[4]one loaf of bread] , so [[3]we who are many] are one body , because [[3]we all] share in [[4]that one loaf] . And think about what [[5]the people of Israel] do . When [[5]they] eat [[6]the sacrifices] , [[5]they] are united by sharing what was offered on the altar . So , am [[7]I] saying that sacrifices to idols are the same as [[6]those Jewish sacrifices] ? No , because an idol is nothing , and the things offered to idols are worth nothing . But [[7]I] am saying that when [[8]food] is sacrificed to idols , [[8]it] is an offering to demons , not to [[10]God] . And [[7]I] do n't want [[9]you] to share anything with demons . [[9]You] can not drink the cup of [[10]the Lord] and then go drink a cup that honors demons . [[9]You] can not share a meal at [[10]the Lord 's] table and then go share a meal that honors demons . Doing that would [[11]make] the Lord jealous . Do [[9]you] really want to do [[11]that] ? Do [[9]you] think [[0]we] are stronger than [[10]he] is ? `` [[12]All things] are allowed , '' [[9]you] say . But not all things are good . `` [[12]All things] are allowed . '' But some things do n't help anyone . Try to do what is good for others , not just what is good for [[9]yourselves] . Eat [[13]any meat that is sold in the meat market] . Do n't ask questions about [[13]it] to see if [[13]it] is something [[9]you] think is wrong to eat . [[9]You] can eat [[13]it] , `` because [[14]the earth] and everything in [[14]it] belong to [[10]the Lord] . '' [[15]Someone who is not a believer] might invite [[9]you] to eat with [[15]them] . If [[9]you] want to go , then eat anything that is put before [[9]you] . Do n't ask questions to see if it is something [[9]you] think is wrong to eat . But if someone tells [[9]you] , `` [[16]That food] was [[17]offered] to idols , '' then do n't eat [[16]it] . [[17]That] 's because some people think [[17]it] is wrong , and [[17]it] might cause a problem for the person who told [[9]you] that . [[18]I] do n't mean that [[9]you] think [[17]it] is wrong . But the other person might think [[17]it] is wrong . That 's the only reason not to eat [[17]it] . [[18]My] own freedom should not be judged by what another person thinks . [[18]I] eat the meal with thankfulness . So [[18]I] do n't want to be criticized because of something [[18]I] thank [[10]God] for . So if [[9]you] eat , or if [[9]you] [[19]drink] , or if [[9]you] do anything , do [[19]it] for the glory of [[10]God] . Never do anything that might make other people do wrong -- Jews , non-Jews , or anyone in [[10]God 's] church . [[18]I] do the same thing . [[18]I] try to please everyone in every way . [[18]I] am not trying to do what is good for [[18]me] . [[18]I] am trying to do what is good for [[20]the most people] so that [[20]they] can be saved .

Gold

[[1]The cup of blessing that [[0]we] give thanks for] is a sharing in the blood sacrifice of [[2]Christ] , is n't [[1]it] ? And [[3]the bread that [[0]we] break] is a sharing in the body of [[2]Christ] , is n't [[3]it] ? There is [[4]one loaf of bread] , so [[0]we who are many] are one body , because [[0]we [[0]all]] share in [[4]that one loaf] . And think about what [[5]the people of Israel] do . When [[5]they] eat [[6]the sacrifices] , [[5]they] are united by sharing what was offered on the altar . So , am [[7]I] saying that sacrifices to idols are the same as [[6]those Jewish sacrifices] ? No , because an idol is nothing , and the things offered to idols are worth nothing . But [[7]I] am saying that when [[9]food] is sacrificed to idols , [[9]it] is an offering to demons , not to [[8]God] . And [[7]I] do n't want [[10]you] to share anything with demons . [[10]You] can not drink the cup of [[8]the Lord] and then go drink a cup that honors demons . [[10]You] can not share a meal at [[8]the Lord 's] table and then go [[11]share] a meal that honors demons . Doing [[11]that] would [[12]make] [[8]the Lord] jealous . Do [[10]you] really want to do [[12]that] ? Do [[10]you] think [[0]we] are stronger than [[8]he] is ? `` All things are allowed , '' [[10]you] say . But not all things are good . `` All things are allowed . '' But some things do n't help anyone . Try to do what is good for others , not just what is good for [[10]yourselves] . Eat [[13]any meat that is sold in the meat market] . Do n't ask questions about [[13]it] to see if [[13]it] is something [[10]you] think is wrong to eat . [[10]You] can eat [[13]it] , `` because [[14]the earth] and everything in [[14]it] belong to [[8]the Lord] . '' [[15]Someone who is not a believer] might invite [[10]you] to eat with [[15]them] . If [[10]you] want to go , then eat [[16]anything that is put before [[10]you]] . Do n't ask questions to see if [[16]it] is something [[10]you] think is wrong to eat . But if [[17]someone] tells [[10]you] , `` [[18]That food] [[20]was] offered to idols , '' then do n't [[19]eat] [[18]it] . That 's because some people think [[19]it] is wrong , and [[19]it] might cause a problem for [[17]the person who told [[10]you] [[20]that]] . [[7]I] do n't mean that [[10]you] think [[19]it] is wrong . But [[17]the other person] might [[21]think] [[19]it] is wrong . [[21]That] 's the only reason not to eat [[18]it] . [[7]My] own freedom should not be judged by what another person thinks . [[7]I] eat [[18]the meal] with thankfulness . So [[7]I] do n't want to be criticized because of something [[7]I] thank [[8]God] for . So if [[10]you] eat , or if [[10]you] drink , or if [[10]you] do [[22]anything] , do [[22]it] for the glory of [[8]God] . Never do anything that might make other people do wrong -- Jews , non-Jews , or anyone in [[8]God 's] church . [[7]I] do the same thing . [[7]I] try to please everyone in every way . [[7]I] am not trying to do what is good for [[7]me] . [[7]I] am trying to do what is good for [[23]the most people] so that [[23]they] can be saved .


Predicted

I , [[0]Paul] , am begging [[0]you] with the gentleness and the kindness of [[8]Christ] . [[2]Some] say that [[1]I] am bold when [[1]I] am writing [[0]you] from a distance , but not when [[1]I] am there with [[0]you] . [[2]They] think [[3]our] motives for what [[3]we] do are like those of [[4]the world] . [[1]I] plan to be very bold against [[2]those people] when [[1]I] come . [[1]I] hope [[1]I] will not need to use that same boldness with [[0]you] . [[3]We] live in [[4]this world] , but [[3]we] do n't fight [[3]our] battles in the same way [[4]the world] does . The weapons [[3]we] use are not human ones . [[3]Our] weapons have power from [[6]God] and can destroy the enemy 's strong places . [[3]We] destroy [[5]people 's] arguments , and [[3]we] tear down every proud idea that raises [[5]itself] against the knowledge of [[6]God] . [[3]We] also capture [[7]every] thought and make [[7]it] give up and obey [[8]Christ] . [[3]We] are ready to punish anyone there who does not obey , but first [[3]we] want [[0]you] to be fully obedient . [[0]You] must look at the facts before [[0]you] . If [[0]you] feel sure [[0]you] belong to [[8]Christ] , [[0]you] must remember that [[3]we] belong to [[8]Christ] the same as [[0]you] do . It may seem as though [[3]we] boast too much about [[9]the authority [[6]the Lord] gave [[3]us]] . But [[6]he] gave [[3]us] [[9]this authority] to strengthen [[0]you] , not to hurt [[0]you] . So [[1]I] will not be ashamed of whatever boasting [[3]we] do . [[1]I] do n't want [[0]you] to think that [[1]I] am trying to scare [[0]you] with [[10][[1]my] letters] . [[11]Some people] say , `` [[10][[6]Paul 's] letters] are powerful and sound important , but when [[6]he] is with [[3]us] , [[6]he] is weak and the worst speaker [[11]you] have ever heard . '' [[11]Those people] should know this : When [[3]we] are there with [[0]you] , [[3]we] will show the same power that [[3]we] show now in [[10][[3]our] letters] . [[3]We] do n't dare put [[3]ourselves] in the same class with [[12]those who think [[12]they] are so important] . [[3]We] do n't compare [[3]ourselves] to [[12]them] . [[12]They] use [[12]themselves] to measure [[12]themselves] , and [[12]they] judge [[12]themselves] by what [[12]they [[12]themselves]] are . This shows that [[12]they] know nothing . But [[3]we] will not boast about anything outside the work that was given [[3]us] to do . [[3]We] will limit [[14][[3]our] boasting] to [[13]the work [[16]God] gave [[3]us]] , but [[13]this work] includes [[3]our] work with [[0]you] . [[3]We] would be boasting too much only if [[3]we] had not already come to [[0]you] . But [[3]we] have come to [[0]you] with [[15]the Good News of [[8]Christ]] . [[3]We] limit [[14][[3]our] boasting] to [[13]the work that is [[3]ours]] . [[3]We] do n't boast about the work other people have done . [[3]We] hope that [[0]your] faith will continue to grow . [[3]We] hope that [[0]you] will help [[3]our] work to grow much larger . [[3]We] want to tell [[15]the Good News] in the areas beyond [[0]your] city . [[3]We] do n't want to boast about work that has already been done in someone else 's area . `` Whoever boasts should boast only about [[16]the Lord] . '' What [[17]people] say about [[17]themselves] means nothing . What counts is whether or not [[16]the Lord] says [[17]they] have done well .

Gold

[[1]I , Paul] , am begging [[0]you] with the gentleness and the kindness of [[2]Christ] . [[3]Some] say that [[1]I] am bold when [[1]I] am writing [[0]you] from a distance , but not when [[1]I] am there with [[0]you] . [[3]They] think [[4]our] motives for what [[4]we] do are like those of [[5]the world] . [[1]I] plan to be very bold against [[3]those people] when [[1]I] come . [[1]I] hope [[1]I] will not need to use that same boldness with [[0]you] . [[4]We] live in [[5]this world] , but [[4]we] do n't fight [[4]our] battles in the same way [[5]the world] does . [[6]The weapons [[4]we] use] are not human ones . [[6][[4]Our] weapons] have power from [[7]God] and can destroy the enemy 's strong places . [[4]We] destroy people 's arguments , and [[4]we] tear down [[8]every proud idea that raises [[8]itself] against the knowledge of [[7]God]] . [[4]We] also capture [[9]every thought] and make [[9]it] give up and obey [[2]Christ] . [[4]We] are ready to punish anyone there who does not obey , but first [[4]we] want [[0]you] to be fully obedient . [[0]You] must look at the facts before [[0]you] . If [[0]you] feel sure [[0]you] belong to [[2]Christ] , [[0]you] must remember that [[4]we] belong to [[2]Christ] the same as [[0]you] do . It may seem as though [[4]we] boast too much about [[10]the authority [[7]the Lord] gave [[4]us]] . But [[7]he] gave [[4]us] [[10]this authority] to strengthen [[0]you] , not to hurt [[0]you] . So [[1]I] will not be ashamed of whatever boasting [[4]we] do . [[1]I] do n't want [[0]you] to think that [[1]I] am trying to scare [[0]you] with [[11][[1]my] letters] . [[12]Some people] say , `` [[11][[1]Paul 's] letters] are powerful and sound important , but when [[1]he] is with [[0]us] , [[1]he] is weak and the worst speaker you have ever heard . '' [[12]Those people] should know this : When [[4]we] are there with [[0]you] , [[4]we] will show the same power that [[4]we] show now in [[4]our] letters . [[4]We] do n't dare put [[4]ourselves] in the same class with [[13]those who think [[13]they] are so important] . [[4]We] do n't compare [[4]ourselves] to [[13]them] . [[13]They] use [[13]themselves] to measure [[13]themselves] , and [[13]they] judge [[13]themselves] by what [[13]they [[13]themselves]] are . This shows that [[13]they] know nothing . But [[4]we] will not boast about anything outside the work that was given [[4]us] to do . [[4]We] will limit [[14][[4]our] boasting] to [[15]the work [[7]God] gave [[4]us]] , but [[15]this work] includes [[4]our] work with [[0]you] . [[4]We] would be boasting too much only if [[4]we] had not already come to [[0]you] . But [[4]we] have come to [[0]you] with [[16]the Good News of [[2]Christ]] . [[4]We] limit [[14][[4]our] boasting] to [[15]the work that is [[4]ours]] . [[4]We] do n't boast about the work other people have done . [[4]We] hope that [[0]your] faith will continue to grow . [[4]We] hope that [[0]you] will help [[15][[4]our] work] to grow much larger . [[4]We] want to tell [[16]the Good News] in the areas beyond [[0]your] city . [[4]We] do n't want to boast about work that has already been done in someone else 's area . `` Whoever boasts should boast only about [[7]the Lord] . '' What [[17]people] say about [[17]themselves] means nothing . What counts is whether or not [[7]the Lord] says [[17]they] have done well .


Predicted

[[0]The law] gave us only an unclear picture of the good things coming in the future . [[0]The law] is not a perfect picture of the real things . [[0]The law] tells people to offer [[1]the same sacrifices every year] . Those who come to worship [[4]God] continue to offer [[1]those sacrifices] . But [[0]the law] can never make [[1]them] perfect . If [[0]the law] could make people perfect , [[1]those sacrifices] would have already stopped . [[1]They] would already be clean from [[1]their] sins , and [[1]they] would not still feel guilty . But that 's not what happens . [[1][[1]Their] sacrifices] make [[1]them] remember [[1]their] sins every year , because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins . So when [[2]Christ] came into the world [[2]he] said , `` [[3]You] do n't want sacrifices and offerings , but [[3]you] have prepared a body for [[2]me] . [[3]You] are not pleased with the sacrifices of animals killed and burned or with offerings to take away sins . Then [[2]I] said , ' Here [[2]I] am , [[4]God] . It is written about [[2]me] in the book of [[0]the law] . [[2]I] have come to do what [[3]you] want . ' '' [[2]Christ] first said , `` [[3]You] do n't want sacrifices and offerings . [[3]You] are not pleased with animals killed and burned or with sacrifices to take away sin . '' -LRB- These are all sacrifices that [[0]the law] commands . -RRB- Then [[2]he] said , `` Here [[2]I] am , [[4]God] . [[2]I] have come to do what [[3]you] want . '' So God ends that first system of sacrifices and starts [[4]his] new way . [[2]Jesus Christ] did the things [[4]God] wanted [[2]him] to do . And because of that , [[9]we] are made holy through [[5]the sacrifice of [[2]Christ 's] body] . [[2]Christ] made [[5]that sacrifice] one time -- enough for all time . Every day [[6]the priests] stand and do [[6]their] religious service . Again and again [[6]they] offer the same sacrifices , which can never take away sins . But [[2]Christ] offered [[7]only one sacrifice] for sins , and [[7]that sacrifice] is good for all time . Then [[2]he] sat down at the right side of [[4]God] . And now [[2]Christ] waits there for [[2]his] enemies to be put under [[2]his] power . With one sacrifice [[2]Christ] made [[8][[2]his] people] perfect forever . [[8]They] are the ones who are being made holy . The Holy Spirit also tells [[9]us] about this . First [[2]he] says , `` This is the agreement [[2]I] will make with [[8][[2]my] people] in the future , says [[4]the Lord] . [[2]I] will put [[10][[2]my] laws] in [[11]their] hearts . [[2]I] will write [[10][[2]my] laws] in [[11]their] minds . '' Then [[2]he] says , `` [[2]I] will forget [[12]their] sins and never again remember the evil [[12]they] have done . '' And after everything is forgiven , there is no more need for a sacrifice to pay for sins . And so , [[17]brothers and sisters] , [[9]we] are completely free to [[13]enter] the Most Holy Place . [[9]We] can do [[13]this] without fear because of the blood sacrifice of [[2]Jesus] . [[9]We] enter through [[14]a new way that [[2]Jesus] opened for [[9]us]] . [[14]It] is a living way that leads through the curtain -- [[2]Christ 's] body . And [[9]we] have a great priest who rules the house of [[4]God] . Sprinkled with the blood of [[2]Christ] , [[9]our] hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience , and [[9]our] bodies have been washed with pure water . So come near to [[4]God] with a sincere heart , full of confidence because of [[9]our] faith in [[2]Christ] . [[9]We] must [[15]hold] on to the hope [[9]we] have , never hesitating to tell people about [[15]it] . [[9]We] can trust [[4]God] to do what [[4]he] promised . [[9]We] should think about each other to see how [[9]we] can encourage each other to show love and do good works . [[9]We] must not quit meeting together , as some are doing . No , [[9]we] need to [[16]keep] on encouraging each other . [[16]This] becomes more and more important as [[17]you] see the Day getting closer . If [[9]we] decide to continue sinning after [[9]we] have learned the truth , then there is no other sacrifice that will take away sins . If [[9]we] continue sinning , all that is left for [[9]us] is a fearful time of waiting for the judgment and the angry fire that will destroy those who live against [[4]God] . Whoever refused to obey the Law of Moses was found guilty from the testimony given by two or three witnesses . [[18]Such people] were not forgiven . [[18]They] were killed . So think how much more punishment [[19]people] deserve who show [[19]their] hate for the Son of God -- people who show [[19]they] have no respect for the blood sacrifice that began the new agreement and once made [[19]them] holy or who insult the Spirit of [[4]God 's] grace . [[9]We] know that [[4]God] said , `` [[4]I] will punish [[20]people] for the wrongs [[20]they] do ; [[4]I] will repay [[20]them] . '' And [[4]he] also said , `` [[4]The Lord] will judge [[4]his] people . '' It is a terrible thing to face punishment from [[4]the living God] . Remember the days when [[17]you] first learned the truth . [[17]You] had a hard struggle with much suffering , but [[17]you] continued strong . Sometimes people said hateful things to [[17]you] and mistreated [[17]you] in public . And sometimes [[17]you] helped [[21]others who were being treated that same way] . Yes , [[17]you] helped [[21]them] in prison and shared in [[21]their] suffering . And [[17]you] were still happy when everything [[17]you] owned was taken away from [[17]you] . [[17]You] continued to be happy , because [[17]you] knew that [[17]you] had something much better -- something that would continue forever . So do n't lose the courage that [[17]you] had in the past . [[17]Your] courage will be rewarded richly . [[17]You] must be patient . After [[17]you] have done what [[4]God] wants , [[17]you] will get what [[4]he] promised [[17]you] . [[4]He] says , `` Very soon now , [[4]the one who is coming] will come and will not be late . The person who is right with [[4]me] will live by trusting in [[4]me] . But [[4]I] will not be pleased with [[4]the one who turns back in fear] . '' But [[9]we] are not those who turn back and are lost . No , [[9]we] are the people who have faith and are saved .

Gold

[[0]The law] gave [[1]us] only an unclear picture of the good things coming in the future . [[0]The law] is not a perfect picture of the real things . [[0]The law] tells people to offer [[2]the same sacrifices] every year . [[3]Those who come to worship [[4]God]] continue to offer [[2]those sacrifices] . But [[0]the law] can never make [[3]them] perfect . If [[0]the law] could make [[5]people] perfect , [[2]those sacrifices] would have already stopped . [[5]They] would already be clean from [[6][[5]their] sins] , and [[5]they] would not still feel guilty . But that 's not what happens . [[5][[2]Their] sacrifices] make [[5]them] remember [[6][[5]their] sins] every year , because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins . So when [[7]Christ] came into the world [[7]he] said , `` [[4]You] do n't want sacrifices and offerings , but [[4]you] have prepared a body for [[7]me] . [[4]You] are not pleased with the sacrifices of animals killed and burned or with offerings to take away sins . Then [[7]I] said , ' Here [[7]I] am , [[4]God] . It is written about [[7]me] in the book of [[0]the law] . [[7]I] have come to do what [[4]you] want . ' '' [[7]Christ] first said , `` [[4]You] do n't want sacrifices and offerings . [[4]You] are not pleased with animals killed and burned or with sacrifices to take away sin . '' -LRB- These are all sacrifices that [[0]the law] commands . -RRB- Then [[7]he] said , `` Here [[7]I] am , [[4]God] . [[7]I] have come to do what [[4]you] want . '' So [[4]God] ends that first system of sacrifices and starts [[4]his] new way . [[7]Jesus Christ] [[8]did] the things [[4]God] wanted [[7]him] to do . And because of [[8]that] , [[1]we] are made holy through [[9]the sacrifice of [[10][[7]Christ 's] body]] . [[7]Christ] made [[9]that sacrifice] one time -- enough for all time . Every day [[11]the priests] stand and do [[11]their] religious service . Again and again [[11]they] offer the same sacrifices , which can never take away sins . But [[7]Christ] offered [[9]only one sacrifice] for sins , and [[9]that sacrifice] is good for all time . Then [[7]he] sat down at the right side of [[4]God] . And now [[7]Christ] waits there for [[7]his] enemies to be put under [[7]his] power . With [[9]one sacrifice] [[7]Christ] made [[12][[7]his] people] perfect forever . [[12]They] are the ones who are being made holy . [[13]The Holy Spirit] also tells [[1]us] about this . First [[13]he] says , `` This is the agreement [[4]I] will make with [[12][[4]my] people] in the future , says [[4]the Lord] . [[4]I] will put [[14][[4]my] laws] in [[12]their] hearts . [[4]I] will write [[14][[4]my] laws] in [[12]their] minds . '' Then [[13]he] says , `` [[4]I] will forget [[12]their] sins and never again remember the evil [[12]they] have done . '' And after everything is forgiven , there is no more need for a sacrifice to pay for sins . And so , brothers and sisters , [[1]we] are completely free to [[15]enter] the Most Holy Place . [[1]We] can do [[15]this] without fear because of [[9]the blood sacrifice of [[7]Jesus]] . [[1]We] enter through [[16]a new way that [[7]Jesus] opened for [[1]us]] . [[16]It] is a living way that leads through [[10]the curtain -- [[7]Christ 's] body] . And [[1]we] have [[7]a great priest who rules the house of [[4]God]] . Sprinkled with the blood of [[7]Christ] , [[1]our] hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience , and [[1]our] bodies have been washed with pure water . So come near to [[4]God] with a sincere heart , full of confidence because of [[1]our] faith in [[7]Christ] . [[1]We] must hold on to [[17]the hope [[1]we] have] , never hesitating to tell people about [[17]it] . [[1]We] can trust [[4]God] to do what [[4]he] promised . [[1]We] should think about each other to see how [[1]we] can encourage each other to show love and do good works . [[1]We] must not quit meeting together , as some are doing . No , [[1]we] need to keep on [[18]encouraging] each other . [[18]This] becomes more and more important as [[19]you] see the Day getting closer . If [[1]we] decide to continue sinning after [[1]we] have learned [[20]the truth] , then there is no other sacrifice that will take away sins . If [[1]we] continue sinning , all that is left for [[1]us] is a fearful time of waiting for the judgment and the angry fire that will destroy those who live against [[4]God] . Whoever refused to obey [[0]the Law of Moses] was found guilty from the testimony given by two or three witnesses . [[21]Such people] were not forgiven . [[21]They] were killed . So think how much more punishment [[22]people] deserve who show [[22]their] hate for [[7]the Son of [[4]God]] -- [[22]people who show [[22]they] have no respect for [[9]the blood sacrifice that began the new agreement and once made [[22]them] holy] or who insult [[13]the Spirit of [[4]God 's] grace]] . [[1]We] know that [[4]God] said , `` [[4]I] will punish [[23]people] for the wrongs [[23]they] do ; [[4]I] will repay [[23]them] . '' And [[4]he] also said , `` [[4]The Lord] will judge [[12][[4]his] people] . '' It is a terrible thing to face punishment from [[4]the living God] . Remember the days when [[19]you] first learned [[20]the truth] . [[19]You] had a hard struggle with much suffering , but [[19]you] continued strong . Sometimes people said hateful things to [[19]you] and mistreated [[19]you] in public . And sometimes [[19]you] helped [[24]others who were being treated that same way] . Yes , [[19]you] helped [[24]them] in prison and shared in [[24]their] suffering . And [[19]you] were still happy when everything [[19]you] owned was taken away from [[19]you] . [[19]You] continued to be happy , because [[19]you] knew that [[19]you] had something much better -- something that would continue forever . So do n't lose the courage that [[19]you] had in the past . [[19]Your] courage will be rewarded richly . [[19]You] must be patient . After [[19]you] have done what [[4]God] wants , [[19]you] will get what [[4]he] promised [[19]you] . [[4]He] says , `` Very soon now , [[7]the one who is coming] will come and will not be late . The person who is right with [[4]me] will live by trusting in [[4]me] . But [[4]I] will not be pleased with the one who turns back in fear . '' But [[1]we] are not those who turn back and are lost . No , [[1]we] are the people who have faith and are saved .


Predicted

Then [[4]I] saw [[0]another powerful angel] coming down from [[5]heaven] . [[0]The angel] was dressed in a cloud . [[0]He] had a rainbow around [[2][[0]his] head] . [[0]The angel 's] face was like the sun , and [[0]his] legs were like poles of fire . [[0]The angel] was holding [[1]a small scroll] . [[1]The scroll] was open in [[2][[0]his] hand] . [[0]He] put [[0]his] right foot on [[6]the sea] and [[0]his] left foot on [[7]the land] . [[0]He] shouted loudly like the roaring of a lion . After [[0]he] shouted , the voices of [[3]seven thunders] spoke . [[3]The seven thunders] spoke , and [[4]I] started to write . But then [[4]I] heard a voice from [[5]heaven] that said , `` Do n't write what [[3]the seven thunders] said . Keep those things secret . '' Then [[0]the angel] [[4]I] saw standing on [[13][[6]the sea] and on [[7]the land]] raised [[0]his] right hand to [[5]heaven] . [[0]The angel] made a promise by the power of [[8]the one who lives forever and ever] . [[8]He] is the one who made [[9]the skies] and all that is in [[9]them] . [[8]He] made [[10]the earth] and [[11]all that is in [[10]it]] , and [[8]he] made [[6]the sea] and [[11]all that is in [[10]it]] . [[0]The angel] said , `` There will be no more waiting ! In the days when [[0]the seventh angel] is ready to blow [[0]his] trumpet , [[7]God 's] secret plan will be completed -- the Good News that [[7]God] told to [[7]his] servants , the prophets . '' Then [[4]I] heard [[12]the same voice from [[5]heaven]] again . [[12]It] said to [[4]me] , `` Go and take [[14]the open scroll that is in [[16][[0]the angel 's] hand]] . [[0]This] is the angel who is standing on [[13][[6]the sea] and on [[7]the land]] . '' So [[4]I] went to [[0]the angel] and asked [[0]him] to give [[4]me] [[14]the little scroll] . [[0]He] said to [[4]me] , `` Take [[14]the scroll] and eat [[14]it] . [[14]It] will be sour in [[18][[15]your] stomach] , but in [[17][[15]your] mouth] [[14]it] will be sweet like honey . '' So [[4]I] took [[14]the little scroll] from [[16][[0]the angel 's] hand] and ate [[16]it] . In [[17][[4]my] mouth] [[16]it] tasted sweet like honey , but after [[4]I] ate [[16]it] , [[16]it] was sour in [[18][[4]my] stomach] . Then [[4]I] was told , `` You must prophesy again about many races of people , many nations , languages , and rulers . ''

Gold

Then [[0]I] saw [[1]another powerful angel] coming down from [[2]heaven] . [[1]The angel] was dressed in a cloud . [[1]He] had a rainbow around [[1]his] head . [[1]The angel 's] face was like the sun , and [[1]his] legs were like poles of fire . [[1]The angel] was holding [[3]a small scroll] . [[3]The scroll] was open in [[4][[1]his] hand] . [[1]He] put [[1]his] right foot on [[6]the sea] and [[1]his] left foot on [[5]the land] . [[1]He] shouted loudly like the roaring of a lion . After [[1]he] shouted , the voices of [[7]seven thunders] spoke . [[7]The seven thunders] spoke , and [[0]I] started to write . But then [[0]I] heard [[8]a voice from [[2]heaven] that said , `` Do n't write what [[7]the seven thunders] said] . Keep those things secret . '' Then [[1]the angel [[0]I] saw standing on [[6]the sea] and on [[5]the land]] raised [[1]his] right hand to [[2]heaven] . [[1]The angel] made a promise by the power of [[9]the one who lives forever and ever] . [[9]He] is the one who made [[10]the skies] and all that is in [[10]them] . [[9]He] made [[11]the earth] and all that is in [[11]it] , and [[9]he] made [[6]the sea] and all that is in [[6]it] . [[1]The angel] said , `` There will be no more waiting ! In the days when [[12]the seventh angel] is ready to blow [[12]his] trumpet , [[9]God 's] secret plan will be completed -- the Good News that [[9]God] told to [[9]his] servants , the prophets . '' Then [[0]I] heard [[8]the same voice from [[2]heaven]] again . [[8]It] said to [[0]me] , `` Go and take [[3]the open scroll that is in [[4][[1]the angel 's] hand]] . [[1]This] is the angel who is standing on [[6]the sea] and on [[5]the land] . '' So [[0]I] went to [[1]the angel] and asked [[1]him] to give [[0]me] [[3]the little scroll] . [[1]He] said to [[0]me] , `` Take [[3]the scroll] and eat [[3]it] . [[3]It] will be sour in [[13][[0]your] stomach] , but in [[14][[0]your] mouth] [[3]it] will be sweet like [[15]honey] . '' So [[0]I] took [[3]the little scroll] from [[4][[1]the angel 's] hand] and ate [[3]it] . In [[14][[0]my] mouth] [[3]it] tasted sweet like [[15]honey] , but after [[0]I] ate [[3]it] , [[3]it] was sour in [[13][[0]my] stomach] . Then [[0]I] was told , `` [[0]You] must prophesy again about many races of people , many nations , languages , and rulers . ''


Predicted

[[4]I] saw [[0]an angel] coming down out of heaven . [[0]The angel] had the key to [[3]the bottomless pit] . [[0]The angel] also held [[2]a large chain] in [[0]his] hand . [[0]The angel] grabbed the dragon , that old snake , also known as [[1]the devil or Satan] . [[0]The angel] tied [[1]the dragon] with [[2]the chain] for 1000 years . Then [[0]the angel] threw [[1]the dragon] into [[3]the bottomless pit] and closed [[1]it] . [[0]The angel] locked [[1]it] over [[1]the dragon] . [[0]The angel] did this so that [[1]the dragon] could not trick the people of [[14]the earth] until [[9]the 1000 years] were ended . After 1000 years [[1]the dragon] must be made free for a short time . Then [[4]I] saw [[5]some thrones] and people sitting on [[5]them] . [[5]These] were the ones who had been given the power to judge . And [[4]I] saw the souls of [[6]those who had been killed] because [[6]they] were faithful to the truth of [[8]Jesus] and the message from [[12]God] . [[6]They] did not worship [[7]the beast] or [[7]its] idol . [[6]They] did not receive the mark of [[7]the beast] on [[6]their] foreheads or on [[6]their] hands . [[6]They] came back to life and ruled with [[8]Christ] for 1000 years . -LRB- The rest of the dead did not live again until [[9]the 1000 years] were ended . -RRB- This is [[10]the first resurrection] . Great blessings belong to [[11]those who share in [[10]this first resurrection]] . [[11]They] are [[12]God 's] holy people . The second death has no power over [[11]them] . [[11]They] will be priests for [[12]God] and for [[8]Christ] . [[11]They] will rule with [[12]him] for 1000 years . When [[9]the 1000 years] are ended , [[13]Satan] will be made free from [[13]his] prison . [[13]He] will go out to trick the nations in [[14]all the earth] , the nations known as Gog and Magog . [[13]Satan] will gather the people for battle . There will be more people than anyone can count , like sand on the seashore . [[4]I] saw [[15][[13]Satan 's] army] march across [[14]the earth] and gather around the camp of [[12]God 's] people and the city that [[12]God] loves . But fire came down from heaven and destroyed [[15][[13]Satan 's] army] . And [[13]he] -LRB- the one who tricked these people -RRB- was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur with [[7]the beast] and the false prophet . There they would be tortured day and night forever and ever . Then [[4]I] saw [[16]a large white throne] . [[4]I] saw [[12]the one who was sitting on [[16]the throne]] . Earth and sky ran away from [[12]him] and disappeared . And [[4]I] saw those who had died , great and small , standing before [[16]the throne] . [[18]Some books] were opened . And another book was opened -- [[23]the book of life] . [[17]The people] were judged by what [[17]they] had done , which is written in [[18]the books] . [[19]The sea] gave up [[20]the dead who were in [[19]it]] . [[21]Death and Hades] gave up [[20]the dead who were in [[21]them]] . [[17]All these people] were judged by what [[21]they] had done . And [[21]Death and Hades] were thrown into [[22]the lake of fire] . [[22]This lake of fire] is the second death . And anyone whose name was not found written in [[23]the book of life] was thrown into [[22]the lake of fire] .

Gold

[[2]I] saw [[1]an angel] coming down out of [[0]heaven] . [[1]The angel] had the key to [[3]the bottomless pit] . [[1]The angel] also held [[4]a large chain] in [[1]his] hand . [[1]The angel] grabbed [[5]the dragon , that old snake , also known as the devil or Satan] . [[1]The angel] tied [[5]the dragon] with [[4]the chain] for [[6]1000 years] . Then [[1]the angel] threw [[5]the dragon] into [[3]the bottomless pit] and closed [[3]it] . [[1]The angel] locked [[3]it] over [[5]the dragon] . [[1]The angel] did this so that [[5]the dragon] could not trick the people of [[7]the earth] until [[6]the 1000 years] were ended . After [[6]1000 years] [[5]the dragon] must be made free for a short time . Then [[2]I] saw [[9]some thrones] and [[8]people sitting on [[9]them]] . [[8]These] were the ones who had been given the power to judge . And [[2]I] saw the souls of [[11]those who had been killed because [[11]they] were faithful to the truth of [[12]Jesus] and the message from [[10]God]] . [[11]They] did not worship [[13]the beast] or [[13]its] idol . [[11]They] did not receive the mark of [[13]the beast] on [[11]their] foreheads or on [[11]their] hands . [[11]They] came back to life and ruled with [[12]Christ] for [[6]1000 years] . -LRB- The rest of the dead did not live again until [[6]the 1000 years] were ended . -RRB- This is [[14]the first resurrection] . Great blessings belong to [[15]those who share in [[14]this first resurrection]] . [[15]They] are [[10]God 's] holy people . [[16]The second death] has no power over [[15]them] . [[15]They] will be priests for [[10]God] and for [[12]Christ] . [[15]They] will rule with [[12]him] for [[6]1000 years] . When [[6]the 1000 years] are ended , [[5]Satan] will be made free from [[5][[3]his] prison] . [[5]He] will go out to trick the nations in [[7]all the earth] , the nations known as Gog and Magog . [[5]Satan] will gather [[17]the people] for battle . There will be more people than anyone can count , like sand on the seashore . [[2]I] saw [[17][[5]Satan 's] army] march across [[7]the earth] and gather around the camp of [[15][[10]God 's] people] and the city that [[10]God] loves . But fire came down from [[0]heaven] and destroyed [[17][[5]Satan 's] army] . And [[5]he -LRB- the one who tricked [[17]these people] -RRB-] was thrown into [[18]the lake of burning sulfur with [[13]the beast] and the false prophet] . There they would be tortured day and night forever and ever . Then [[2]I] saw [[19]a large white throne] . [[2]I] saw [[10]the one who was sitting on [[19]the throne]] . Earth and sky ran away from [[10]him] and disappeared . And [[2]I] saw [[20]those who had died , great and small] , standing before [[19]the throne] . [[21]Some books] were opened . And [[22]another book] was opened -- [[22]the book of life] . [[20]The people] were judged by what [[20]they] had done , which is written in [[21]the books] . [[23]The sea] gave up the dead who were in [[23]it] . [[25][[24]Death] and [[26]Hades]] gave up the dead who were in [[25]them] . [[20]All these people] were judged by what [[20]they] had done . And [[25][[24]Death] and [[26]Hades]] were thrown into [[18]the lake of fire] . [[18]This lake of fire] is [[16]the second death] . And anyone whose name was not found written in [[22]the book of life] was thrown into [[18]the lake of fire] .


Predicted

Theoretically [[0]I] 'll be here . theoretically ? yeah . [[0]You] mean , do n't [[0]you] well , you carry multiple calendars , so you never know ? Well [[0]I] do have two . One in the office and one at home . oh The weekend after that %uh [[0]I] will not be in town . But , %um yeah , as [[0]I] say , theoretically [[0]I] 'm here . yeah . [[0]I] have n't decided whether [[0]I] 'm doing this yet . It is a bit silly , you know ? [[0]I] was just there . But [[0]I] 've been , %um , the next weekend again [[0]I] 'm invited for the let 's see the child of [[0]my] favorite cousin is being baptized , and [[1]they] want [[0]me] to be the godmother %mm . English . Patentante , ja . Yes , And , so , since [[0]I] did n't go to [[2][[1]their] wedding] , [[0]I] -- feeling this big pressure . [[0]I] should have just gone to [[2]the wedding] last year . [[2]It] was , like oh yeah . in They started asking [[0]me] when [[0]I] was on [[3]vacation] already . And so [[0]I] 'm sort of it 's easier to think about doing it when [[0]you] 're on vacation yeah . than if [[0]you] get this idea %eh when [[0]you] 're at work and say , oh [[0]I] ca n't go in four weeks . How could [[0]I] possibly just do that ? yeah [[0]I] know the feeling . [[0]I] m- But once [[0]you] 're in vacation mode , it 's sort of like well why should n't [[0]I] ? [[0]I] have [[3]the vacation] , it 's just you know , the time , and the money , and what is money for yeah . Right . So [[0]I] have to make up It 's a debate . [[0]You] sound like [[0]you] 're the bank . No . But [[0]I] have to make up [[0]my] mind here by Friday because that 's when [[0]I] can hold [[0]my] ticket too . So [[0]I] thought [[0]I] could get a ticket . [[0]I] just have to have a discussion with [[0]my] boss . So [[0]you] have to let [[0]me] know what this entails as consequences for [[0]me] ? oh for , oh yes . oh there are good consequences , if [[0]you] 're willing . [[0]I] mean , aside from so [[0]I] have to be there on the twentieth in Berlin , okay . uh-huh . And [[0]I] could n't go for you know , just , For the day . you know three days . So [[0]I] had to go at least a week . yeah . And there was an advantage . It 's because , and if [[0]you] 'd like to join [[0]me] [[0]I] 'd love it , [[0]I] was also invited to a wedding on the twelfth somewhere near Duesseldorf . Between Duesseldorf and [[6]Essen] . Well that can only be [[4]Rathingen] or No it 's north of [[4]Rathingen] , because [[0]I] 've seen [[5]a map] . But [[5]it] 's in a small thing . oh Ketting ? k- Ketwig . Ketwig , Ketwig . Yes . yeah , that 's almost Duesseldorf . %uh , that 's almost [[6]Essen] . okay . Whichever . [[0]I] suppose that 's close .

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Theoretically [[0]I] 'll be here . theoretically ? yeah . [[0]You] mean , do n't [[0]you] well , [[0]you] carry multiple calendars , so [[0]you] never know ? Well [[0]I] do have two . One in the office and one at home . oh The weekend after that %uh [[0]I] will not be in town . But , %um yeah , as [[0]I] say , theoretically [[0]I] 'm here . yeah . [[1]I] have n't decided whether [[1]I] 'm doing this yet . It is a bit silly , you know ? [[1]I] was just there . But [[1]I] 've been , %um , the next weekend again [[1]I] 'm invited for the let 's see the child of [[1]my] favorite cousin is being baptized , and [[2]they] want [[1]me] to be the godmother %mm . English . Patentante , ja . Yes , And , so , since [[1]I] did n't go to [[3][[2]their] wedding] , [[1]I] -- feeling this big pressure . [[1]I] should have just gone to [[3]the wedding] last year . It was , like oh yeah . in [[2]They] started asking [[1]me] when [[1]I] was on vacation already . And so [[1]I] 'm sort of it 's easier to think about doing it when you 're on vacation yeah . than if you get this idea %eh when you 're at work and say , oh I ca n't [[4]go] in four weeks . How could I possibly just do [[4]that] ? yeah [[0]I] know the feeling . [[0]I] m- But once you 're in vacation mode , it 's sort of like well why should n't I ? I have the vacation , it 's just you know , the time , and the money , and what is money for yeah . Right . So [[1]I] have to make up It 's a debate . [[1]You] sound like [[1]you] 're the bank . No . But [[1]I] have to make up [[1]my] mind here by [[5]Friday] because [[5]that] 's when [[1]I] can hold [[1]my] ticket too . So [[1]I] thought [[1]I] could get a ticket . [[1]I] just have to have a discussion with [[1]my] boss . So [[1]you] have to let [[0]me] know what this entails as consequences for [[0]me] ? oh for , oh yes . oh there are good consequences , if [[0]you] 're willing . [[1]I] mean , aside from so [[1]I] have to be there on the twentieth in Berlin , okay . uh-huh . And [[1]I] could n't go for you know , just , For the day . you know three days . So [[1]I] had to go at least a week . yeah . And there was an advantage . It 's because , and if [[0]you] 'd like to [[6]join] [[1]me] [[1]I] 'd love [[6]it] , [[1]I] was also invited to a wedding on the twelfth somewhere near [[7]Duesseldorf] . Between [[7]Duesseldorf] and Essen . Well [[9]that] can only be [[8]Rathingen or] No [[9]it] 's north of [[8]Rathingen] , because [[1]I] 've seen a map . But it 's in a small thing . oh Ketting ? k- [[10]Ketwig .] [[10]Ketwig , [[10]Ketwig] .] Yes . yeah , [[10]that] 's almost Duesseldorf . %uh , [[10]that] 's almost Essen . okay . Whichever . [[1]I] suppose [[10]that] 's close .


Predicted

yeah , [[0]it] 's not far . Through the S - bahn here . [[1]I] mean [[0]it] 's like twenty minutes . Or something . And so , if [[1]I] do it , [[1]I] 'd love to have [[1]you] [[2]join] [[1]me] . It 's a fancy wedding too . Does [[2]that] mean [[1]I] have to get Do [[1]I] have to wear a tie ? Yes . Sure . y- %um could be it 's actually [[1]I] ca n't believe this . [[3]This] is a German friend that [[1]I] [[3]he] worked here at NASA for like two years and was in mhm our [[4]German] conversation club . yeah . And [[3]he] 's marrying a [[4]German] woman . [[1]I] mean [[3]he] just went back a little while ago because [[3]his] No [[3]he] 's an American , but [[3]he] 's marrying a [[4]German] woman . oh , [[3]he] 's a German . [[3]He] 's German too . yeah . They 're both [[4]German] . So [[3]this] is a real mhm . [[4]German] wedding . But And so [[3]he] was saying [[5]we] should come from [[5]our] and one other person from [[5]our] group is going because [[5]we] would [[3]he] had n't gotten around to planning [[3]his] vacation . So [[3]he] 's going to be there . So [[1]I] thought well that 's on [[7]the twelfth] , and the other thing is on [[6]the twentieth] , you know . Why not ? And then in between [[1]I] 'm going to go down and 586.14_588.20_A: see [[1]my] relatives in Bonn . oh well the twentieth i- , [[1]I] mean that could be a pro- , e- Well no not [[6]the twentieth] . [[6]The twentieth] is [[1]my] baptism . %ah so . The wedding is [[7]the twelfth] . [[8]The wedding] is [[7]the twelfth] ? But [[8]it] 's like a real thing . There 's like a wedding at eleven , and a lunch at Schloss Ketwig or something at lunchtime . And then at seven o'clock there is , let 's see , %uh dinner dance . mit Abendgarderobe . oh God . nay But [[1]I] thought [[1]you] playing piano [[1]you] must have [[9]that] . Abendgarderobe . Does n't [[9]that] mean like really fancy clothes ? %uh , well . Ja , ja . Ball dresses and , you know , tuxedos and things . yeah , [[1]I] know . [[1]I] could n't believe it because [[1]I] met , when [[1]I] was there on the other trip , [[1]I] had n't read the invitation before . [[1]I] did n't think [[1]I] was going . And so [[1]I] had met , %uh , [[10]his] name is [[11]Heiko] , for one day in Hamburg . We met . yeah . So [[10]he] mentioned that [[10]he] was looking for [[10]his] tuxedo . And [[1]I] said [[11]you] 're going to get married in a tuxedo ? [[10]He] said no , no , no . That evening . [[10]I] 've never heard of such a thing . Quite a wedding . But so if [[11]you] want to bow out . Pardon ? [[11]I] said if [[11]you] really do n't like those things . Well . But you know . It 's great meals . Really . Free food . Aside from , we can talk , and [[12]they] should be nice people . It 'll be and then [[11]I] 'll know one more person there . How old are [[12]they] ? oh . A little bit younger than us . oh , [[10]he] 's probably good question . [[11]I] do n't know . Maybe [[10]he] 's thirty - two ? That 's okay . As long as [[12]they] 're not twenty - one . oh no , no , no , no . No %uh , spring chicken This is [[13]Herr Doktor Heiko Hecht and Jessika] whatever her name is . ooh . [[13]They] actually met in the United States . At [[11]I] think the University &of Virginia , where [[10]he] got [[14][[10]his] doctorate] ? Or , maybe [[14]it] 's not Virginia , but [[14]it] 's somewhere over there . mhm . Something [[11]I] do n't know . mhm %hm . yeah , so , you know , [[15]they] 're not really young . So [[11]I] s- , [[15]their] friends [[11]I] presume are in the same age . [[11]I] think there 'll be a lot of family friends . [[11]I] have a f- okay . yeah , [[11]I] 'm sure . weddings are always family . and the way [[10]he] was talking , it sounds like [[16][[10]his] wife 's family] is well - to - do or something . so yeah well if it , ye- Interesting people . If [[16]they] 're having a wedding with Abendgarderobe then it 's going to be pretty that 's what [[11]I] thought . yeah . That 's what [[11]I] thought . Up upscale . And that . So think about it . yeah . [[11]I] 'll let [[11]you] think about that , and [[11]you] can write [[11]me] a note or give [[11]me] a call . Because [[11]I] know some people really hate weddings . But [[11]you] 're afraid to say no , or [[11]you] have to think about it . But it 's the twelfth . And otherwise , what [[11]I] 'd like to try to do is stay with you [[17]the twelfth and thirteenth] . Because [[17]it] 's weekend . mhm .

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yeah , [[0]it] 's not far . Through the S - bahn here . [[1]I] mean [[0]it] 's like twenty minutes . Or something . And so , if [[2]I] do it , [[2]I] 'd love to have [[1]you] join [[2]me] . [[3]It] [[4]'s] a fancy wedding too . Does [[4]that] mean [[1]I] have to get Do [[1]I] have to wear a tie ? Yes . Sure . y- %um could be it 's actually [[2]I] ca n't believe this . [[5]This] is a German friend that [[2]I] [[5]he] worked here at NASA for like two years and was in mhm [[6]our] German conversation club . yeah . And [[5]he] 's marrying [[7]a German woman] . [[2]I] mean [[5]he] just went back a little while ago because [[5]his] No [[5]he] 's an American , but [[5]he] 's marrying [[7]a German woman] . oh , [[5]he] 's a German . [[5]He] 's German too . yeah . [[8]They] 're both German . So [[3]this] is a real mhm . German wedding . But And so [[5]he] was saying we should come from [[6]our] and [[9]one other person from [[6]our] group] is going because we would [[9]he] had n't gotten around to planning [[9]his] vacation . So [[9]he] 's going to be there . So [[2]I] thought well [[3]that] 's on [[10]the twelfth] , and the other thing is on [[11]the twentieth] , you know . Why not ? And then in between [[2]I] 'm going to go down and 586.14_588.20_A: see [[2]my] relatives in Bonn . oh well [[11]the twentieth] i- , [[1]I] mean that could be a pro- , e- Well no not the twentieth . [[11]The twentieth] is [[2]my] baptism . %ah so . [[3]The wedding] is [[10]the twelfth] . [[3]The wedding] is [[10]the twelfth] ? But [[3]it] 's like a real thing . There 's like a wedding at eleven , and a lunch at Schloss Ketwig or something at lunchtime . And then at seven o'clock there is , let 's see , %uh dinner dance . mit Abendgarderobe . oh God . nay But [[2]I] thought [[1]you] playing piano [[1]you] must have that . [[12]Abendgarderobe .] Does n't [[12]that] mean like really fancy clothes ? %uh , well . Ja , ja . Ball dresses and , you know , tuxedos and things . yeah , [[2]I] know . [[2]I] could n't believe it because [[2]I] met , when [[2]I] was there on the other trip , [[2]I] had n't read the invitation before . [[2]I] did n't think [[2]I] was going . And so [[2]I] had met , %uh , [[5]his] name is [[5]Heiko] , for one day in Hamburg . We met . yeah . So [[5]he] mentioned that [[5]he] was looking for [[5]his] tuxedo . And [[2]I] said [[5]you] 're going to get married in a tuxedo ? [[5]He] said no , no , no . That evening . [[2]I] 've never heard of such a thing . Quite a wedding . But so if [[1]you] want to bow out . Pardon ? [[2]I] said if [[1]you] really do n't like those things . Well . But you know . It 's great meals . Really . Free food . Aside from , we can talk , and they should be nice people . It 'll be and then [[2]I] 'll know one more person there . How old are [[8]they] ? oh . A little bit younger than us . oh , [[5]he] 's probably good question . [[2]I] do n't know . Maybe [[5]he] 's thirty - two ? That 's okay . As long as [[8]they] 're not twenty - one . oh no , no , no , no . No %uh , spring chicken This is [[8][[5]Herr Doktor Heiko Hecht] and [[7]Jessika whatever [[7]her] name is]] . ooh . [[8]They] actually met in the United States . At [[2]I] think the University &of Virginia , where [[5]he] got his doctorate ? Or , maybe it 's not Virginia , but it 's somewhere over there . mhm . Something [[2]I] do n't know . mhm %hm . yeah , so , you know , [[8]they] 're not really young . So [[2]I] s- , [[8]their] friends [[2]I] presume are in the same age . [[2]I] think there 'll be a lot of family friends . [[2]I] have a f- okay . yeah , [[1]I] 'm sure . weddings are always family . and the way [[5]he] was talking , it sounds like [[7][[5]his] wife 's] family is well - to - do or something . so yeah well if it , ye- Interesting people . If [[8]they] 're having [[13]a wedding with Abendgarderobe] then [[13]it] 's going to be pretty [[14]that] 's what [[2]I] thought . yeah . [[14]That] 's what [[2]I] thought . Up upscale . And that . So think about [[15]it] . yeah . [[2]I] 'll let [[1]you] think about [[15]that] , and [[1]you] can write [[2]me] a note or give [[2]me] a call . Because [[2]I] know some people really hate weddings . But [[1]you] 're afraid to say no , or [[1]you] have to think about it . But [[3]it] 's [[10]the twelfth] . And otherwise , what [[2]I] 'd like to try to do is stay with [[1]you] [[16]the [[10]twelfth] and thirteenth] . Because [[16]it] 's weekend . mhm .


Predicted

Like we could see each other . And then [[0]I] 'll go Monday -- down to [[4]Bonn] , or wherever those relatives are because [[0]I] have n't seen [[1][[0]my] uncle] in like three or four years , and [[1]he] 's just turning [[2]eighty] and [[0]I] like [[2]them] a lot uh-huh . In [[3]Bad Muenstereifel] ? yeah , [[0]I] 'll guess it 'll be summer so [[1]he] 'll be in [[3]Bad Munstereifel] . mhm [[2]They] 've actually moved . [[2]They] do n't live in [[4]Bonn] now . [[2]They] live in -- %um , Bad Neuena . Which is [[0]I] guess [[3]Bad Neuena] ja . yeah , just a little bit down . But [[0]I] think [[2]they] 'll be in [[3]Munstereifel] . And then [[1][[0]my] cousin] , [[1]she] still does live in [[4]Bonn] so [[0]I] 'll get to see [[1]her] . And then [[0]I] 'll zip off to Berlin Right . mhm mhm go to this wedding and see [[1][[0]my] favorite cousin] . Do n't tell the other cousins . uh-huh . yeah . Because [[0]you] see , when [[0]I] was there before [[0]I] could n't visit [[0]you] because [[0]I] did n't want to spend time visiting [[5]these other relatives in [[4]Bonn]] . [[0]you] 're so diplomatic about all of that , you know Well [[0]I] mean if [[0]I] was visiting [[0]you] , it would be very hard not to visit [[5]them] . but n- But [[6]the year] before [[0]I] . [[0]I] would n't , %uh , tell on [[0]you] , you know . [[0]I] know [[0]you] would n't tell . But [[6]the year] before [[0]I] did [[6]it] . But that 's because of [[7]we] just stopped on the train and [[0]I] had , you know , two hours . And [[7]we] had [[7]our] wild lunch . yeah . And on again . yeah . That 's [[7]We] , %uh , commiserated . Yes . That sounds like [[0]you] have you know its positive end result , which is good . [[0]I] do n't know . [[0]I] mean , [[8]it] 's a change , that 's for sure . [[8]It] 's a change . And [[8]it] is a lot of work , obviously . yeah , [[0]I] , %eh but you know [[0]I] really do n't know if [[8]it] 's a lot of work . [[0]I] always have this feeling [[0]I] 'm just so terribly slow . [[0]I] have this feeling [[0]I] should always be doing [[9]these things] much faster than [[0]I] get [[9]them] done . Well , so what if [[0]you] 're slow ? You know , look at it the other way . yeah but [[0]I] always keep %eh that [[0]I] 'm spending too much time , that [[0]I] should be doing other things . yeah . [[0]I] just had this talk about somebody who was you know , confirming , you know and [[0]I] know [[0]I] 'm too self critical . So . It 's not a good idea . Because [[0]I] was complaining to [[10]them] about [[11][[0]my] mother] and [[10]they] are this theory that , you know , what people do is a reflection of you . %huh . Because [[11]this woman] had such a that people react to [[10]you] as a reflection of [[10]you] . And what [[0]I] had mentioned about [[11][[0]my] mother] bugging [[0]me] was the fact that every time [[0]I] see [[11]her] or we even talk , [[11]she] has to comment about [[0]my] clothes , or what [[0]I] 'm wearing . and [[0]I] was talking to [[11]this woman] because [[11]she] seemed to have such a good relationship with [[11][[11]her] mother] . Like [[11][[11]her] mother] treated [[11]her] like a human being and not a kid . %hm yeah and so [[11]she] said you know and [[11]she] 's just a reflection . [[12]You] know [[12][[11]your] mother] 's being critical you know . Be [[0]you] see that because [[0]you] 're critical to [[0]yourself] too much Or [[0]you] 're filtering the information [[0]you] get from [[11][[0]your] mother] yeah but this is ridiculous . [[0]I] mean %uh [[11]she] 's never let up on that . [[0]I] mean it 's crazy . You know . [[0]I] do n't [[0]I] mean and [[0]I] think no not the last time the last time on the phone [[0]I] bugged [[11]her] about something else that [[0]I] been trying to not take anymore but then [[11]she] cries but that does n't work with [[0]me] . uh-huh . That 's good . Then [[11]she] says [[0]I] 'm being mean . and [[0]I] ignore the fact that [[11]she] 's crying . [[0]I] 'm pretty tough . yeah yeah speaking of crying , [[0]I] have a colleague . An American girl , a dancer . mhm at a school in Cologne mhm Who somehow or other has fallen in love with [[0]me] . mhm and now that [[0]I] 'm , going back to Duesseldorf [[11]she] 's all going crazy . %um and thinks %eh [[11]she] 's %eh concluded that [[0]I] 'm abandoning [[11]her] . oho But it is Being stalked here ? Pardon ? In America , we would say are [[0]you] being stalked ?

Gold

Like we could see each other . And then [[1]I] 'll go Monday -- down to [[2]Bonn] , or wherever [[0]those relatives] are because [[1]I] have n't seen [[3][[1]my] uncle] in like three or four years , and [[3]he] 's just turning eighty and [[1]I] like [[0]them] a lot uh-huh . In [[4]Bad Muenstereifel] ? yeah , [[1]I] 'll guess it 'll be summer so [[3]he] 'll be in [[4]Bad Munstereifel] . mhm [[0]They] 've actually moved . [[0]They] do n't live in [[2]Bonn] now . [[0]They] live in -- %um , [[5]Bad Neuena . Which is [[1]I] guess] [[5]Bad Neuena] ja . yeah , just a little bit down . But [[1]I] think [[0]they] 'll be in [[4]Munstereifel] . And then [[6][[1]my] cousin] , [[6]she] still does live in [[2]Bonn] so [[1]I] 'll get to see [[6]her] . And then [[1]I] 'll zip off to Berlin Right . mhm mhm go to this wedding and see [[7]my] favorite cousin . Do n't tell the other cousins . uh-huh . yeah . Because you see , when [[1]I] was there before [[1]I] could n't visit [[7]you] because [[1]I] did n't want to spend time visiting [[0]these other relatives in [[2]Bonn]] . [[1]you] 're so diplomatic about all of that , you know Well [[1]I] mean if [[1]I] was visiting [[7]you] , it would be very hard not to visit [[0]them] . but n- But the year before [[1]I] . [[7]I] would n't , %uh , tell on [[1]you] , you know . [[1]I] know [[7]you] would n't tell . But the year before [[1]I] did it . But that 's because of we just stopped on the train and [[1]I] had , you know , two hours . And [[8]we] had our wild lunch . yeah . And on again . yeah . That 's [[8]We] , %uh , commiserated . Yes . That sounds like [[7]you] have you know its positive end result , which is good . [[7]I] do n't know . [[7]I] mean , it [[9]'s] a change , [[9]that] 's for sure . It 's a change . And it is a lot of work , obviously . yeah , [[7]I] , %eh but you know [[7]I] really do n't know if it 's a lot of work . [[7]I] always have this feeling [[7]I] 'm just so terribly slow . [[7]I] have this feeling [[7]I] should always be doing these things much faster than [[7]I] get them done . Well , so what if [[7]you] 're slow ? You know , look at it the other way . yeah but [[7]I] always keep %eh that [[7]I] 'm spending too much time , that [[7]I] should be doing other things . yeah . [[1]I] just had this talk about [[10]somebody who was you know , confirming , you know] and [[1]I] know [[1]I] 'm too self critical . So . It 's not a good idea . Because [[1]I] was complaining to [[10]them] about [[11][[1]my] mother] and [[10]they] are this theory that , you know , what people do is a reflection of you . %huh . Because [[10]this woman] had such a that people react to you as a reflection of you . And what [[1]I] had mentioned about [[11][[1]my] mother] bugging [[1]me] was the fact that every time [[1]I] see [[11]her] or we even talk , [[11]she] has to comment about [[1]my] clothes , or what [[1]I] 'm wearing . and [[1]I] was talking to [[10]this woman] because [[10]she] seemed to have such a good relationship with [[12][[10]her] mother] . Like [[12][[10]her] mother] treated [[10]her] like a human being and not a kid . %hm yeah and so [[10]she] said you know and [[11]she] 's just a reflection . You know [[11][[1]your] mother] 's [[13]being] critical you know . Be [[1]you] see [[13]that] because [[1]you] 're critical to [[1]yourself] too much Or [[1]you] 're filtering the information [[1]you] get from [[11][[1]your] mother] yeah but this is ridiculous . [[1]I] mean %uh [[11]she] 's never let up on that . [[1]I] mean it 's crazy . You know . [[1]I] do n't [[1]I] mean and [[1]I] think no not the last time the last time on the phone [[1]I] bugged [[11]her] about something else that [[1]I] been trying to not take anymore but then [[11]she] [[14]cries] but [[14]that] does n't work with [[1]me] . uh-huh . That 's good . Then [[11]she] says [[1]I] 'm being mean . and [[1]I] ignore the fact that [[11]she] 's crying . [[1]I] 'm pretty tough . yeah yeah speaking of crying , [[7]I] have [[15]a colleague . An American girl , a dancer . mhm at a school in Cologne mhm Who somehow or other has fallen in love with [[7]me]] . mhm and now that [[7]I] 'm , going back to Duesseldorf [[15]she] 's all going crazy . %um and thinks %eh [[15]she] 's %eh concluded that [[7]I] 'm abandoning [[15]her] . oho But it is Being stalked here ? Pardon ? In America , we would say are you being stalked ?


Predicted

so [[1]he] said to [[0]let] [[2]your] wife do [[0]it] you know %uh right [[1]he] says %uh you know no [[2]I] 'm going to %eh so now [[2]I] 'm at a point that it 's very strange like [[2]I] wo n't complain about anything or [[2]I] ca n't complain about anything and [[2]I] ca n't ask [[1]him] to come help [[2]me] in the middle of the night when [[2]I] forgot to take out something [[3]they] put in the freezer So we 'll see how it goes hopefully [[2]I] mean [[3]they] promise [[2]me] you know everybody that [[3]they] 're going to [[4]help] [[2]me] and [[4]that] whatever [[2]I] say But you know everybody gives [[5]you] %uh these %uh pro- yeah so [[5]you] 've already started Well [[2]I] 've started working with [[6]Du] like [[2]I] do n't cook anymore [[2]I] have n't worked in the kitchen for a week already [[2]I] 've been just doing with [[6]him] learning how to do the orders and meeting all the %um sales people and %um [[2]I] 've learned how to work the computer which is the bigges- [[2]I] said [[2]I] do n't know how to turn [[7]it] on even really So [[2]I] 'm not [[2]I] do n't know if [[2]I] could do [[7]it] yet by [[2]myself] but [[6]he] 's showing [[2]me] teaching [[2]me] and [[2]I] think like the middle of this week [[6]he] 'll be there a few days with [[2]me] and then anoth- [[6]he] %um Maybe here and there but [[6]he] 's really basically What is [[6]he] going to do [[6]He] 's going to be a teacher for %um High school computers oh okay yeah so [[6]he] 's only teaching three days a week so [[6]he] always says that on the other days if [[2]I] need [[6]him] [[6]he] 'll come in the truth is [[6]he] 's been teaching and very patient and very good and [[6]he] also is great that [[6]he] has written down [[8]everything] [[2]I] 'm sure [[6]he] 's thrilled to get out of there Well [[2]I] 'll tell [[2]you] the truth %uh [[2]I] mean now that [[2]I] worked with [[6]him] one to one [[6]He] does do everything with [[6]his] heart [[2]I] mean [[6]he] has a different head than everybody else like [[2]I] know that [[6]he] wants [[8]everything] to be nice and to be good and but [[6]he] 's very separate and [[6]he] does n't like to listen to other people 's %um ideas but %um [[2]I] 'm sure financially [[6]he] was probably great for the kibbutz because [[6]he] was cheap yeah because [[6]he] 's also [[2]I] 'll tell [[2]you] [[2]I] worked with [[6]him] this whole week [[6]he] does n't eat a thing ever like all morning long so [[6]he] does n't eat [[6]he] does n't drink coffee [[2]I] did n't see [[6]him] drink anything water or anything else one day [[6]he] said [[6]I] better drink something [[6]I] have a headache because it was really hot but [[6]I] mean you know [[6]he] does n't eat anything and then for lunch when [[9]we] finally went to go get something to eat Also [[6]he] eats like a little What [[9]we] would eat maybe half for a meal and that 's it so [[2]I] can understand now why [[6]he] thinks that because [[6]he] does n't have big eyes you know right that 's so funny but anyway no so [[6]he] had agreed to do [[10]it] for a year and [[6]his] year is over [[2]I] are [[2]you] excited at all about [[10]it] or well [[2]I] 'll tell [[2]you] the truth until [[2]I] made [[11]the decision] [[2]I] was scared and also utz [[2]I] miss the cooking part [[2]You] miss [[11]it] that 's funny [[2]I] yeah yeah like this week even when [[15]they] made [[14]the %um coleslaw] you know & kept calling [[2]me] to taste [[12]it] and make sure that it was the way that [[2]I] do [[12]it] and so [[13]Matty] said to [[2]me] Ellen [[13]you] did n't make [[14]the coleslaw] [[2]I] said it 's over you know [[2]I] ca n't do everything tha- and [[15]they] 're going to notice that the cooking is different Well that 's what even **ruthie** says you know everyone thinks that the economie is so important but there 's a lot of things that are very important of running the kitchen and we 'll see %uh right now Ramon %uh

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so [[0]he] said to let your wife do it you know %uh right [[0]he] says %uh you know no [[1]I] 'm going to %eh so now [[1]I] 'm at a point that it 's very strange like [[1]I] wo n't complain about anything or [[1]I] ca n't complain about anything and [[1]I] ca n't ask [[0]him] to come help [[1]me] in the middle of the night when [[1]I] forgot to take out something [[2]they] put in the freezer So we 'll see how it goes hopefully [[1]I] mean [[2]they] promise [[1]me] you know [[2]everybody] that [[2]they] 're going to help [[1]me] and that whatever [[1]I] say But you know everybody gives you %uh these %uh pro- yeah so [[1]you] 've already started Well [[1]I] 've started working with [[0]Du] like [[1]I] do n't cook anymore [[1]I] have n't worked in the kitchen for a week already [[1]I] 've been just doing with [[0]him] learning how to do the orders and meeting all the %um sales people and %um [[1]I] 've learned how to work [[3]the computer] which is the bigges- [[1]I] said [[1]I] do n't know how to turn [[3]it] on even really So [[1]I] 'm not [[1]I] do n't know if [[1]I] could do it yet by [[1]myself] but [[0]he] 's showing [[1]me] teaching [[1]me] and [[1]I] think like the middle of [[4]this week] [[0]he] 'll be there a few days with [[1]me] and then anoth- [[0]he] %um Maybe here and there but [[0]he] 's really basically What is [[0]he] going to do [[0]He] 's going to be a teacher for %um High school computers oh okay yeah so [[0]he] 's only teaching three days a week so [[0]he] always says that on the other days if [[1]I] need [[0]him] [[0]he] 'll come in the truth is [[0]he] 's been teaching and very patient and very good and [[0]he] also is great that [[0]he] has written down everything [[5]I] 'm sure [[0]he] 's thrilled to get out of there Well [[1]I] 'll tell [[5]you] the truth %uh [[1]I] mean now that [[1]I] worked with [[0]him] one to one [[0]He] does do everything with [[0]his] heart [[1]I] mean [[0]he] has a different head than everybody else like [[1]I] know that [[0]he] wants everything to be nice and to be good and but [[0]he] 's very separate and [[0]he] does n't like to listen to other people 's %um ideas but %um [[1]I] 'm sure financially [[0]he] was probably great for the kibbutz because [[0]he] was cheap yeah because [[0]he] 's also [[1]I] 'll tell [[5]you] [[1]I] worked with [[0]him] [[4]this whole week] [[0]he] does n't eat a thing ever like all morning long so [[0]he] does n't eat [[0]he] does n't drink coffee [[1]I] did n't see [[0]him] drink anything water or anything else one day [[0]he] said [[1]I] better drink something [[1]I] have a headache because it was really hot but [[1]I] mean you know [[0]he] does n't eat anything and then for lunch when we finally went to go get something to eat Also [[0]he] eats like a little [[6]What we would eat maybe half] for a meal and [[6]that] 's it so [[1]I] can understand now why [[0]he] thinks that because [[0]he] does n't have big eyes you know right that 's so funny but anyway no so [[0]he] had agreed to do it for [[7]a year] and [[7][[0]his] year] is over [[1]I] are [[1]you] excited at all about it or well [[1]I] 'll tell [[5]you] the truth until [[1]I] made the decision [[1]I] was scared and also utz [[1]I] miss [[8]the cooking part] [[1]You] [[9]miss] [[8]it] [[9]that] 's funny I yeah yeah like [[4]this week] even when they made the %um coleslaw you know & kept calling [[1]me] to taste [[10]it] and make sure that [[10]it] was the way that [[1]I] do [[10]it] and so Matty said to [[1]me] [[1]Ellen] [[1]you] did n't make [[10]the coleslaw] [[1]I] said it 's over you know [[1]I] ca n't do everything tha- and they 're going to notice that the cooking is different Well that 's what even **ruthie** says you know everyone thinks that the economie is so important but there 's a lot of things that are very important of running the kitchen and we 'll see %uh right now Ramon %uh


Predicted

you know [[0]Cocoa] [[0]she] got married [[0]She] married that guy not [[2]the Israeli guy] not the Sephardic guy but No [[1]you] 're kidding that little feminine kind of guy No but reme- when [[1]I] was there in [[4]October] [[0]she] had [[2]that guy] from Yerushalaim [[2]that guy] yeah 820.26_822.65_B: no but %um it was over already around then but [[5]they] were still friends and [[2]this guy] was a here or something drawer [[1]I] think [[3][[2]his] family] is Romanian or something anyway yeah it was very fast and [[3]they] got married How old is [[0]she] ? [[0]She] 's eighteen and a half [[0]she] 'll be nineteen in December oh my god why did [[3]they] allow that Well [[1]I] guess [[3]they] did n't have a choice but the worst thing was originally when [[0]she] came to [[0]her] parents and [[0]she] was going to get married [[0]she] was going to get married in [[4]October] but [[0]she] got engaged like before Pesach so going to get married in [[4]October] so [[5]they] were n't so thrilled but at least okay it 's %uh and then all of a sudden [[5]they] came back and said no [[6]we] want to get married [[5]they] got married the [[1]I] think oh my g- second week in June on kibbutz yeah it was beautiful [[6]we] do weddings %eh so much nicer than in the old days first of all [[6]we] rent tables and chairs yeah so it 's like and [[6]we] did it on the grass outside the and it was beautiful [[6]we] read that so [[0]she] 's like the first child who got married right and [[6]we] rented beautiful china and silverware and glasses wow beautiful [[1]I] must admit it was really really beautiful and then serving everything [[6]we] use like %um all different kinds of bought kind of %um paper plates that uh-huh probably like the hard plastic and it was amazing because [[7]they] even had like a bar set up and [[7]they] had oh my go- fruit [[7]they] had hay and then [[7]they] had fruit it was gorgeous it was absolutely gorgeous Does [[0]she] now have to do [[8]tzavah] or no no no but %ah marriage is you do n't have to do [[8]the tzavah] oh my go- So [[0]she] 's working now in the vegetarian kitchen and the a little bit but [[0]she] 's going to study in [[9]September] so [[9]that] 's not so long Does [[0]she] cover [[0]her] hair No oh [[1]I] keep that [[10]other guy] was real this one is [[1]I] can not bel- oh this other one 's like from a family that 's not at all but [[10]he] yeah [[11]they] went to America for a month after [[12]the wedding] [[14][[0]her] grandparents] sent [[11]them] %uh oh my Even though [[11]they] were mad you know the typical Ariella story [[11]they] came for [[13]Pesach] and then [[11]they] told [[11]them] [[11]they] waited to tell [[11]them] that [[11]they] got engaged and [[12]the wedding] is in June and [[11]they] were so angry because how the hell could [[11]they] come back after years that 's true No so on one hand [[1]I] understand [[11]them] it 's not fair No of course not 965.04_967.89_B: even [[11]they] could have called [[11]them] before [[13]Pesach] maybe [[11]they] would 've changed [[11]their] minds but wait yeah Natan 's sister was here also So [[11]they] were all upset that [[14]the grandparents] did n't come back for [[12]the wedding] but [[1]I] do n't know you have to look at you know both

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you know [[1]Cocoa] [[1]she] [[0]got] married [[1]She] [[0]married] [[2]that guy] not the Israeli guy not the Sephardic guy but No [[3]you] 're kidding that little feminine kind of guy No but reme- when [[4]I] was there in [[5]October] [[1]she] had [[6]that guy from Yerushalaim that guy] yeah 820.26_822.65_B: no but %um it was over already around then but they were still friends and [[2]this guy] was a here or something drawer [[3]I] think [[2]his] family is Romanian or something anyway yeah it was very fast and [[7]they] [[0]got] married How old is [[1]she] ? [[1]She] 's eighteen and a half [[1]she] 'll be nineteen in December oh my god why did [[8]they] allow [[0]that] Well [[3]I] guess [[8]they] did n't have a choice but the worst thing was originally when [[1]she] came to [[8][[1]her] parents] and [[1]she] was going to get married [[1]she] was going to get married in [[5]October] but [[1]she] got engaged like before [[9]Pesach] so going to get married in [[5]October] so [[8]they] were n't so thrilled but at least okay it 's %uh and then all of a sudden [[7]they] came back and said no [[7]we] want to get married [[7]they] got married the [[3]I] think oh my g- second week in [[10]June] on kibbutz yeah [[11]it] was beautiful we do weddings %eh so much nicer than in the old days first of all [[12]we] rent tables and chairs yeah so it 's like and [[12]we] did [[11]it] on the grass outside the and [[11]it] was beautiful [[12]we] read that so [[1]she] 's like the first child who got married right and [[12]we] rented beautiful china and silverware and glasses wow beautiful [[3]I] must admit [[11]it] was really really beautiful and then serving everything [[12]we] use like %um all different kinds of bought kind of %um paper plates that uh-huh probably like the hard plastic and it was amazing because [[13]they] even had like a bar set up and [[13]they] had oh my go- fruit [[13]they] had hay and then [[13]they] had fruit [[11]it] was gorgeous [[11]it] was absolutely gorgeous Does [[1]she] now have to do [[14]tzavah] or no no no but %ah marriage is you do n't have to do [[14]the tzavah] oh my go- So [[1]she] 's working now in the vegetarian kitchen and the a little bit but [[1]she] 's going to study in September so that 's not so long Does [[1]she] cover [[1]her] hair No oh [[4]I] keep [[6]that other guy] was real [[2]this one] is [[4]I] can not bel- oh [[2]this other one] 's like from a family that 's not at all but [[2]he] yeah [[7]they] went to America for a month after [[15]the wedding] [[16][[1]her] grandparents] sent [[7]them] %uh oh my Even though [[16]they] were mad you know the typical Ariella story [[7]they] came for [[9]Pesach] and then [[7]they] told [[16]them] [[7]they] waited to tell [[16]them] that [[7]they] got engaged and [[15]the wedding] is in [[10]June] and [[16]they] were so angry because how the hell could [[16]they] come back after years that 's true No so on one hand [[3]I] understand [[16]them] it 's not fair No of course not 965.04_967.89_B: even [[7]they] could have called [[16]them] before [[9]Pesach] maybe [[16]they] would 've changed [[16]their] minds but wait yeah Natan 's sister was here also So [[7]they] were all upset that [[16]the grandparents] did n't come back for [[15]the wedding] but [[3]I] do n't know you have to look at you know both


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oh my [[0]I] ca n't believe [[1]she] got married [[0]I] [[1]she] got married and then the week after [[2]Ta'al Paer] got married you know [[2]Ta'al] is the oldest %uh girl on the [[0]I] yeah where is [[1]she] living Well [[3][[1]her] husband] [[3]he] looks like [[4]Mickey our Mickey] yeah when [[4]Mickey] was really young so [[4]he] looks really young %uh [[4]she] just finished now [[5]the army] and [[4]she] met [[4]him] during [[5]the army] [[4]he] 's from [[6]a nonreligious kibbutz] oh my gosh yeah So now [[7]they] 're living on [[6][[4]his] kibbutz] %um because [[7]they] allow like B'nai to live there but [[0]I] do n't know [[7]they] can work outside yeah do whatever [[7]they] want until [[7]they] decide what [[7]they] want or do what [[7]they] want do whatever [[7]they] want study [[0]I] do n't know what [[7]they] 're doing [[4]his] parents are n't even living on [[6]the kibbutz] anymore because [[4]he] 's a professor of something or other in [[0]I] do n't know China or somewhere [[8]Singapore] [[0]I] do n't know where anyway so that was really weird like when [[8]she] got engaged it was a little hard for [[9]Rachel] because [[9]he] 's not religious and everyone was really upset gosh [[10]you] would think at least in Israel [[10]you] would get what [[10]you] want No but not only that what [[9]this kid] just left [[6]the kibbutz] at eighteen and now at nineteen [[9]he] 's coming back with &uh you know like [[9]He] also had a lot of different boyfriends during [[8]her] lifetime anyway to make a long story short [[8]she] had [[8]her] wedding also but hers [[11]we] did like %um [[12]a buffet] so [[0]I] was really nervous about that because when did [[11]we] ever do [[12]a buffet] so [[11]we] rented the tables and chairs again and [[11]we] rented all the beautiful dishes yeah But [[11]we] set up [[12]the buffet] [[11]we] bought like [[13]these] really neat you know like [[13]they] 're Well [[11]we] saved [[13]them] because you can wash [[13]them] [[13]they] 're made out of plastic but [[13]they] look like silver trays uh-huh yeah So [[11]we] bought all different shapes and sizes and [[11]we] put out the salads and the meats and all different kinds that [[11]we] had %um little cocktail hot dogs and [[11]we] had chicken legs and [[11]we] had schnitzels oh and [[13]they] made a beautiful basket with breads you know everything falling out on the table you know those kind of things no wow No it was beautiful it also came out really nice the only thing [[14]you guys] must feel so old that [[14]you] have married children already yeah [[14]we] do feel old and it was beautiful [[15]Ramona] 's was nicer because [[14]they] had a great band and everybody was that you know like usually in a wedding there 's no room to dance but the whole parking lot was for dancing and on the grass was where [[14]we] sat wow uh-huh so it was like as if you would 've seen you know dance festival because there was like a circle of men a circle of girls a circle of [[15]her] friends a circle of his friends because there was enough room the kids had a circle that you could have like five six different circles all over the place oh my gosh it was beautiful and Ta'al 's what happened you know that [[20]Rachel] was really worried that [[16]people] wo n't dance for [[15]her] be happy for [[15]her] [[19]I] do n't know why that was ridiculous because everyone was just as happy but [[15]her] band [[16]they] got stuck somewhere and [[16]their] %um something with the electric equipment it did n't come so [[17]we] had to get from [[17]us] the amplifiers and [[17]ours] are terrible %mm oy [[16]they] could n't hear anything so So [[18]some people] got really you know just [[18]they] did n't dance and [[15]she] was really upset [[19]I] said [[20]Rachel] why did [[20]you] even bother [[21]paying] [[18]them] Well [[21]that] 's true getting this really great group and even if [[22]we] would 've known [[18]they] were stuck so call the kibbutz [[22]we] would 've sent [[23]the car] to go get [[23]it] right oh gosh so that was bad news but other than that so anybody else engaged not yet the rest are young well that whole class that whole first no but there was only those two girls Ta'al from the first class Ramona from the second now these other kids just finished high school like [[24]& 's oldest daughter] is going to [[25]the army] next week or two weeks wow but does n't [[24]she] have [[27]a son who 's older] yeah [[26][[24]her] son] is still in [[25]the army] uh-huh no but [[26]he] 's not engaged yet [[19]I] think boys wait a little longer mhm yeah maybe Is Liat still going with [[27]that guy] ?

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oh my [[0]I] ca n't believe [[1]she] got married [[0]I] [[1]she] got married and then the week after [[2]Ta'al Paer] got married you know [[2]Ta'al] is the oldest %uh girl on the [[0]I] yeah where is [[2]she] living Well [[3][[2]her] husband] [[3]he] looks like [[4]Mickey our Mickey] yeah when [[4]Mickey] was really young so [[3]he] looks really young %uh [[2]she] just finished now [[5]the army] and [[2]she] met [[3]him] during [[5]the army] [[3]he] 's from [[6]a nonreligious kibbutz] oh my gosh yeah So now [[7]they] 're living on [[6][[3]his] kibbutz] %um because [[7]they] allow like B'nai to live there but [[8]I] do n't know [[7]they] can work outside yeah do whatever [[7]they] want until [[7]they] decide what [[7]they] want or do what [[7]they] want do whatever [[7]they] want study [[8]I] do n't know what [[7]they] 're doing [[3]his] parents are n't even living on [[6]the kibbutz] anymore because he 's a professor of something or other in [[8]I] do n't know China or somewhere Singapore [[8]I] do n't know where anyway so that was really weird like when [[2]she] got engaged it was a little hard for [[9]Rachel] because [[3]he] 's not religious and everyone was really upset gosh you would think at least in Israel you would get what you want No but not only that what [[3]this kid] just left [[6]the kibbutz] at eighteen and now at nineteen [[3]he] 's coming back with &uh you know like [[3]He] also had a lot of different boyfriends during [[2]her] lifetime anyway to make a long story short [[2]she] had [[2]her] wedding also but [[2]hers] [[11]we] did like %um [[10]a buffet] so [[8]I] was really nervous about [[10]that] because when did [[11]we] ever do a buffet so [[11]we] rented the tables and chairs again and [[11]we] rented all the beautiful dishes yeah But [[11]we] set up [[10]the buffet] [[11]we] bought like these really neat you know like [[12]they] 're Well [[11]we] saved [[12]them] because you can wash [[12]them] [[12]they] 're made out of plastic but [[12]they] look like silver trays uh-huh yeah So [[11]we] bought all different shapes and sizes and [[11]we] put out the salads and the meats and all different kinds that [[11]we] had %um little cocktail hot dogs and [[11]we] had chicken legs and [[11]we] had schnitzels oh and they made [[13]a beautiful basket with breads] you know everything falling out on the table you know those kind of things no wow No [[13]it] was beautiful [[13]it] also came out really nice the only thing [[14]you guys] must feel so old that [[14]you] have married children already yeah [[14]we] do feel old and it was beautiful [[15]Ramona 's] was nicer because they had a great band and everybody was that you know like usually in a wedding there 's no room to dance but the whole parking lot was for dancing and on the grass was where we sat wow uh-huh so it was like as if you would 've seen you know dance festival because there was like a circle of men a circle of girls a circle of [[15]her] friends a circle of his friends because there was enough room the kids had a circle that you could have like five six different circles all over the place oh my gosh it was beautiful and [[2]Ta'al 's] what happened you know that [[9]Rachel] was really worried that people wo n't dance for [[2]her] be happy for [[2]her] [[8]I] do n't know why that was ridiculous because everyone was just as happy but [[16][[2]her] band] [[16]they] got stuck somewhere and [[16]their] %um something with [[17]the electric equipment] [[17]it] did n't come so [[18]we] had to get from [[18]us] the amplifiers and [[18]ours] are terrible %mm oy they could n't hear anything so So [[19]some people] got really you know just [[19]they] did n't dance and [[9]she] was really upset [[8]I] said [[9]Rachel] why did [[9]you] even bother paying [[16]them] Well that 's true getting [[16]this really great group] and even if [[20]we] would 've known [[16]they] were stuck so call the kibbutz [[20]we] would 've sent the car to go get [[17]it] right oh gosh so that was bad news but other than that so anybody else engaged not yet the rest are young well that whole class that whole first no but there was only those two girls [[2]Ta'al] from the first class [[15]Ramona from the second] now these other kids just finished high school like [[21]& 's] oldest daughter is going to [[5]the army] next week or two weeks wow but does n't [[21]she] have [[22]a son who 's older] yeah [[22][[21]her] son] is still in [[5]the army] uh-huh no but [[22]he] 's not engaged yet [[8]I] think boys wait a little longer mhm yeah maybe Is Liat still going with that guy ?


Predicted

Unbelievable . yeah things are g- %eh %eh thank God really very very happy . Very nice . great what 's with [[0]you] ? %uh , let 's see , well [[0]I] 'm still hanging out at [[4]Westinghouse] . yeah . [[0]I] have [[1][[0]your] hat] . [[0]I] wear [[1][[0]your] hat] all the time . oh goo- [[0]I] thought you know [[1]it] 's a good hat man . [[0]I] sent that to [[0]you] with all %uh good intents . [[0]I] hope [[0]you] appreciate [[2]it] . [[0]I] do . [[0]I] wear [[2]it] all the time . okay . %uh %uh [[0]I] hope [[0]I] have %um a picture of [[0]myself] when [[0]I] %uh had reserves . you know the other month . uh-huh . [[0]I] took [[3]a picture] %uh with [[0]me] and [[0]I] hope [[3]it] comes out . [[0]I] 'll send [[3]it] to [[0]you] . Thank [[0]you] very much . %um If it does n't [[0]I] 'll take another picture . Let 's see %uh Go ahead . Well [[0]I] 'm still working there you know and %uh [[0]I] 'm on a pretty good project . Right . a long term %uh next generation %uh fighter plane . Really ? So that 's %uh kind of good experience [[0]I] guess . uh-huh . And %uh [[4]Westinghouse] supposedly is making a bid to buy [[5]the %uh C B S broadcasting network] . [[0]I] thought [[5]they] bought [[5]them] already . Well , you know , it takes months to close a deal so there 's -- %ah . -- lots of speculation -- Right . -- that [[5]they] 'll have to [[6]sell] the %uh electronics division in order to do [[6]that] . and what would happen with [[0]you] ? [[0]I] guess we 'd be sold to another company and see what happens . [[0]I] do n't know . mhm . [[0]I] 'm not too concerned about [[7]it] though but [[7]it] 's a possibility . But [[0]you] have a senior position there . Well , [[0]I] suppose so . But , you know . [[8]They] do n't really think of it that way [[8]they] just look at the numbers how many people [[8]they] want and how many people [[8]they] have . It 's just a business . Right . [[8]they] just get rid of what [[8]they] do n't want . uh-huh . But %uh that 's still going pretty well . %huh nothing really new with [[9]the house] or anything We 've had some interesting incidents with wasps that have %uh been invading the neighborhood . [[8]they] built a nest in [[0]my] rafters of [[9][[0]my] house] and busted through . But [[0]I] told [[0]you] about that , [[0]I] think . [[0]I] got a in the mail . yeah . So that Well [[0]I] wanted to ask [[0]you] what 's with [[14]the school] ? The schools are extremely expensive . [[0]I] 'm going broke basically doing [[10]that] . And [[0]I] do n't know how to %uh handle [[10]that] . But how come [[11]they] do n't help [[0]you] ? It does n't make a difference . [[0]you] 're still going to go broke whether [[11]they] help [[0]you] or not . [[11]They] 're not going to let [[0]you] run a profit when [[0]you] 're on scholarship . if [[0]you] have [[12]two thousand dollars] at the end of the year [[12]they] 're not going to say oh well %uh [[0]I] guess [[0]you] can have that . [[12]They] 're going to make [[0]you] pay everything . Wait a minute [[0]I] 'm talking about wait wait fir- [[0]I] 'm talking about [[13][[0]your] schooling] . [[13][[0]My] schooling] ? [[0]I] thought [[0]you] meant [[14]the kids ' school] . [[13][[0]My] schooling] ? yeah . [[0]I] do n't know . [[0]I] put it on hold all the time . took a course last semester [[0]I] have n't signed up yet for the fall [[15]It] 's a lot of stress . [[15]It] 's a lot of stress . trying to you know you put out [[16]a lot of money] and you have to work really hard to get [[16]it] back . Right . there 's not necessarily any benefit to [[16]it] either . So %hm .

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Unbelievable . yeah things are g- %eh %eh thank God really very very happy . Very nice . great what 's with [[0]you] ? %uh , let 's see , well [[0]I] 'm still hanging out at [[1]Westinghouse] . yeah . [[2]I] have [[3][[0]your] hat] . [[2]I] wear [[3][[0]your] hat] all the time . oh goo- [[0]I] thought [[2]you] know [[3]it] 's a good hat [[2]man] . [[0]I] sent [[3]that] to [[2]you] with all %uh good intents . [[0]I] hope [[2]you] appreciate [[3]it] . [[2]I] do . [[2]I] wear [[3]it] all the time . okay . %uh %uh [[2]I] hope [[2]I] have %um a picture of [[2]myself] when [[2]I] %uh had reserves . you know the other month . uh-huh . [[2]I] took [[4]a picture %uh with [[2]me]] and [[2]I] hope [[4]it] comes out . [[2]I] 'll send [[4]it] to [[0]you] . Thank [[2]you] very much . %um If [[4]it] does n't [[2]I] 'll take another picture . Let 's see %uh Go ahead . Well [[0]I] 'm still working there you know and %uh [[0]I] 'm on [[5]a pretty good project] . Right . a long term %uh next generation %uh fighter plane . Really ? So [[5]that] 's %uh kind of good experience [[0]I] guess . uh-huh . And %uh [[1]Westinghouse] supposedly is making a bid to buy [[6]the %uh C B S broadcasting network] . [[2]I] thought [[1]they] bought [[6]them] already . Well , you know , it takes months to close a deal so there 's -- %ah . -- lots of speculation -- Right . -- that [[1]they] 'll have to sell [[8]the %uh electronics division] in order to do [[7]that] . and what would happen with [[0]you] ? [[0]I] guess [[8]we] 'd be sold to another company and see what happens . [[0]I] do n't know . mhm . [[0]I] 'm not too concerned about [[7]it] though but [[7]it] 's a possibility . But [[0]you] have a senior position there . Well , [[0]I] suppose so . But , you know . [[1]They] do n't really think of it that way [[1]they] just look at the numbers how many people [[1]they] want and how many people [[1]they] have . [[1]It] 's just a business . Right . [[1]they] just get rid of what [[1]they] do n't want . uh-huh . But %uh that 's still going pretty well . %huh nothing really new with [[9]the house] or anything We 've had [[11]some interesting incidents with [[10]wasps that have %uh been invading the neighborhood]] . [[10]they] built a nest in [[0]my] rafters of [[9][[0]my] house] and busted through . But [[0]I] told [[2]you] about [[11]that] , [[0]I] think . [[2]I] got a in the mail . yeah . So that Well [[2]I] wanted to ask [[0]you] what 's with [[12]the school] ? The schools are extremely expensive . [[0]I] 'm [[13]going] broke basically doing that . And [[0]I] do n't know how to %uh handle [[13]that] . But how come [[12]they] do n't help [[0]you] ? It does n't make a difference . you 're still going to go broke whether [[12]they] help you or not . [[12]They] 're not going to let you run a profit when you 're on scholarship . if you have [[14]two thousand dollars] at the end of the year [[12]they] 're not going to say oh well %uh [[0]I] guess you can have [[14]that] . [[12]They] 're going to make you pay everything . Wait a minute [[2]I] 'm talking about wait wait fir- [[2]I] 'm talking about [[15][[0]your] schooling] . [[15][[0]My] schooling ?] [[0]I] thought [[2]you] meant [[12]the kids ' school] . [[15][[0]My] schooling ?] yeah . [[0]I] do n't know . [[0]I] put [[15]it] on hold all the time . took a course last semester [[0]I] have n't signed up yet for the fall [[15]It] 's a lot of stress . [[15]It] 's a lot of stress . trying to you know you put out [[16]a lot of money] and you have to work really hard to get [[16]it] back . Right . there 's not necessarily any benefit to [[15]it] either . So %hm .


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sorry [[1]I] was talking about [[0]the kids ' school] . Right [[0]the kids] . yeah [[3]R J] told [[1]me] how much -- yeah . -- [[2]it] costs . But meanwhile -- [[2]It] 's a lot of money . -- [[3]she] does n't know how much [[1]you] pay . [[1]I] do n't know why that is . [[1]I] think what [[4]we] pay %um %mm [[4]we] have to %uh %uh for two kids it cost about two hundred dollars apiece . uh-huh ? And then for %um [[5]the taxes] and everything else maybe if [[5]it] costs %uh a year %um maybe %uh seven hundred dollars a kid . okay . That 's total everything . Pretty much . yeah . Pretty much . So [[4]we] 're paying about eight times [[6]that] . No about five times [[6]that] . yeah five times that No , actually , %ah [[4]we] 're paying six times [[6]that] . [[1]I] 'm paying four thousand two hundred dollars a kid . %uh Or more . Right . Right . But then [[1]you] could also look into the other part . the tax bracket yeah . here f- %uh yeah forty - five forty - five , actually with all the other taxes that are going on here the first job %uh [[1]I] pay [[11]forty - five percent] -- mhm . -- [[1]my] salary . [[7]It] goes to taxes . And then with [[8]all of [[1]my] second job] , [[7]it] already comes out to fifty - five percent of [[8]that] . %mm %mm %mm . Plus [[5]the taxes] . Unbelievable . That 's incredible . [[1]I] remember [[1]I] got [[9]the first paycheck] yeah [[1]I] pretty much knew that 's what the statistics were . Right . As soon as you get [[9]the paycheck] and you see the before tax income and you say wow finally you 're able to get up to a decent number and then you look at the bottom and [[1]you] say what is [[10]this] . [[1]You] put [[10]it] into your little pocket calculator -- -- you say they 're taking [[11]fifty - five percent] says fifty - five percent . [[1]I] say what country -- -- in [[12]their] right mind takes fif- what about %eh trying to encourage the populace to go to work and to save more , to earn more . %uh [[12]they] do n't care . But you still like it there ? Fifty - five But yo- yeah , because [[1]you] 're able [[1]You] 're still %hm ? [[13]It] 's great . [[13]It] 's great . We enjoy [[13]it] . The kids are happy . Having a wonderful time . yeah . And %um even with all the political nonsense that goes on here you still feel that [[14]we] 're %uh %uh building the place in a very small way . And also the community . [[14]we] love it here . Well [[1]I] 'm sure you do . [[15]It] 's a great community . yeah . yeah . [[15]It] 's a nice place . [[15]It] 's a very nice place . And [[1]I] spoke to someone the other day %uh %uh about [[16]you] . oh yeah ? Plenty of jobs . Are [[16]you] serious ? Because [[16]you] know what the problem is there 's a guy who 's working with [[1]me] now who 's an Israeli and [[18]he] 's active . Do n't believe [[17]them] . What are [[17]they all liars] ? [[16]I] mean , what 's the story here ? [[1]You] 're i- Yes . First of all , Israeli who is living in America -- yeah . -- has to justify [[18]himself] . So that 's what [[18]he] 's going to do . [[16]I] suppose so because man [[18]he] 's just like one thing after the next .

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sorry [[1]I] was talking about [[2][[0]the kids '] school] . Right the kids . yeah [[3]R J] told [[4]me] how much -- yeah . -- [[0]it] costs . But meanwhile -- It 's a lot of money . -- [[3]she] does n't know how much [[4]you] pay . [[1]I] do n't know why that is . [[4]I] think what [[5]we] pay %um %mm [[5]we] have to %uh %uh for two kids it cost about two hundred dollars apiece . uh-huh ? And then for %um the taxes and everything else maybe if it costs %uh a year %um [[6]maybe %uh seven hundred dollars a kid] . okay . [[6]That] 's total everything . Pretty much . yeah . Pretty much . So [[7]we] 're paying about eight times [[6]that] . No about five times [[6]that] . yeah five times [[6]that] No , actually , %ah [[7]we] 're paying six times [[6]that] . [[1]I] 'm paying four thousand two hundred dollars a kid . %uh Or more . Right . Right . But then [[1]you] could also look into the other part . the tax bracket yeah . here f- %uh yeah [[8]forty - five] [[8]forty - five] , actually with all the other taxes that are going on here the first job %uh [[4]I] pay [[9]forty - five percent -- mhm . -- [[4]my] salary] . [[9]It] goes to taxes . And then with all of [[4]my] second job , it already comes out to fifty - five percent of that . %mm %mm %mm . Plus the taxes . Unbelievable . That 's incredible . [[4]I] remember [[4]I] got the first paycheck yeah [[4]I] pretty much knew that 's what the statistics were . Right . As soon as you get the paycheck and you see the before tax income and you say wow finally you 're able to get up to a decent number and then you look at the bottom and you say what is [[10]this] . You put [[10]it] into your little pocket calculator -- -- you say they 're taking [[11]fifty - five percent] says [[11]fifty - five percent] . [[4]I] say what country -- -- in their right mind takes fif- what about %eh trying to encourage the populace to go to work and to save more , to earn more . %uh they do n't care . But [[4]you] still like it there ? Fifty - five But yo- yeah , because [[1]you] 're able [[4]You] 're still %hm ? It 's great . It 's great . [[5]We] enjoy [[12]it] . [[2]The kids] are happy . Having a wonderful time . yeah . And %um even with all the political nonsense that goes on here you still feel that [[5]we] 're %uh %uh building the place in a very small way . And also [[13]the community] . [[5]we] love it here . Well [[1]I] 'm sure [[5]you] do . [[13]It] 's a great community . yeah . yeah . [[12]It] 's a nice place . [[12]It] 's a very nice place . And [[4]I] spoke to someone the other day %uh %uh about [[1]you] . oh yeah ? Plenty of jobs . Are [[4]you] serious ? Because [[4]you] know what the problem is there 's [[14]a guy who 's working with [[1]me] now who 's an Israeli] and [[14]he] 's active . Do n't believe [[15]them] . What are [[15]they [[15]all]] liars ? [[1]I] mean , what 's the story here ? [[1]You] 're i- Yes . First of all , [[14]Israeli who is living in America] -- yeah . -- has to [[16]justify] [[14]himself] . So [[16]that] 's what [[14]he] 's going to do . [[1]I] suppose so because man [[14]he] 's just like one thing after the next .


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[[0]you] 're into software , right ? yeah . [[0]You] know that guy Gordon %uh Go- %uh %uh [[0]I] do n't want to mention [[1]his] name . David Gordon ? No . oh oh [[0]I] know the other guy who au- Right yeah the Ri- mhm That [[1]he] said there 's absolutely no problem . No problem . %hm %hm . [[1]He] said any kind of job at a very very high salary . %uh with %uh the experience that %uh [[0]you] have is absolutely no problem . yeah , so what am [[0]I] waiting for ? Do [[0]you] be b- %huh ? So what am [[0]I] waiting for ? Where does [[1]he] live , in [[0]your] community ? yeah . [[0]You] still building there 's no housing available though there ? %uh , housing is %uh right now %uh %uh %uh rentals . Only rentals ? [[0]I] would n't %uh ren- %uh [[0]you] could buy but [[0]I] would n't suggest [[3]it] right now . But [[2]they] have rentals ? yeah . And what do [[2]they] rent [[3]it] at ? [[0]You] want to ge- %ah %ah %ah let 's see [[0]you] can get a- Just a ex- For %uh a %uh nice apartment [[0]you] can house like [[0]my] size is the house [[0]I] have -- mhm . -- would go for about five hundred dollars %uh five fifty a month . Wow that 's great . Right . So [[0]you] can work down to a small apartment yeah %um which wo- %um probably go for about %uh three %uh hundred and fifty dollars . and where are most of these jobs located ? %uh Some of these Hertzolia Hertzolia yeah . That 's not so bad . Right Tel Aviv Hertzolia Even now [[4]they] opened up a lot of new roads now [[4]they] were building since [[0]you] were here . uh-huh But %ah [[4]they] were building while [[0]you] were here . Right . %um and [[0]you] can also [[5]Audrey] said [[5]she] got to [[6]Tel Aviv] the other day in like forty - five minutes Wow . With the traffic and everything ? with yeah the traffic there was no traffic until [[5]she] got right there to %uh yeah [[6]Tel Aviv] %mm %mm %mm So yeah it 's a But [[7]you] 're talking about jobs in good places , good solid companies developing companies who %um the thing just for the fun of it then %uh [[9]You] know how [[7]I] feel that yeah little [[8]Liz] has [[8]her] own reasons for you know being in America . [[9]You] should feel comfortable staying there , just for the fun %uh %ah send [[7]me] %uh %ah a resume okay . [[7]I] 'll do that . And [[7]I] 'll just pass it on just to get an idea of how much [[0]you] may be able to make . That sounds okay yeah . [[7]I] think that 's a excellent idea . %um , [[7]I] know [[9]your] wife does n't believe [[7]me] but %uh we think about you guys like continuously . and it really %uh makes [[7]my] heart ache . But %uh

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[[0]you] 're into software , right ? yeah . [[0]You] know [[1]that guy Gordon %uh Go-] %uh %uh [[2]I] do n't want to mention [[1]his] name . David Gordon ? No . oh oh [[0]I] know [[1]the other guy who au-] Right yeah the Ri- mhm That [[1]he] said there 's absolutely no problem . No problem . %hm %hm . [[1]He] said any kind of job at a very very high salary . %uh with %uh the experience that %uh [[0]you] have is absolutely no problem . yeah , so what am [[0]I] waiting for ? Do [[0]you] be b- %huh ? So what am [[0]I] waiting for ? Where does [[1]he] live , in [[2]your] community ? yeah . [[2]You] still building there 's no housing available though there ? %uh , housing is %uh right now %uh %uh %uh rentals . Only rentals ? [[2]I] would n't %uh ren- %uh [[0]you] could [[3]buy] but [[2]I] would n't suggest [[3]it] right now . But [[4]they] have rentals ? yeah . And what do [[4]they] rent it at ? You want to ge- %ah %ah %ah let 's see you can get a- Just a ex- For %uh a %uh nice apartment you can house like [[2]my] size is the house [[2]I] have -- mhm . -- would [[5]go] for about five hundred dollars %uh five fifty a month . Wow [[5]that] 's great . Right . So [[0]you] can work down to a small apartment yeah %um which wo- %um probably go for about %uh three %uh hundred and fifty dollars . and where are most of [[6]these jobs] located ? %uh Some of [[6]these] [[7]Hertzolia] [[7]Hertzolia] yeah . [[7]That] 's not so bad . Right [[8]Tel Aviv] [[7]Hertzolia] Even now [[9]they] opened up a lot of new roads now [[9]they] were building since [[0]you] were here . uh-huh But %ah [[9]they] were building while [[0]you] were here . Right . %um and [[0]you] can also [[10]Audrey] said [[10]she] got to [[8]Tel Aviv] the other day in like forty - five minutes Wow . With [[11]the traffic] and everything ? with yeah [[11]the traffic] there was no traffic until [[10]she] got right there to %uh yeah [[8]Tel Aviv] %mm %mm %mm So yeah it 's a But [[0]you] 're talking about jobs in good places , good solid companies developing companies who %um the thing just for the fun of it then %uh [[0]You] know how [[2]I] feel that yeah [[12]little Liz] has [[12]her] own reasons for you know being in America . [[0]You] should feel comfortable staying there , just for the fun %uh %ah [[13]send] [[2]me] %uh %ah a resume okay . [[0]I] 'll do [[13]that] . And [[2]I] 'll just pass it on just to get an idea of how much [[0]you] may be able to make . [[14]That] sounds okay yeah . [[0]I] think [[14]that] 's a excellent idea . %um , [[0]I] know [[2]your] wife does n't believe [[0]me] but %uh we [[15]think] about you guys like continuously . and [[15]it] really %uh makes [[0]my] heart ache . But %uh


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yeah until like [[0]you] find something that is n't stressful and not boring . yeah that 's the main two combinations right ? yeah . Not stressful and not boring yeah . Well it 's like [[0]I] have no problems with secretarial work okay that 's what fitted in to that category because if you are a busy enough secretary you know %eh %mm . you do n't get bored because you are always doing something different and if your employer is a relatively decent human being you know two if's there mhm . but you get no respect [[0]I] mean oh you 're a secretary and the pay is pretty crummy well it 's pretty much the same as what [[0]I] 'm getting you know %um depending upon where you work and all but you know it 's like that 's no answer either so [[0]I] 've just been toying with this idea of going back to school and getting a computer science degree so [[0]I] can always be gainfully employed . But anyway , and [[2]you] can think about [[1]that pregnancy thing] oh yeah [[1]that pregnancy thing] yeah that do the Maybe there 's [[2]your] hormones calling . yeah well no the funny thing is it 's like ten years ago [[0]I] would 've said oh yeah that was what [[0]I] really wanted to be doing is [[3]having] a baby you know but like at this point in time it 's kind of like [[4]we] 're going to do [[3]it] because if [[4]we] do n't do [[3]it] %uh %eh you know in the next year or two [[4]we] 'd regret it you know we figure it 's something [[4]we] 'd want to do [[3]it] 's not like [[4]we] 're doing [[3]it] because [[4]we] have to do [[3]it] or there 's peer pressure or well a %mm little peer pressure oh no no no [[2]I] know exactly where you 're at because [[2]I] think about that too [[2]I] got about like six or seven years [[2]I] figure [[2]my] body is a very slow %um yeah **maturer** [[2]you] know what [[2]I] mean like [[2]I] did n't get [[5][[2]my] period] until [[2]I] was sixteen [[2]I] mean [[2]I] look like about %uh %uh at least five or six years younger than [[2]I] actually am -- and [[2]I] 'm just starting to get [[5][[2]my] period] actually now -- yeah yeah as an adult . So [[2]I] kind of figure well [[2]I] 'm probably good until at least some time in the early forties and [[2]I] could probably go a little longer than that [[2]I] know there 's a risk and all that bullshit yeah . but %um yeah [[2]I] think about that too because it 's like [[2]I] mean [[2]I] kind of like the way things are going in the total lack of responsibility . [[2]I] know well [[2]I] mean that 's the thing kids are cute and all that and [[6]we] %mm slept until noon [[6]we] got up about ten and was like oh [[6]we] have to get out of bed played with the cats fell back to sleep okay [[2]I] mean [[6]we] 're talking total slackers %mm and [[2]I] thought gee you know if [[6]we] had a kid [[6]we] could n't do this you know and %mm No you got to be focused on that and [[2]I] mean there 's a lots of other things that [[2]I] mean as far as like living situation [[2]I] was feeling kind of settled you know like -- Right . [[2]I] 'm not going to be like traipsing around but [[2]I] mean [[2]I] could say that for the next five or even eight or maybe -- yeah . -- ten years alright even if [[2]I] could project that far which [[2]I] really ca n't yeah but [[2]I] mean you got a kid you ca n't do fucking ten years w- -- [[2]I] know . -- it 's like cool [[2]I] think [[2]I] 'll go off to the Orient and start like bouncing from country country . [[2]I] know well and [[2]I] mean okay [[7]Emory] wants to get [[7]his] doctorate so [[8]we] 'll know next Spring if [[7]he] can get at least accepted into the program which hopefully -- %mm . -- you know and then there 's four or five years doing the damn work and %mm . [[7]He] 's crazy [[7]he] wants it that 's fine [[7]he] can do it no problem but %um that sort of ties [[8]us] up here although [[8]we] like the place [[8]we] 're in no hurry to leave it yeah . and that would be good But then you know what if [[7]he] could get a position overseas again which is something both of [[8]us] have said would be pretty darn good because -- %mm . -- %um you know after coming back from [[10]Spain] from those two and half years it was n't so much an adjustment to the way things were it 's just asking the question gee do we really like %um the way things are over here with the lifestyle [[9]the nine] to five kind of thing [[2]I] mean [[2]I] 'm really in [[9]the nine] to five thing more so than [[7]he] is you know [[7]he] should be there by oh oh well let 's say eight thirty to nine but yeah [[7]he] does n't care when well okay %um and [[7]his] professor is obviously %uh %uh a great person to work for so [[2]I] 'm envious but %um whatever you know [[2]I] 'm caught up %mm . -- in it and [[2]I] do n't like it you know too many days [[2]I] 'm working and eating at [[2]my] desk at about twelve o'clock and [[2]I] 'm thinking %mm . This is crazy you know in [[10]Spain] %uh we had this break and [[11]you] sat [[11]you] talked to people you know [[11]you] enjoyed [[11]your] food [[11]you] relaxed -- %mm . -- you know and it 's a fairly productive nation right you know What 's going on here ?

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yeah until like [[0]you] find [[1]something that is n't stressful and not boring] . yeah [[1]that] 's the main two combinations right ? yeah . Not stressful and not boring yeah . Well it 's like [[0]I] have no problems with [[2]secretarial work] okay [[2]that] 's what fitted in to that category because if you are a busy enough secretary you know %eh %mm . you do n't get bored because you are always doing something different and if your employer is a relatively decent human being you know two if's there mhm . but you get no respect [[0]I] mean oh you 're a secretary and the pay is pretty crummy well it 's pretty much the same as what [[0]I] 'm getting you know %um depending upon where you work and all but you know it 's like that 's no answer either so [[0]I] 've just been toying with this idea of going back to school and getting a computer science degree so [[0]I] can always be gainfully employed . But anyway , and [[0]you] can think about [[3]that pregnancy thing] oh yeah [[3]that pregnancy thing] yeah [[3]that] do the Maybe there 's [[0]your] hormones calling . yeah well no the funny thing is it 's like ten years ago [[0]I] would 've said oh yeah that was what [[0]I] really wanted to be doing is [[4]having] a baby you know but like at this point in time it 's kind of like [[5]we] 're going to do [[4]it] because if [[5]we] do n't do [[4]it] %uh %eh you know in the next year or two [[5]we] 'd regret it you know [[5]we] figure [[4]it] 's something [[5]we] 'd want to do it 's not like [[5]we] 're doing [[4]it] because [[5]we] have to do [[4]it] or there 's peer pressure or well a %mm little peer pressure oh no no no [[6]I] know exactly where [[0]you] 're at because [[6]I] think about that too [[6]I] got about like six or seven years [[6]I] figure [[6]my] body is a very slow %um yeah **maturer** [[0]you] know what [[6]I] mean like [[6]I] did n't get [[7][[6]my] period] until [[6]I] was sixteen [[6]I] mean [[6]I] look like about %uh %uh at least five or six years younger than [[6]I] actually am -- and [[6]I] 'm just starting to get [[7][[6]my] period] actually now -- yeah yeah as an adult . So [[6]I] kind of figure well [[6]I] 'm probably good until at least some time in [[8]the early forties] and [[6]I] could probably go a little longer than [[8]that] [[6]I] know there 's a risk and all that bullshit yeah . but %um yeah [[6]I] think about that too because it 's like [[6]I] mean [[6]I] kind of like the way things are going in the total lack of responsibility . [[0]I] know well [[0]I] mean that 's the thing kids are cute and all that and [[5]we] %mm slept until noon [[5]we] got up about ten and was like oh [[5]we] have to get out of bed played with the cats fell back to sleep okay [[0]I] mean [[5]we] 're talking total slackers %mm and [[0]I] thought gee you know if [[5]we] had a kid [[5]we] could n't do this you know and %mm No you got to be focused on that and [[6]I] mean there 's a lots of other things that [[6]I] mean as far as like living situation [[6]I] was feeling kind of settled you know like -- Right . [[6]I] 'm not going to be like traipsing around but [[6]I] mean [[6]I] could say that for the next five or even eight or maybe -- yeah . -- ten years alright even if [[6]I] could project that far which [[6]I] really ca n't yeah but [[6]I] mean you got a kid you ca n't do fucking ten years w- -- [[0]I] know . -- it 's like cool [[6]I] think [[6]I] 'll go off to the Orient and start like bouncing from country country . [[0]I] know well and [[0]I] mean okay [[10]Emory] wants to get [[10][[9]his] doctorate] so [[5]we] 'll know next Spring if [[10]he] can get at least accepted into the program which hopefully -- %mm . -- you know and then there 's four or five years doing [[11]the damn work] and %mm . [[10]He] 's crazy [[10]he] wants [[9]it] that 's fine [[10]he] can do [[11]it] no problem but %um that sort of ties [[5]us] up here although [[5]we] like [[12]the place] [[5]we] 're in no hurry to leave [[12]it] yeah . and that would be good But then you know what if [[10]he] could get a position overseas again which is something both of [[5]us] have said would be pretty darn good because -- %mm . -- %um you know after coming back from [[13]Spain] from those two and half years it was n't so much an adjustment to the way things were it 's just asking the question gee do [[5]we] really like %um the way things are over here with the lifestyle the nine to five kind of thing [[0]I] mean [[0]I] 'm really in the nine to five thing more so than [[10]he] is you know [[10]he] should be there by oh oh well let 's say eight thirty to nine but yeah [[10]he] does n't care when well okay %um and [[10]his] professor is obviously %uh %uh a great person to work for so [[0]I] 'm envious but %um whatever you know [[0]I] 'm caught up %mm . -- in it and [[0]I] do n't like it you know too many days [[0]I] 'm working and eating at [[0]my] desk at about twelve o'clock and [[0]I] 'm thinking %mm . This is crazy you know in [[13]Spain] %uh we had this break and you sat you talked to people you know you enjoyed your food you relaxed -- %mm . -- you know and [[13]it] 's a fairly productive nation right you know What 's going on here ?


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yeah [[1]I] mean they both have [[0]the advantages] and disadvantages what you have to do is concentrate on [[0]the advantages] in what ever place you 're in -- mhm -- and think about the disadvantages of the place that you 're not in . yeah Otherwise [[1]you] go nuts right ? That 's true , yeah . yeah . [[1]I] know [[2]Laura] tried to %uh because [[5]we] have email and so [[2]she] sent [[1]me] a letter back saying you know remember how crowded the transportation is and %uh what else -- %mm . how expensive everything is and %uh you know [[1]I] remember [[3]those things of course] you know -- And work you know possibilities were a lot more limited True . and the language you know yeah . constantly like kind of like [[1]I] mean [[3]those] could be considered positive things as well yeah but [[1]I] mean [[1]you] mind as well think of [[3]them] in a negative vie- rather than mhm sure [[3]They] just like worrying over [[3]them] . Well you know and [[4]that] 's why [[4]it] helps to have kind of a glimpse into the future right ? And that 's how [[5]we] got to -- %mm . -- [[8]Spain] in the first place is [[5]we] said [[5]we] wanted to live abroad and [[5]we] would try to do it you know as teachers and it turned out that way because -- %mm . -- [[5]we] had this idea of and [[1]I] really feel that that 's important and so what [[1]I] 'm having an idea of now is okay you know [[6]Emory] works on [[6]his] doctorate it takes about five or six years [[5]we] have [[7]the kid] probably [[7]he] gets a research position somewhere in France or in [[8]Spain] %um and then [[5]we] move over there and you know [[1]I] take care of [[7]the kid] and do some you know little day labor whatever you know we 'll see %mm . %um and [[9]we] have relatively mellow life for who knows five or ten years and then [[9]we] take it from there . yeah because even like you know [[1]I] mean all that stuff right is all so subject to whatever change in the weather that happens to be right ? mhm . oh [[1]I] know [[1]I] know and it 's like [[1]you] know what [[1]I] think because [[1]I] get the same as [[1]you] like some days it 's just kind of like you know what the hell am [[1]I] doing not with [[1]my] life but ge- but [[1]I] mean just like where do [[1]I] get the animal just you know to do anything you know [[1]I] just lay in bed and dream for the whole day easily yeah [[1]I] know . Well [[1]I] know [[1]I] know what [[1]you] 're saying [[1]I] feel there 's sort of a line to cross too between really planning [[10]it] out and worry and stressing over [[10]it] because for a while a couple months back there [[1]I] was thinking in terms of oh gosh you know can [[11]we] ever afford a house %mm . and then [[11]we] sat down and sort of looked at it financially and said is this what [[11]we] really want to be worrying about right now and you know [[1]I] realize no yeah absolutely . and so you know you can sort of focus too much on the future or [[1]I] know [[1]I] have this tendency to do that . And miss the present completely [[1]I] mean miss like you know the smell of the goddamn onions frying in the pan yeah . yeah yeah . you know and each little [[1]I] mean it 's like as far as [[1]I] 'm concerned there 's like no pleasure that 's as intense as the one that [[1]you] are experiencing at [[12]that moment] you know [[1]you] can think about what something might be like or reminisce about the past but like when [[1]you] 're there in [[12]that moment] [[13]it] 's [[1]I] mean everything else just kind of like [[13]it] 's almost like time does n't exist . yeah . You know yeah Well [[1]I] know one of the best moments [[1]I] can recall in [[14]these past two months] is okay [[1]I] get to work a little bit late which is common and [[14]they] do n't really care since [[1]I] 'm an hourly you know you have to be within a certain time frame %mm . and so everyone else is parked . [[1]I] 'm way out there in the parking lot closer to where the trees are and you know [[1]I] close the door [[1]I] just take a deep breath as [[1]I] go okay another day and [[1]I] hear [[15]the birds] singing -- yeah . and [[1]I] just stop for a minute and listen to [[15]the birds] and it sort of cheers [[1]me] up you know [[1]I] realize what a minute okay in that nasty sterile office where the windows do n't even open -- %eh %um [[1]I] will be for the next eight hours or so but out here there still is some life going on and just sort of cheers [[1]me] up to know that okay [[1]I] can come back to it you know So that 's yeah in that moment [[1]I] mean nobody is going to like interfere with that at all . There [[1]you] are [[1]you] and [[15]the birds] you know yeah yeah yup hey we can find good Spanish wine over here speaking of the moment you know oh yeah And every once in a while you know [[1]I] can remember just being back %um with people or eating some place you know in Barcelona and %uh so it brings [[1]me] back but

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yeah [[0]I] mean [[1]they [[1]both]] have the advantages and disadvantages what you have to do is concentrate on the advantages in what ever place you 're in -- mhm -- and think about the disadvantages of the place that you 're not in . yeah Otherwise you go nuts right ? That 's true , yeah . yeah . [[2]I] know [[3]Laura] tried to %uh because we have email and so [[3]she] sent [[2]me] a letter back saying you know remember how crowded the transportation is and %uh what else -- %mm . how expensive everything is and %uh you know [[2]I] remember those things of course you know -- And work you know possibilities were a lot more limited True . and the language you know yeah . constantly like kind of like [[0]I] mean [[4]those] could be considered positive things as well yeah but [[0]I] mean you mind as well think of [[4]them] in a negative vie- rather than mhm sure They just like worrying over [[4]them] . Well you know and that 's why it helps to have kind of a glimpse into the future right ? And that 's how [[6]we] got to -- %mm . -- [[5]Spain] in the first place is [[6]we] said [[6]we] wanted to [[7]live] abroad and [[6]we] would try to do [[7]it] you know as teachers and it turned out that way because -- %mm . -- [[6]we] had this idea of and [[2]I] really feel that that 's important and so what [[2]I] 'm having an idea of now is okay you know [[8]Emory] works on [[9][[8]his] doctorate] [[9]it] takes about five or six years [[6]we] have [[10]the kid] probably [[8]he] gets a research position somewhere in France or in [[5]Spain] %um and then [[6]we] move over there and you know [[2]I] take care of [[10]the kid] and do some you know little day labor whatever you know we 'll see %mm . %um and [[6]we] have relatively mellow life for who knows five or ten years and then [[6]we] take it from there . yeah because even like you know [[0]I] mean all that stuff right is all so subject to whatever change in the weather that happens to be right ? mhm . oh [[2]I] know [[2]I] know and it 's like you know what [[0]I] think because [[0]I] get the same as [[2]you] like some days it 's just kind of like you know what the hell am [[0]I] doing not with [[0]my] life but ge- but [[0]I] mean just like where do [[0]I] get the animal just you know to do anything you know [[0]I] just lay in bed and dream for the whole day easily yeah [[2]I] know . Well [[2]I] know [[2]I] know what [[0]you] 're saying [[2]I] feel there 's sort of a line to cross too between really planning it out and worry and stressing over it because for a while a couple months back there [[2]I] was thinking in terms of oh gosh you know can [[6]we] ever afford a house %mm . and then [[6]we] sat down and sort of looked at it financially and said is this what [[6]we] really want to be worrying about right now and you know [[2]I] realize no yeah absolutely . and so you know you can sort of [[11]focus] too much on the future or [[2]I] know [[2]I] have this tendency to do [[11]that] . And miss the present completely [[0]I] mean miss like you know the smell of the goddamn onions frying in the pan yeah . yeah yeah . you know and each little [[0]I] mean it 's like as far as [[0]I] 'm concerned there 's like no pleasure that 's as intense as the one that you are experiencing at that moment you know you can think about what something might be like or reminisce about the past but like when you 're there in that moment it 's [[0]I] mean everything else just kind of like it 's almost like time does n't exist . yeah . You know yeah Well [[2]I] know one of the best moments [[2]I] can recall in these past two months is okay [[2]I] get to work a little bit late which is common and they do n't really care since [[2]I] 'm an hourly you know you have to be within a certain time frame %mm . and so everyone else is parked . [[2]I] 'm way out there in the parking lot closer to where the trees are and you know [[2]I] close the door [[2]I] just take a deep breath as [[2]I] go okay another day and [[2]I] hear [[12]the birds] singing -- yeah . and [[2]I] just stop for a minute and [[13]listen] to [[12]the birds] and [[13]it] sort of cheers [[2]me] up you know [[2]I] realize what a minute okay in that nasty sterile office where the windows do n't even open -- %eh %um [[2]I] will be for the next eight hours or so but out here there still [[14]is] some life going on and just sort of cheers [[2]me] up to know [[14]that] okay [[2]I] can come back to it you know So that 's yeah in that moment [[0]I] mean nobody is going to like interfere with that at all . There [[2]you] are [[2]you] and [[12]the birds] you know yeah yeah yup hey [[6]we] can find good Spanish wine over here speaking of the moment you know oh yeah And every once in a while you know [[2]I] can remember just being back %um with people or eating some place you know in Barcelona and %uh so it brings [[2]me] back but


Predicted

[[0]I] still have n't gone to that fresh French restaurant by [[0]your] house %um [[0]I] 'm like dying to go there [[0]You] mean the one right next to the apartment yeah yeah yeah Well [[1]it] 's not French [[1]it] 's just gourmet it 's gourmet catalon -- oh it 's not oh [[0]I] thought it was Fre- %ah really yeah yeah Well even better . save it for a special occasion you know and you know you might need a reservation too yeah %um yeah [[0]I] will [[0]I] should have [[2]some visitors] and [[0]my] family 's planning on coming this summer so [[0]I] 'll take [[2]them] there and this fondue place [[0]I] wanted to take [[2]them] to also . yeah yeah Is the one over in [[3]Gracia] that it 's kind of on a corner [[0]I] think [[0]I] think [[0]I] %uh no there 's a couple places in [[3]Gracia] that [[0]I] 've been going to uh-huh . But %uh there 's one in the %um Bario Gottigo actually it 's on the other side of Leotana %huh . Like down over by the Bornillo okay . And [[0]I] 've only eaten there once alright but [[0]I] 've been in a million times because every time [[0]I] pass with [[4]somebody] [[0]I] have to show [[4]them] the place . uh-huh . Actually you know [[0]I] know where [[0]I] 'm going to go [[0]I] have a friend [[5][[0]my] friend from England] [[0]I] do n't remember if [[0]I] told [[0]you] about [[5]her] [[5]she] 's [[0]my] old %um roommate mhm . From [[0]Oviato] and [[5]she] 's coming [[5]she] got a job down here [[5]she] 's coming on Friday to live mhm And %ah [[0]I] this is like the perfect because when [[6]we] lived in [[0]Oviato] [[6]we] used to go to this fondue place all the time that would be the perfect place to take [[5]her] when [[5]she] gets [[5]her] . yeah yeah well [[0]I] 'm glad to hear that [[0]you] got a job that [[0]you] like and %uh %um think that [[0]you] were able to stay [[0]I] was a little bit worried at first you know when [[0]you] got back there because the money would run out probably in April or so and you know yeah And [[0]I] mean [[0]I] knew [[0]I] would get [[7]a job] and after [[0]I] just stopped thinking about [[7]it] [[0]I] just thought well fuck it [[0]I] am going it 's like inevitable and [[0]I] want something [[0]I] have to get something and [[0]I] will uh-huh %um %huh But [[0]I] just thought that you know [[0]I] 'll get a job and at this point if [[0]I] get desperate [[0]I] 'll just have to take anything yeah . And the fact that [[0]I] like kind of fell into something that 's Fairly sweet [[0]I] mean %eh in the beginning everything kind of starts out nice but [[0]I] 'm changing [[0]my] attitude to the point where [[0]I] 'm not going to get stressed out about it too much . [[0]I] 'm not going to try to change anything Good [[0]I] 'm going to go in there [[0]I] 'm going to do a nice job [[0]I] 'm going to have a good time uh-huh . you know and [[0]I] 'm not going to [[0]I] mean it 's not the same [[0]I] 'm either like from working with kids [[0]I] mean that was like you know [[0]my] career for like eight years mhm . But this is you know more like it 's nice it 's really nice Well and you can always go back to that if [[8]you] wanted to you know working at least in the States or maybe eventually once [[8]you] have [[8]your] residency yeah [[8]you] can work in some place in Spain too with l- %ah yeah yeah , [[0]I] do n't have a big draw for it right now if anything like [[0]I] 've always wanted to have like a bar or a restaurant [[0]I] mean it takes tons of money yeah yeah [[0]me] too well well But like [[0]I] 'd love to That 's why [[0]I] want to win the lottery first though Or to have enough background money to set that kind of thing up but %um well yeah well %um good and so you 're probably not going to come back Christmas which is cool Emory was telling [[0]me] that so yeah and [[0]I] probably wo n't

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[[1]I] still have n't gone to [[2]that fresh French restaurant by [[3][[0]your] house]] %um [[1]I] 'm like dying to go there [[1]You] mean [[2]the one right next to [[0]the apartment]] yeah yeah yeah Well [[2]it] 's not French [[2]it] 's just gourmet [[2]it] 's gourmet catalon -- oh [[2]it] 's not oh [[1]I] thought [[2]it] was Fre- %ah really yeah yeah Well even better . save [[2]it] for a special occasion you know and you know [[1]you] might need a reservation too yeah %um yeah [[1]I] will [[1]I] should have some visitors and [[4][[1]my] family] 's planning on coming this summer so [[1]I] 'll take [[4]them] there and [[5]this fondue place [[1]I] wanted to take [[4]them] to also] . yeah yeah Is [[5]the one over in [[6]Gracia]] that [[5]it] 's kind of on a corner [[3]I] think [[3]I] think [[3]I] %uh no there 's a couple places in [[6]Gracia] that [[1]I] 've been going to uh-huh . But %uh there 's [[5]one] in the %um Bario Gottigo actually [[5]it] 's on the other side of Leotana %huh . Like down over by the Bornillo okay . And [[1]I] 've only eaten there once alright but [[1]I] 've been in a million times because every time [[1]I] pass with [[7]somebody] [[1]I] have to show [[7]them] [[5]the place] . uh-huh . Actually you know [[1]I] know where [[1]I] 'm going to go [[1]I] have [[8]a friend my friend from England] [[1]I] do n't remember if [[1]I] told [[3]you] about [[8]her] [[8]she] 's [[1]my] old %um roommate mhm . From [[9]Oviato] and [[8]she] 's coming [[8]she] got a job down here [[8]she] 's coming on Friday to live mhm And %ah [[1]I] this is like the perfect because when [[10]we] lived in [[9]Oviato] [[10]we] used to go to this fondue place all the time [[5]that] would be the perfect place to take [[8]her] when [[8]she] gets her . yeah yeah well [[3]I] 'm glad to hear that [[1]you] got a job that [[1]you] like and %uh %um think that [[1]you] were able to stay [[3]I] was a little bit worried at first you know when [[1]you] got back there because the money would run out probably in April or so and you know yeah And [[1]I] mean [[1]I] knew [[1]I] would get a job and after [[1]I] just stopped thinking about it [[1]I] just thought well fuck it [[1]I] am going it 's like inevitable and [[1]I] want something [[1]I] have to get something and [[1]I] will uh-huh %um %huh But [[1]I] just thought that you know [[1]I] 'll get a job and at this point if [[1]I] get desperate [[1]I] 'll just have to take anything yeah . And the fact that [[1]I] like kind of fell into something that 's Fairly sweet [[1]I] mean %eh in the beginning everything kind of starts out nice but [[1]I] 'm changing [[1]my] attitude to the point where [[1]I] 'm not going to get stressed out about it too much . [[1]I] 'm not going to try to change anything Good [[1]I] 'm going to go in there [[1]I] 'm going to do a nice job [[1]I] 'm going to have a good time uh-huh . you know and [[1]I] 'm not going to [[1]I] mean it 's not the same [[1]I] 'm either like from [[11]working] with kids [[1]I] mean [[11]that] was like you know [[1]my] career for like eight years mhm . But this is you know more like it 's nice it 's really nice Well and [[1]you] can always go back to [[11]that] if [[1]you] wanted to you know working at least in the States or maybe eventually once [[1]you] have [[1]your] residency yeah [[1]you] can work in some place in Spain too with l- %ah yeah yeah , [[1]I] do n't have a big draw for it right now if anything like [[1]I] 've always wanted to have like a bar or a restaurant [[1]I] mean it takes tons of money yeah yeah [[3]me] too well well But like [[1]I] 'd love to That 's why [[3]I] want to win the lottery first though Or to have enough background money to set that kind of thing up but %um well yeah well %um good and so [[1]you] 're probably not going to come back Christmas which is cool Emory was telling [[3]me] that so yeah and [[1]I] probably wo n't


Predicted

%eh %eh if there 's anything that [[0]you] think we should be %um working for let us know oh [[0]I] do n't know [[0]I] do n't know it 's too difficult %uh the thing with the Golan to give [[1]it] back not to give [[1]it] back [[0]I] do n't know everybody has a different opinion [[3]we] 've got cousins living there beautiful beautiful home and yeah yeah yeah [[0]I] do n't know one half [[2]their] mind is thinking should [[2]they] pack the suitcases and the other half is should [[3]we] add on another room for [[5]the new baby] you know %eh [[4]it] 's awful yeah [[4]it] 's a crazy crazy [[5]it] is Well what can you do [[4]it] 's a terrible thing [[0]I] spoke to [[6]your] mother in May because [[0]I] wanted to know if [[6]you] were coming or one of the kids are coming out No [[0]I] did n't yet [[0]I] had a summer job [[0]I] worked yeah well [[0]I] just finished work [[7]yesterday] it was a nine week course it started in July and ended [[7]yesterday] [[8]she] said yeah oh oh nice Now [[8]I] have a month 's vacation for Rosh Hashanah and everything and after Sukkoth [[9]we] start [[9]our] new class so oh very good yeah that 's a good idea [[0]My] summer vacation starts now oh that 's good So yeah [[8]I] have about a month off that 's good %eh it 's not too late that [[8]I] called No no no no not at all %eh oh good Good there 's something else [[8]I] was in [[10]the middle] and [[8]I] meant to do [[10]it] weeks a- [[8]I] 'm sending a big information and letter to [[11]Simon Perez] yeah because [[8]I] heard [[11]him] say on the radio weeks ago yeah that [[8]I] mea- [[8]I] do n't know if [[8]I] should really say this you know it 's really nothing but oh well were being no no Well maybe it 's politics maybe we should n't talk politics %uh it 's environmental politics it 's not %uh politics though %um [[11]he] said that Is- [[12]Israel] is such a highly [[11]I] knew that [[11]I] do n't know [[11]I] %uh advanced technical country that if there 's something good [[12]they] 're going to use it and [[11]he] mentioned the hormones for the milk yeah oh yeah that was a big thing he- no there was a big thing here about the milk that [[13]they] put silicon in the milk here or something there was a big thing where [[13]they] were it 's hormones to make [[19]the cows] give more oh oh oh no [[14]that] 's something different yes and [[14]it] 's terrible [[14]it] 's a terrible horrible thing yeah yeah when [[11]he] says [[15]we] 'll use it you know [[11]my] heart went down to the floor because [[15]we] 're fighting here oh [[11]I] did n't hear that very much against [[16]it] because [[16]it] 's such a bad thing against yeah yeah [[11]I] did n't hear that [[16]It] makes the cows sick [[17]you] get all the bacteria [[17]you] get the sickness and oh jeez [[11]I] did n't know [[11]I] did n't even know that here and now [[11]I] 'm not going to drink the milk over here No no no [[11]I] do n't know if [[18]they] 're using it yet [[11]I] do n't know if [[18]they] are but it would n't be bad tha- [[18]they] 're called growth hormone yeah yeah [[11]I] know [[11]I] 've heard [[11]I] think [[18]they] do that to [[19]the chickens] [[11]I] hear [[19]they] do the chickens [[19]they] want the yeah oh [[19]they] do it here you know it 's ap- [[11]I] 'm getting into a subject which [[11]I] really did n't intend but in Canada [[19]they] wo n't do it no no Well a lot of people do n't eat meat anymore because of you know all these objections and all [[19]they] 've stopped %uh it 's true it 's true it Israelis do n't eat that much meat anyway it 's more we eat fruit vegetables an- yeah yeah stuff nobody really eats steaks anymore like [[11]I] grew up on steaks all the time from [[20]Sam 's] Supermarket you know all the yeah from Sam 's Supermark- uh-huh yeah jeez %uh the last time [[20]he] had a steak was [[11]I] do n't know months ago we do n't even eat [[21]steaks] anymore but duh %eh in America too [[21]they] do n't eat as much do [[21]they] %uh no because for heart the fat is supposed by very bad yes

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%eh %eh if there 's anything that [[0]you] think [[1]we] should be %um working for let [[1]us] know oh [[0]I] do n't know [[2]I] do n't know it 's too difficult %uh the thing with [[3]the Golan] to give [[3]it] back not to give [[3]it] back [[0]I] do n't know everybody has a different opinion we 've got [[4]cousins living there] beautiful beautiful home and yeah yeah yeah [[0]I] do n't know one half [[4]their] mind is thinking should [[4]they] pack the suitcases and the other half is should [[4]we] add on another room for the new baby you know %eh it 's awful yeah it 's a crazy crazy it is Well what can you do it 's a terrible thing [[2]I] spoke to [[5][[0]your] mother] in May because [[2]I] wanted to know if [[0]you] were coming or one of the kids are coming out No [[0]I] did n't yet [[0]I] had [[6]a summer job] [[0]I] worked yeah well [[0]I] just finished [[6]work] yesterday [[6]it] was a nine week course [[6]it] started in July and ended yesterday [[5]she] said yeah oh oh nice Now [[0]I] have a month 's vacation for Rosh Hashanah and everything and after Sukkoth [[7]we] start [[7]our] new class so oh very good yeah that 's a good idea [[0]My] summer vacation [[8]starts] now oh [[8]that] 's good So yeah [[0]I] [[9]have] about a month off [[9]that] 's good %eh it 's not too late that [[2]I] called No no no no not at all %eh oh good Good there 's something else [[2]I] was in the middle and [[2]I] meant to do it weeks a- [[2]I] 'm sending a big information and letter to [[10]Simon Perez] yeah because [[2]I] heard [[10]him] say on the radio weeks ago yeah that [[2]I] mea- [[2]I] do n't know if [[2]I] should really say this you know it 's really nothing but oh well were being no no Well maybe it 's politics maybe we should n't talk politics %uh it 's environmental politics it 's not %uh politics though %um [[10]he] said that Is- [[11]Israel] is such a highly [[0]I] knew that [[0]I] do n't know [[0]I] %uh advanced technical country that if there 's [[12]something good] [[11]they] 're going to use [[12]it] and [[10]he] mentioned the hormones for the milk yeah oh yeah that was a big thing he- no there was a big thing here about the milk that they put silicon in the milk here or something there was a big thing where they were it 's [[13]hormones to make the cows give more] oh oh oh no [[13]that] 's something different yes and [[13]it] 's terrible [[13]it] 's a terrible horrible thing yeah yeah when [[10]he] says [[11]we] 'll use [[13]it] you know [[2]my] heart went down to the floor because we 're fighting here oh [[0]I] did n't hear [[14]that] very much against [[13]it] because [[13]it] 's such a bad thing against yeah yeah [[0]I] did n't hear [[14]that] [[13]It] makes the cows sick you get all the bacteria you get the sickness and oh jeez [[0]I] did n't know [[0]I] did n't even know [[14]that] here and now [[0]I] 'm not going to drink the milk over here No no no [[2]I] do n't know if they 're using [[13]it] yet [[2]I] do n't know if they are but it would n't be bad tha- [[13]they] 're called growth hormone yeah yeah [[0]I] know [[0]I] 've heard [[0]I] think they do that to the chickens [[0]I] hear they do the chickens they want the yeah oh they do it here you know it 's ap- [[2]I] 'm getting into a subject which [[2]I] really did n't intend but in Canada they wo n't do it no no Well [[15]a lot of people] do n't eat meat anymore because of you know all these objections and all [[15]they] 've stopped %uh it 's true it 's true it [[11]Israelis] do n't eat that much meat anyway it 's more [[11]we] eat fruit vegetables an- yeah yeah stuff nobody really eats steaks anymore like [[0]I] grew up on steaks all the time from [[16]Sam 's Supermarket] you know all the yeah from [[16]Sam 's Supermark-] uh-huh yeah jeez %uh the last time he had a steak was [[0]I] do n't know months ago we do n't even eat steaks anymore but duh %eh in America too [[17]they] do n't eat as much do [[17]they] %uh no because for heart the fat is supposed by very bad yes


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Hello oh yeah yeah [[0]you] said people are not no the red meat is suffering [[0]I] guess [[0]I] noticed that last time [[0]I] was home but [[0]I] do n't eat any either so yeah [[0]I] know it 's not a good idea [[0]I] but Canada does n't use that junk [[0]I] mean and [[4]they] tell [[1]us] [[0]I] think [[2]Europe] wo n't buy from [[1]us] because [[2]they] do n't want the hormones with stuff in it yeah yeah [[0]I] know [[0]I] know [[3]it] 's %uh but [[1]we] 're using [[3]it] naturally Well so everything [[0]you] kn- [[0]I] tell [[0]you] [[3]it] breaks [[0]my] heart when [[0]I] see [[4]them] following that [[4]they] think everything is so wonderful if there 's some yeah yeah [[0]I] know [[4]they] take the good and the bad all the and that 's t- yeah oh it 's pitiful that makes [[0]me] very very sad you know oh it 's %eh very sad and even [[5]the Russians] [[5]they] come over and [[0]I] know [[0]I] can see the attitude %ah well that of course [[5]they] know for ins- [[6]he] 's working in a neighborhood association like on funds yeah yeah on grants [[6]he] does a wonderful job and [[5]they] help [[6]him] oh [[0]I] think [[6]he] was n't working when [[10]Holly] was here [[0]I] think [[6]he] was n't working [[6]he] was n't working over yeah oh that 's good that he three and half years but this is parttime but it 's very involving it 's very exciting oh that 's nice and [[0]I] thought that the people line up to see [[6]him] and it 's about getting help with housing and food stamps and everything yeah and [[7]a lady] said you know [[0]my] husband died and old lady [[0]I] said oh [[0]I] 'm sorry [[7]she] says [[0]I] really thought [[9]United States] that you do n't die you know and [[0]I] knew that underlying it [[8]they] really believe that because if it 's so wonderful yeah [[8]they] know everyone dies but underneath [[8]they] feel maybe you do n't die until you 're very very old but [[8]they] do n't believe that so many people die in [[9]the United States] because it 's so wonderful oh wow [[0]I] do n't know where [[8]they] got that idea from yeah but [[0]you] see how it is jeez so everybody has these wrong conceptions [[0]I] know [[0]I] know %eh %eh %uh it 's %uh pitiful but oh well yeah [[0]I] 'm su- [[10]Holly] is %uh busy with all [[10]her] No that 's good now that 's nice cook things and [[10]she] 's going to teach yeah [[10]she] had a good time sure [[10]she] 'll come back and visit and all [[10]she] had a good oh [[10]she] 's lost too oh [[10]she] misses right now %eh %eh for Rosh Hashanah yes [[10]she] says oh on the kibbutz everybody would go out and have the meal under [[11]the stars] together the first night yeah [[11]they] have th- yeah that 's right that 's right and you know it 's just so [[10]she] misses well you know %uh you know it 's like New Year 's %uh everything is closed and all in [[9]America] you do n't feel the holidays because everybody 's busy doing and here yes it 's not Israel although in Well you live in a very Jewish sec- [[0]I] 'm wi- yeah here you do you see him yeah So it 's different but in Hudson oh [[12]we] used to have to miss school that 's right and the teachers used to give [[13][[12]us] tests] on those days just to be mean and [[12]we] used to miss [[13]the tests] and everything and [[0]I] know Passover time [[12]we] used to be embarrassed bringing matzos to school and everything and here [[0]I] mean You know they do n't know any of those feelings at all you know [[0]I] know [[0]I] know [[0]I] know it 's th- it 's very different so

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Hello oh yeah yeah [[0]you] said people are not no the red meat is [[1]suffering] [[0]I] guess [[2]I] noticed [[1]that] last time [[2]I] was home but [[0]I] do n't eat any either so yeah [[2]I] know it 's not a good idea [[0]I] but [[3]Canada] does n't use that junk [[0]I] mean and they tell [[3]us] [[0]I] think [[4]Europe] wo n't buy from [[3]us] because [[4]they] do n't want the hormones with stuff in it yeah yeah [[2]I] know [[2]I] know it 's %uh but we 're using it naturally Well so everything you kn- [[0]I] tell [[2]you] it breaks [[0]my] heart when [[0]I] see [[5]them] following that [[5]they] think everything is so wonderful if there 's some yeah yeah [[2]I] know [[5]they] take [[5]the] good and the bad all the and that 's t- yeah oh it 's pitiful that makes [[0]me] very very sad you know oh it 's %eh very sad and [[6]even the Russians] [[6]they] come over and [[2]I] know [[2]I] can see the attitude %ah well that of course [[6]they] know for ins- [[7]he] 's working in a neighborhood association like on funds yeah yeah on grants [[7]he] does a wonderful job and [[8]they] help [[7]him] oh [[2]I] think [[7]he] was n't working when [[9]Holly] was here [[2]I] think [[7]he] was n't working [[7]he] was n't working over yeah oh that 's good that [[7]he] three and half years but [[10]this] is parttime but [[10]it] 's very involving it 's very exciting oh that 's nice and [[0]I] thought that the people line up to see [[7]him] and [[8]it] 's about getting help with housing and food stamps and everything yeah and [[11]a lady] said you know [[11]my] husband died and old lady [[0]I] said oh [[0]I] 'm sorry [[11]she] says [[0]I] really thought [[12]United States] that you do n't die you know and [[0]I] knew that underlying it [[14]they] really believe [[13]that] because if [[12]it] 's so wonderful yeah [[14]they] know everyone dies but underneath [[14]they] feel maybe you do n't die until you 're very very old but [[14]they] do n't believe that so many people die in [[12]the United States] because [[12]it] 's so wonderful oh wow [[2]I] do n't know where [[14]they] got [[13]that idea] from yeah but [[2]you] see how it is jeez so everybody has these wrong conceptions [[2]I] know [[2]I] know %eh %eh %uh it 's %uh pitiful but oh well yeah [[0]I] 'm su- [[9]Holly] is %uh busy with all [[9]her] No that 's good now that 's nice cook things and [[9]she] 's going to teach yeah [[9]she] had a good time sure [[9]she] 'll come back and visit and all [[9]she] had a good oh [[9]she] 's lost too oh [[9]she] misses right now %eh %eh for [[15]Rosh Hashanah] yes [[9]she] says oh on the kibbutz everybody would go out and have the meal under the stars together the first night yeah they have th- yeah [[16]that] 's right [[16]that] 's right and you know it 's just so [[9]she] misses well you know %uh you know [[15]it] 's like New Year 's %uh everything is closed and all in [[12]America] you do n't feel the holidays because everybody 's busy doing and here yes it 's not Israel although in Well [[0]you] live in a very Jewish sec- [[0]I] 'm wi- yeah here you do you see him yeah So it 's different but in Hudson oh [[17]we] used to have to miss school that 's right and the teachers used to give [[17]us] [[18]tests] on those days just to be mean and [[17]we] used to miss [[18]the tests] and everything and [[0]I] know Passover time [[17]we] used to be embarrassed bringing matzos to school and everything and here [[2]I] mean You know they do n't know any of those feelings at all you know [[0]I] know [[0]I] know [[0]I] know it 's th- it 's very different so


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[[0]I] know is it something you know [[2]you] remember [[1]Fred Allen and Irene] ? no [[0]I] do n't %uh [[1]they] 're just names to [[0]me] really [[0]I] 'm sorry but [[1]they] 're just names to [[0]me] [[0]I] do n't know [[1]them] yeah oh because [[2]you] were %ah you know yeah [[1]they] had a farm when [[1]they] were first married which was like nineteen forty eight yeah ? and then [[1]they] moved away hello %uh oh yeah [[2]I] 'm here yeah So [[2]I] think [[2]I] still got five or ten minutes here as far as [[2]I] know [[2]I] 'm looking at [[2]my] Are [[2]you] timed or yeah yeah yeah Well keep talking until we hang up it 's nice talking to [[2]you] yeah yeah %um So what about [[3]the Allens] ? then [[3]they] moved away to Middletown [[3]he] was in [[4]the girls '] do you remember [[4]the girls '] reformatory in [[9]Hudson] yeah yeah %um It was right across the street from [[5][[2]my] Aunt Seal 's] house oh [[5]she] lived there ? On [[6]Worth Avenue] [[2]I] th- She did on Wor- yeah like Bessie lived on [[6]Worth Avenue] yeah %um yeah %um well it was %um [[2]my] Uncle Ralph 's it was [[2]my] father 's %eh you know half brother right right [[2]I] remember yeah Mitnics the Mitnics yes yes Well what about [[3]the Allens] what was [[3]their] connection to that Well so originally [[3]he] had come back from the army [[3]they] got married [[3]he] graduated Cornell agricultural had to be a farmer so about maybe two three years [[2]I] do n't know how many years [[3]they] had [[7]a dairy farm] and you know how rough [[3]they] were slaves [[3]they] could n't go anywhere do anything yeah [[3]they] had to stay on [[7]the farm] because [[7]it] 's a small you know [[2]I] did n't know any of this yeah but that 's a lot like you you 're much younger than [[2]me] [[2]I] was born in fifty oh so [[2]you] 're much [[2]I] 'm born in nineteen thirty nine so [[2]you] 're in nineteen fifty yeah yeah there 's a difference yeah Yes so [[8]they] left maybe before [[2]you] were born yes yeah could b- or just about the time [[2]you] were born [[8]they] left [[9]Hudson] yeah not the- So then [[8]they] went to Middletow- %um then [[9]he] came %um for [[10]the girls '] school [[9]he] became since [[9]he] did n't at farming could n't be managed yeah [[9]he] became [[9]he] had been a captain in the army over difficult troops yeah So that [[9]he] got into the correctional facility business [[2]I] mean [[9]he] got a job [[11][[10]the girls '] training school there] needed someone and [[9]he] got into that And [[9]he] remained the rest of [[9]his] life oh so after that [[11]they] moved to Middletown and then [[11]they] went to South Portright upstate near Onianta yeah yeah and how shall [[2]I] say [[9]he] rebuilt a boys ' training school and it was so successful [[11]they] named it after [[9]him] now oh [[2]I] did n't know any of this yeah the Fred All- yeah [[9]he] 's very very %um prominent in that field in the correc- no no [[9]he] did a wonderful job in fact [[9]he] had the best average of rehabilitation in [[12]the country] for that age oh is that nice which is not too great but [[9]he] had the best average in [[12]the country] yeah what 's [[9]he] doing now yeah they 're a wonderful couple Irene died that 's Bessie 's yeah

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[[0]I] know is it something you know [[3]you] remember [[4][[1]Fred Allen] and [[2]Irene]] ? no [[3]I] do n't %uh [[4]they] 're just names to [[3]me] really [[3]I] 'm sorry but [[4]they] 're just names to [[3]me] [[3]I] do n't know [[4]them] yeah oh because [[3]you] were %ah [[3]you] know yeah [[4]they] had [[5]a farm] when [[4]they] were first married which was like nineteen forty eight yeah ? and then [[4]they] moved away hello %uh oh yeah [[3]I] 'm here yeah So [[0]I] think [[0]I] still got five or ten minutes here as far as [[0]I] know [[0]I] 'm looking at [[0]my] Are [[0]you] timed or yeah yeah yeah Well keep talking until we hang up it 's nice talking to [[0]you] yeah yeah %um So what about [[4]the Allens] ? then [[4]they] moved away to [[6]Middletown] [[1]he] was in the girls ' do [[3]you] remember [[8]the girls ' reformatory in [[7]Hudson]] yeah yeah %um [[8]It] was right across the street from [[10][[9][[3]my] Aunt Seal 's] house] oh [[9]she] lived there ? On [[11]Worth Avenue] [[3]I] th- [[9]She] did on Wor- yeah like [[12]Bessie] lived on [[11]Worth Avenue] yeah %um yeah %um well [[10]it] was %um [[13][[3]my] Uncle Ralph 's] it was [[13][[3]my] father 's %eh you know half brother] right right [[0]I] remember yeah [[14]Mitnics] [[14]the Mitnics] yes yes Well what about [[4]the Allens] what was [[4]their] connection to [[8]that] Well so originally [[1]he] had come back from [[15]the army] [[4]they] got married [[1]he] graduated Cornell agricultural had to be a farmer so about maybe two three years [[0]I] do n't know how many years [[4]they] had [[5]a dairy farm] and [[3]you] know how rough [[4]they] were slaves [[4]they] could n't go anywhere do anything yeah [[4]they] had to stay on [[5]the farm] because [[5]it] 's a small [[3]you] know [[3]I] did n't know any of this yeah but that 's a lot like [[3]you] [[3]you] 're much younger than [[0]me] [[3]I] was born in [[16]fifty] oh so [[3]you] 're much [[0]I] 'm born in nineteen thirty nine so [[3]you] 're in [[16]nineteen fifty] yeah yeah there 's a difference yeah Yes so [[4]they] left maybe before [[3]you] were born yes yeah could b- or just about the time [[3]you] were born [[4]they] left [[7]Hudson] yeah not the- So then [[4]they] went to [[6]Middletow-] %um then [[1]he] came %um for [[8]the girls ' school] [[1]he] became since [[1]he] did n't at farming could n't be managed yeah [[1]he] became [[1]he] had been a captain in [[15]the army] over difficult troops yeah So that [[1]he] got into [[17]the correctional facility business] [[0]I] mean [[1]he] got a job [[8]the girls ' training school there] needed someone and [[1]he] got into [[17]that] And [[1]he] remained the rest of [[1]his] life oh so after that [[4]they] moved to [[6]Middletown] and then [[4]they] went to South Portright upstate near Onianta yeah yeah and [[1]how] shall [[0]I] say [[1]he] rebuilt [[18]a boys ' training school] and [[18]it] was so successful they named [[18]it] after [[1]him] now oh [[3]I] did n't know any of this yeah the Fred All- yeah [[1]he] 's very very %um prominent in that field in the correc- no no [[1]he] did a wonderful job in fact [[1]he] had the best average of rehabilitation in the country for that age oh is that nice which is not too great but [[1]he] had the best average in the country yeah what 's [[1]he] doing now yeah [[4]they] 're a wonderful couple [[2]Irene] died [[2]that] 's [[12]Bessie 's] yeah


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%uh do [[2]you] remember %uh Lenny Kocherstein and of course [[1]Lenny] [[0]I] know and [[6][[5]Gloria] and Bessie Kocherstein] [[0]I] remember yeah [[1]Lenny] [[2]you] said [[4]he] was the husband yeah alright it was [[3][[1]Lenny 's] yeah %uh older sister] so [[3]she] was [[3]her] fi- [[3]she] 's a little older like [[0]I] do n't know how many years older than [[4]him] like one or two years older than [[4]him] oh no [[0]I] just remember [[5][[1]Lenny] and [[6]Gloria]] no [[0]I] do n't remember meeting [[3]her] yeah because [[1]Lenny] was the youngest [[0]I] think no yeah well [[1]Lenny] lived right in [[14]Hudson] and [[7][[1]his] kids] and all [[8]we] grew up with [[7][[1]his] kids] yeah right right So [[1]him] you know [[0]I] knew yeah [[1]he] used to work in [[8]our] store sometimes even as a butcher yes yes [[2]I] remember that and [[9]they] used to have %uh %uh %uh deli counter like in a drugstore once [[2]I] was a waitress [[2]I] worked for [[9]them] once one summer %uh yeah [[9]they] always had the catering and all that yeah yeah with some kind of [[9]they] took over %uh %uh the drug store [[9]they] took over the lunch counters [[2]I] remember that [[9]they] gave [[2]me] a summer job once right yeah [[9]they] were always th- now [[10]your] mother must tell [[10]you] [[11]the son Wayne] is now in that business [[11]he] 's got a cookie subs yeah yeah yeah [[2]I] remember when [[9]they] sai- [[2]I] think [[11]he] 's president of [[12]the synagogue] too or something [[11]he] 's a big shot in [[12]the synagogue] or something too big shot also with catering maybe [[2]I] hope that place keeps up and everything because both [[2]my] parents ' plaques are there oh yeah tha- yeah yeah [[13]that] 's nice then [[2]I] hope [[13]it] continues yeah [[2]I] yeah of course of course so [[11]he] became proud with that and [[11]he] has two children who did n't live in [[14]Hudson] after [[15]they] were babies on the farm yeah [[15]they] moved away so [[15]they] do n't even know anybody except [[19]Pam] remember %uh [[16]Pam] %uh Kocherstein yeah [[16]Pam] %eh yeah yeah right now [[2]I] think [[16]her] older one is going to be Bar Mitzvahed soon oh wow oh [[2]I] do n't know if any little **pammy** just little **pammy** little smiley little fat little kid little little skinny yeah [[16]she] was yeah skinny now n- No [[2]I] remember no that was [[17]Paula] was the fat one Paula Kocherstein was the fat one yeah now [[17]she] is n't it 's unbelievable oh [[2]I] do n't know jeez [[2]I] do n't know them anymore oh jeez but [[17]she] 's thin yeah [[17]she] 's got three lovely girls and [[17]she] lived in Saint Louis Missouri yeah yeah [[2]I] heard [[18]that] yeah [[18]that] 's right yeah %uh [[19]Pam] is living near Divensinville wherever [[20]that] is yeah that 's right near [[14]Hudson] yeah [[20]that] is n't too far away yeah and [[19]she] has two lovely boys so all the kids are okay oh that 's nice yeah [[2]I] tried you know [[2]my] mother [[2]I] keep telling [[19]her] what 's going on in [[14]Hudson] but [[2]I] do n't hear all the news and [[2]I] do n't know exactly what no now do [[2]you] remember Sandra Potswool No [[2]I] do n't know [[19]her] either no Jerry Kocherstein 's daughter No no [[2]I] do n't know [[19]her] either [[2]I] mean [[2]I] 've heard the name often but [[2]I] ca n't

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%uh do [[0]you] remember %uh [[1]Lenny Kocherstein and] of course [[1]Lenny] [[0]I] know and [[2]Gloria] and Bessie Kocherstein [[0]I] remember yeah [[1]Lenny] [[0]you] said [[1]he] was the husband yeah alright it was [[3][[1]Lenny 's] yeah %uh older sister] so [[3]she] was her fi- [[3]she] 's a little older like [[4]I] do n't know how many years older than [[1]him] like one or two years older than [[1]him] oh no [[0]I] just remember [[5][[1]Lenny] and [[2]Gloria]] no [[0]I] do n't remember meeting [[3]her] yeah because [[1]Lenny] was the youngest [[4]I] think no yeah well [[1]Lenny] lived right in [[6]Hudson] and [[7][[1]his] kids] and all we grew up with [[7][[1]his] kids] yeah right right So [[1]him] [[4]you] know [[0]I] knew yeah [[1]he] used to [[8]work] in our store sometimes even as a butcher yes yes [[0]I] remember [[8]that] and [[5]they] used to have %uh %uh %uh deli counter like in a drugstore once [[0]I] was a waitress [[0]I] worked for [[5]them] once one summer %uh yeah [[5]they] always had the catering and all that yeah yeah with some kind of [[5]they] took over %uh %uh the drug store [[5]they] took over the lunch counters [[0]I] remember that [[5]they] gave [[0]me] a summer job once right yeah [[5]they] were always th- now [[9][[0]your] mother] must tell [[0]you] [[10]the son Wayne] is now in that business [[10]he] 's got a cookie subs yeah yeah yeah [[0]I] remember when they sai- [[0]I] think [[10]he] 's president of [[11]the synagogue] too or something [[10]he] 's a big shot in [[11]the synagogue] or something too big shot also with catering maybe [[4]I] hope [[11]that place] keeps up and everything because both [[4]my] parents ' plaques are there oh yeah tha- yeah yeah that 's nice then [[4]I] hope [[11]it] continues yeah [[4]I] yeah of course of course so [[1]he] became proud with that and [[1]he] has [[12]two children who did n't live in [[6]Hudson] after [[12]they] were babies on the farm] yeah [[12]they] moved away so [[12]they] do n't even know anybody except [[13]Pam] remember %uh [[13]Pam %uh Kocherstein] yeah [[13]Pam] %eh yeah yeah right now [[4]I] think [[13]her] older one is going to be Bar Mitzvahed soon oh wow oh [[4]I] do n't know if any [[13]little **pammy** just little **pammy** little smiley little fat little kid] little little skinny yeah [[13]she] was yeah skinny now n- No [[0]I] remember no that was [[14]Paula] was the fat one [[14]Paula Kocherstein] was the fat one yeah now [[14]she] is n't it 's unbelievable oh [[0]I] do n't know jeez [[0]I] do n't know them anymore oh jeez but [[14]she] 's thin yeah [[14]she] 's got three lovely girls and [[14]she] lived in Saint Louis Missouri yeah yeah [[0]I] heard that yeah that 's right yeah %uh [[13]Pam] is living near [[15]Divensinville wherever that is] yeah [[15]that] 's right near [[6]Hudson] yeah [[15]that] is n't too far away yeah and [[13]she] has two lovely boys so [[7]all the kids] [[16]are] okay oh [[16]that] 's nice yeah [[0]I] tried you know [[9][[0]my] mother] [[0]I] keep telling [[9]her] what 's going on in [[6]Hudson] but [[0]I] do n't hear all the news and [[0]I] do n't know exactly what no now do [[0]you] remember [[17]Sandra Potswool] No [[0]I] do n't know [[17]her] either no [[17]Jerry Kocherstein 's daughter] No no [[0]I] do n't know [[17]her] either [[0]I] mean [[0]I] 've heard the name often but [[0]I] ca n't


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Celebration Shooting Turns Wedding Into a Funeral in Southern Gaza Strip Asad 1/20/2007 Gaza - UPI The cheers and hails of happiness at a wedding in [[1]Khan Younes] in [[5]the southern Gaza Strip] turned into screams and moans of pain after one of the celebrators lost control of [[0]his] weapon , from which a number of bullets were released that killed [[7][[3]the groom 's] brother] and hit three other relatives of [[0]his] , turning the wedding into a funeral in moments . A medical source at Nasser Hospital in [[1]Khan Younes] told United Press International that Palestinian citizen Kamal Mohamed Al Bashiti -LRB- 33 years old -RRB- died shortly after [[2]he] was hit by a gunshot in the chest from [[4]an accidental shooting] at [[3][[2]his] brother 's] wedding in [[1]Khan Younes] . Three other relatives of [[2]his] were also injured in [[4]the accident] , including two children . [[5]Gaza Strip] residents are suffering from the problem of aggravation from the weapons mess and security chaos resulting from the intense spread of weapons in the hands of security agency individuals and members of factions and families . This is a common practice that claimed the lives of about 350 people last year , according to Palestinian human rights sources . Mohamed Al Bashiti , 18 -LRB- years old -RRB- , a relative of the victim , mentioned that while [[6]the young men] were performing dances and popular dabke dances Thursday evening , and while [[6]they] were in a state of intense rejoicing for the wedding of our relative , Majed Al Bashiti , one of [[6]the armed men] lost control of [[2]his] weapon , which [[2]he] was trying to use to fire to celebrate and greet [[7]the groom] . The bullets went astray and hit a number of participants amid a state of panic and terror . In moments , [[8]the wedding cheers] turned into screams and the hitting of cheeks . [[10]The participants of the party] moved to Nasser Hospital , which lay hundreds of meters away from the site of [[8]the wedding] . [[12]The tragic news] came after a little while : the death of [[7]the groom 's] brother , who works in one of the security agencies . [[9]An elderly man] said , " [[9]I] asked [[10]them] not to shoot and asked [[10]them] for God 's sake not to do [[11]it] , but [[10]they] persisted in [[11]it] , until what happened happened . A number of women suffered cases of fainting and shock after [[12]the tragic accident] . " [[13]Some Palestinians] are used to shooting in [[14]the air] during [[13]their] celebrations , especially weddings , as an expression of [[13]their] happiness , in spite of the repeated warnings [[14]the Ministry of Interior] has launched to chase those who take part in this practice . But the warnings were limited to announcements after each incident , without translating into actual procedure in reality . A researcher at the Palestinian Center for Human Rights , Yasser Abd Al Ghafoor , said this is not the first time victims have fallen in similar incidents , noting that the rights organizations observed several incidents in which victims fell and injuries occurred during wedding and celebration gunfire , one of the common misuses of weapons in the Gaza Strip . The city of Khan Younes had witnessed on the third of last July a similar incident , when [[15]the girl , Amani Al Raqab] , died by a bullet that hit [[15]her] by mistake from a revolver [[16][[15]her] brother] was shooting off on [[16][[8]his] wedding day] .

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Celebration Shooting Turns [[1]Wedding] Into a Funeral in [[0]Southern Gaza Strip] Asad 1/20/2007 [[2]Gaza] - [[3]UPI] The cheers and hails of happiness at a wedding in [[4]Khan Younes in [[0]the southern Gaza Strip]] turned into screams and moans of pain after [[6]one of the celebrators] lost control of [[7][[6]his] weapon , from which a number of bullets were released that killed [[8][[5]the groom 's] brother] and hit three other relatives of [[5]his] , turning [[1]the wedding] into a funeral in moments] . A medical source at [[10]Nasser Hospital in [[4]Khan Younes]] told [[3]United Press International] that [[8]Palestinian citizen Kamal Mohamed Al Bashiti -LRB- 33 years old -RRB-] died shortly after [[8]he] was hit by a gunshot in the chest from [[9]an accidental shooting at [[8][[5][[1]his] brother 's] wedding in [[4]Khan Younes]]] . Three other relatives of [[5]his] were also injured in [[9]the accident] , including two children . [[2]Gaza Strip] residents are suffering from the problem of aggravation from the weapons mess and security chaos resulting from the intense spread of weapons in the hands of security agency individuals and members of factions and families . This is a common practice that claimed the lives of about 350 people last year , according to Palestinian human rights sources . Mohamed Al Bashiti , 18 -LRB- years old -RRB- , a relative of [[8]the victim] , mentioned that while [[11]the young men] were performing dances and popular dabke dances Thursday evening , and while [[11]they] were in a state of intense rejoicing for [[1]the wedding of [[5]our relative , Majed Al Bashiti]] , [[6]one of the armed men] lost control of [[7][[6]his] weapon , which [[6]he] was trying to use to fire to celebrate and greet [[5]the groom]] . The bullets went astray and hit a number of participants amid a state of panic and terror . In moments , the wedding cheers turned into screams and the hitting of cheeks . The participants of the party moved to [[10]Nasser Hospital , which lay hundreds of meters away from the site of [[1]the wedding]] . The tragic news came after a little while : the death of [[8][[5]the groom 's] brother , who works in one of the security agencies] . [[14]An elderly man] said , " [[14]I] asked [[13]them] not to [[12]shoot] and asked [[13]them] for God 's sake not to do [[12]it] , but [[13]they] persisted in [[12]it] , until what happened happened . A number of women suffered cases of fainting and shock after the tragic accident . " [[15]Some Palestinians] are used to [[16]shooting] in the air during [[15]their] celebrations , especially weddings , as an expression of [[15]their] happiness , in spite of [[17]the repeated warnings the Ministry of Interior has launched to chase those who take part in [[16]this practice]] . But [[17]the warnings] were limited to announcements after each incident , without translating into actual procedure in reality . A researcher at the Palestinian Center for Human Rights , Yasser Abd Al Ghafoor , said this is not the first time victims have fallen in similar incidents , noting that the rights organizations observed several incidents in which victims fell and injuries occurred during wedding and celebration gunfire , one of the common misuses of weapons in the Gaza Strip . The city of Khan Younes had witnessed on the third of last July a similar incident , when [[19]the girl , Amani Al Raqab] , died by a bullet that hit [[19]her] by mistake from a revolver [[19][[18]her] brother] was shooting off on [[18]his] wedding day .


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Very urgent ... -LRB- new -RRB- film of [[0]Saddam] ... after the torture by the Rafida -LRB- the throat cutting -RRB- !!! Ibn al - Faqeer Upload [[1]the film] . The operating program . A film depicting the vileness [[2]the Rafida] reached in dealing with [[0]Saddam] ... cutting [[0]his] throat by kicking [[0]him] in [[0]his] face , may they be cursed by God . Please publish [[1]the film] on the satellite channels so that everyone will know how cowardly these bastards are . [[1]The film] is a copy of the film which was taken after [[0]his] execution on the morning of the blessed Eid . From the Moslem picture archives , [[0]his] heart was ripped out by [[2]the Rafida] . Here we are saying good - bye to another year ... what a pity that we were negligent in it . Abu Dilama [[1]The film] can be found on the following links in the avi format and [[1]it] can be played using the Real Player program . The size of the file is = 3 mb We ask our brothers and sisters to upload [[1]the film] to other sites ... because of [[1]its] importance . --- http://z12.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=6894 --- http://www.furk.net/newsadam.avi.html For correspondence : -- alisau@gmail.com Abu Dilama Google is broadcasting a new video recording of [[7][[0]Saddam 's] corpse] after [[4][[0]his] execution] . A new video recording depicting the corpse of [[3]the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein] after [[4][[3]his] execution] on the morning of the first day of the Eidul Adha was broadcasted Monday evening on [[5]the Google Internet website] . [[5]The video] shows [[0]Saddam Hussein] lying [[6]covered] on a stretcher whilst the camera closes on [[3]him] . Then [[6]the covering] is removed from [[3]his] face which has traces of blood on [[6]it] in addition to a deep wound on [[3]his] neck . [[5]The video] also plays voices of those next to [[7]the corpse] speaking to each other . One of them says " quickly " apparently asking the person who is filming to do it quickly . Someone is calling to another man in a loud voice saying .. " Abu Ali , Abu Ali .. you will be responsible " for the matter " before the tone of [[3]his] voice starts to rise in a way suggesting that [[3]he] is under pressure because the filming is taking too long . [[5]The clip] does not last longer than half a minute and is the second one being broadcast unofficially on [[5]the Internet] following [[1]the film] taken on a mobile phone last week which recorded the execution of [[0]Saddam] and depicted insults and repeated Shiite slogans by those who attended [[4][[0]his] execution] . The film link -- http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c5daa5b733 For correspondence : -- alisau@gmail.com Ibn al - Faqeer Why did n't this appear in the media -- Tonight [[15]I] 'll list the two films of [[8]the Rafid dervish , [[9]Moqtada]] , for everyone to get to know [[8]him] up close . Thank [[9]you] for [[11][[9]your] visit] . Here [[10]we] are saying good - bye to another year ... what a pity [[10]we] have been negligent in [[11]it] . Ibn al - Faqeer Thanks be to [[12]God] alone , [[13]Yasmine] , that [[3]He] made easy the circulation of such evidence which shows the hate of the Safawiya ... and who will follow the fate of their first grandfather , [[12]God] permitting . May God answer [[13]your] prayer in the very near future , [[12]God] willing . Thank [[13]you] for [[13][[11]your] visit] and [[13]your] comment . Here [[14]we] are , saying good - bye to another year ... it is a pity [[14]we] have been negligent in [[11]it] . Ibn al - Faqeer May God hear [[15]you] , brother gwardyola .. And the large army of infidels , by [[12]God 's] leave , will be butchered on the banks of the Tigris and in Victorious Baghdad . Thank [[15]you] for visiting . Here [[10]we] are saying good - bye to another year ... it is a pity [[10]we] have been negligent in [[11]it] . Zamzam Please stop ! . [[10]We] are all against the way [[3]he] was killed and against the Safawites but enough bullcraping that [[3]he] is the sheikh of the God fearing ones .. Click on this link .. And watch films your Sheikh produced ! http://www.pukmedia.com/arabicnews/6-1/news33.htm [[16]Faiz al - Arabi] Thank [[16]you] for the site , [[18]my] brother Zamzam ,, thanks be to God who destroyed [[17]the oppressors] by [[17]the oppressors] . This is [[18]my] personal opinion and is not binding on anyone .

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Very urgent ... [[0]-LRB- new -RRB- film of [[1]Saddam] ... after the torture by [[2]the Rafida] -LRB- the throat cutting -RRB-] !!! [[3]Ibn al - Faqeer] Upload [[0]the film] . The operating program . [[0]A film depicting the vileness [[2]the Rafida] reached in dealing with [[1]Saddam] ... cutting [[1]his] throat by kicking [[1]him] in [[1]his] face , may [[2]they] be cursed by [[4]God] .] Please publish [[0]the film] on the satellite channels so that everyone will know how cowardly [[2]these bastards] are . [[0]The film] is a copy of the film which was taken after [[1]his] execution on [[6]the morning of [[5]the blessed Eid]] . From the Moslem picture archives , [[1]his] heart was ripped out by [[2]the Rafida] . Here we are saying good - bye to [[7]another year] ... what a pity that we were negligent in [[7]it] . [[8]Abu Dilama] [[0]The film] can be found on the following links in the avi format and [[0]it] can be played using the Real Player program . The size of the file is = 3 mb We ask our brothers and sisters to upload [[0]the film] to other sites ... because of [[0]its] importance . --- http://z12.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=6894 --- http://www.furk.net/newsadam.avi.html For correspondence : -- alisau@gmail.com [[8]Abu Dilama] [[10]Google] is broadcasting [[9]a new video recording of [[1]Saddam 's] corpse after [[1]his] execution] . A new video recording depicting the corpse of [[1]the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein] after [[1]his] execution on [[6]the morning of the first day of [[5]the Eidul Adha]] was broadcasted Monday evening on the [[10]Google] Internet website . [[9]The video] shows [[1]Saddam Hussein] lying covered on a stretcher whilst the camera closes on [[1]him] . Then the covering is removed from [[11][[1]his] face which has traces of blood on [[11]it] in addition to a deep wound on [[1]his] neck] . [[9]The video] also plays voices of [[12]those next to the corpse] speaking to each other . One of [[12]them] says " quickly " apparently asking the person who is filming to do it quickly . [[13]Someone] is calling to [[14]another man] in a loud voice saying .. " [[14]Abu Ali] , [[14]Abu Ali] .. [[14]you] will be responsible " for the matter " before the tone of [[13]his] voice starts to rise in a way suggesting that [[13]he] is under pressure because the filming is taking too long . [[9]The clip] does not last longer than half a minute and is the second one being broadcast unofficially on the Internet following the film taken on a mobile phone last week which recorded the execution of [[1]Saddam] and depicted insults and repeated Shiite slogans by those who attended [[1]his] execution . The film link -- http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c5daa5b733 For correspondence : -- alisau@gmail.com [[3]Ibn al - Faqeer] Why did n't this appear in the media -- Tonight [[3]I] 'll list the two films of [[15]the Rafid dervish , Moqtada] , for everyone to get to know [[15]him] up close . Thank you for your visit . Here we are saying good - bye to [[16]another year] ... what a pity we have been negligent in [[16]it] . [[3]Ibn al - Faqeer] Thanks be to [[4]God alone] , Yasmine , that [[4]He] made easy the circulation of such evidence which shows the hate of [[17]the Safawiya] ... and who will follow the fate of [[17]their] first grandfather , [[4]God] permitting . May [[4]God] answer your prayer in the very near future , [[4]God] willing . Thank you for your visit and your comment . Here we are , saying good - bye to [[18]another year] ... it is a pity we have been negligent in [[18]it] . [[3]Ibn al - Faqeer] May [[4]God] hear [[19]you] , [[19]brother gwardyola] .. And the large army of infidels , by [[4]God 's] leave , will be butchered on the banks of the Tigris and in Victorious Baghdad . Thank [[19]you] for visiting . Here we are saying good - bye to [[20]another year] ... it is a pity we have been negligent in [[20]it] . [[21]Zamzam] Please stop ! . We are all against the way [[1]he] was killed and against the Safawites but enough bullcraping that [[1]he] is the sheikh of the [[4]God] fearing ones .. Click on this link .. And watch films your Sheikh produced ! http://www.pukmedia.com/arabicnews/6-1/news33.htm [[22]Faiz al - Arabi] Thank [[21]you] for the site , [[22][[21]my] brother Zamzam] ,, thanks be to [[4]God who destroyed the oppressors by the oppressors] . This is [[22]my] personal opinion and is not binding on anyone .


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Abd al - Bari Atwan : -LRB- President Saddam -RRB- Great in [[3]His] Life .. Great in His Martyrdom Asad 1/02/2007 [[1]This] unprecedented Arab and international interest in the execution of [[0]Iraqi President Saddam Hussein] and the barbaric way in which it was carried out , confirms the importance of [[0]the man] , [[0]his] prominent status , and [[0]his] distinguished role in the history of the Arab region . [[2]The American administration , who planned carefully for [[1]this event]] through experts in media and public relations , and [[2]its] tools in [[5]Iraq] and the inclinations of public opinion did not at all expect such an opposite result , which along with the destructive consequences that may result from [[1]it] in the coming days have caught them by surprise . [[0]Saddam Hussein] proceeded to the gallows like a proud mountain , with head raised , standing upright , looking down at the insignificant things and insignificant people , believing in [[3]his] creed and [[3]his] Arabism , repeating slogans of pride and dignity , after [[3]he] confirmed [[4][[3]his] faith] . [[3]He] confirmed [[4]it] by repeating verses from the noble Koran and the two testimonies . [[3]He] will be envied by all Arab leaders , both living and dead , for this honorable martyrdom , and this enormous love in the midst of hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims all over the different parts of the world . [[0]Saddam Hussein] was the only leader in the modern history of this nation who went to the guillotine because [[0]he] was a patriot who refused occupation and surrender to [[8]the invasion] , and chose resistance . The only ones who preceded [[0]him] in this honor were men like Umar al - Mukhtar and Yusuf al - Azma , by whose struggle [[6][[5]the nation] and [[5]its] history] were honored , and kept it for [[6]them] in the records of pride and dignity . [[6]They] hastily executed [[0]him] because [[6]they] feared [[0]him] even when [[0]he] was behind bars , just as [[6]they] will still fear [[0]him] as a corpse hidden under the soil of the homeland , and comparisons between [[0]his] time and [[6]their] bloody and chaotic time always came in [[0]his] favor , and the calls for [[0]his] return to save [[7]Iraq] from [[7]its] crisis and the corrupt and malicious gang that governs [[7]it] have become deafening to [[9]the ears of [[8]the occupation] and [[8]its] accomplices] . [[0]He] embarrassed [[9]them] and dwarfed [[9]them] by standing as a spear in the prisoner 's dock . [[9]They] were terrified by the penetrating looks of [[0]his] eyes . [[9]They] were exposed by [[0]his] patriotism and [[17]Arabism] and [[0]his] contempt for the odious sectarian divisions that [[9]they] planted in [[9]their] contaminated new Iraq . So [[9]they] decided to get rid of [[0]him] with a confused and embarrassing hastiness . Thanks to the technology of the mobile phone which enabled [[11]us] to recognize the ugly face of the hateful sectarianism that is governing in [[5]America 's] Iraq . [[10]This tape] exposed the government of the Green Zone , and blew up all the plans for censorship and fraud by the experts of the American Intelligence service and [[9]their] agents . [[10]It] presented [[11]us] with [[12]the naked truth] , without that being the intention of [[13][[12]its] owner] . [[13]He] was right when [[13]he] turned to [[12]them] and said , " Are [[14]these [[12]your] men] ? " when [[14]they] were directing insults at [[13]him] while [[13]he] was proceeding to [[15]the gallows] in magnanimity and with self - respect , repeating the noble words , " and when the ignorant address [[14]them] [[14]they] say ' peace . ' " Is it manliness to shout hateful sectarian slogans in front of a man who has never been sectarian , and the rope of [[15]the gallows] is being wound around [[13]his] neck , and [[16][[13]his] soul] will go to [[16]its] Creator in a few seconds ? Are these the tolerant ethics of Islam ? Are these the values of [[17]Arabism] , decency , and pride ? Are those the sons of [[18]the great Iraq] which had always stood up against invaders throughout history and was a pillar of support for [[23][[18]its] nation] and the causes of justice in the world as a whole ? [[21]We] are sorry , but not surprised , because some Arab governments objected only because [[19]the execution] took place on the day of the feast of [[20]Bairam] , as if [[19]the execution of [[20]this man]] would have been permissible and blessed on any other day . [[21]We] are sorry again because [[22]most of the Arab leaders] hid in [[22]their] palaces and none of [[22]them] dared to speak even one word of protest out of fear of [[23]America] . [[21]We] were stabbed twice , first when [[21]we] watched [[24]an Arab leader] being led to the gallows in accordance with sectarian justice which is spiteful and vengeful . And the second time when [[21]we] did not see anyone among the club of leaders to which [[24]he] belonged for more than 30 years object to [[24][[19]his] execution] . Maybe God wanted a good end for [[24]him] , and a good reputation , when [[24]He] induced one of them to record what [[23]America] and the government of sects wanted to hide , by means of the video of the last moments , which created a historic turning point that will perhaps shape the history of [[25]the region] , and the nature of events in [[25]it] for decades to come . Maybe God wanted to expose the series of lies of Muwaffaq al - Rabi the National Security Advisor in the government of occupation . -LRB- Where is that security ? -RRB- , who went out to the world saying that [[26]he] , meaning President Saddam , was weak and collapsing while [[26]he] was on [[26]his] way to meet [[26]his] God . Then the tape comes along and shows us with sound and image that we are in front of [[27]a courageous lion , who refuses to wear the mask] , just as [[27]he] refused to take the tranquilizing pills they offered [[27]him] .

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Abd al - Bari Atwan : [[0]-LRB- President Saddam -RRB-] Great in [[0]His] Life .. Great in [[0]His] Martyrdom Asad 1/02/2007 This unprecedented Arab and international interest in [[1]the execution of [[0]Iraqi President Saddam Hussein]] and the barbaric way in which [[1]it] was carried out , confirms the importance of [[0]the man] , [[0]his] prominent status , and [[0]his] distinguished role in the history of the Arab region . [[2]The American administration , who planned carefully for [[1]this event] through experts in media and public relations , and [[2]its] tools in [[3]Iraq] and the inclinations of public opinion] did not at all expect such an opposite result , which along with the destructive consequences that may result from [[1]it] in the coming days have caught [[2]them] by surprise . [[0]Saddam Hussein] proceeded to the gallows like a proud mountain , with head raised , standing upright , looking down at the insignificant things and insignificant people , believing in [[0]his] creed and [[0]his] Arabism , repeating slogans of pride and dignity , after [[0]he] confirmed [[4][[0]his] faith] . [[0]He] confirmed [[4]it] by repeating verses from the noble Koran and the two testimonies . [[0]He] will be envied by all Arab leaders , both living and dead , for this honorable martyrdom , and this enormous love in the midst of hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims all over the different parts of the world . [[0]Saddam Hussein] was the only leader in the modern history of [[3]this nation] who went to the guillotine because [[0]he] was a patriot who refused occupation and surrender to the invasion , and chose resistance . The only ones who preceded [[0]him] in this honor were men like Umar al - Mukhtar and Yusuf al - Azma , by whose struggle [[3]the nation] and [[3]its] history were honored , and kept it for them in the records of pride and dignity . [[5]They] hastily executed [[0]him] because [[5]they] feared [[0]him] even when [[0]he] was behind bars , just as [[5]they] will still fear [[0]him] as a corpse hidden under the soil of [[3]the homeland] , and comparisons between [[0]his] time and [[5]their] bloody and chaotic time always came in [[0]his] favor , and the calls for [[0]his] return to save [[3]Iraq] from [[3]its] crisis and the corrupt and malicious gang that governs [[3]it] have become deafening to the ears of [[6]the occupation] and [[6]its] accomplices . [[0]He] embarrassed [[5]them] and dwarfed [[5]them] by standing as a spear in the prisoner 's dock . [[5]They] were terrified by the penetrating looks of [[0]his] eyes . [[5]They] were exposed by [[0]his] patriotism and Arabism and [[0]his] contempt for the odious sectarian divisions that [[5]they] planted in [[7][[5]their] contaminated new Iraq] . So [[5]they] decided to get rid of [[0]him] with a confused and embarrassing hastiness . Thanks to the technology of the mobile phone which enabled us to recognize the ugly face of the hateful sectarianism that is governing in [[7][[5]America 's] Iraq] . [[9]This tape] exposed the government of the Green Zone , and blew up all the plans for censorship and fraud by the experts of [[8]the American Intelligence service] and [[8]their] agents . [[9]It] [[10]presented] us with the naked truth , without [[10]that] being the intention of [[9]its] owner . [[0]He] was right when [[0]he] turned to [[13]them] and said , " Are [[11]these] [[13]your] men ? " when [[11]they] were directing insults at [[0]him] while [[0]he] was proceeding to the gallows in magnanimity and with self - respect , repeating the noble words , " and when the ignorant address [[12]them] [[12]they] say ' peace . ' " Is it manliness to shout hateful sectarian slogans in front of [[14]a man who has never been sectarian] , and the rope of the gallows is being wound around [[14]his] neck , and [[15][[14]his] soul] will go to [[16][[15]its] Creator] in a few seconds ? Are these the tolerant ethics of Islam ? Are these the values of Arabism , decency , and pride ? Are those the sons of [[17]the great Iraq which had always stood up against invaders throughout history and was a pillar of support for [[17]its nation] and the causes of justice in the world as a whole] ? We are sorry , but not surprised , because some Arab governments objected only because [[18]the execution] took place on the day of the feast of Bairam , as if [[18]the execution of [[0]this man]] would have been permissible and blessed on any other day . We are sorry again because [[19]most of [[20]the Arab leaders]] hid in [[19]their] palaces and none of [[20]them] dared to speak even one word of protest out of fear of [[5]America] . We were stabbed twice , first when we watched [[0]an Arab leader] being led to the gallows in accordance with sectarian justice which is spiteful and vengeful . And the second time when we did not see anyone among the club of leaders to which [[0]he] belonged for more than 30 years object to [[18][[0]his] execution] . Maybe [[16]God] wanted a good end for [[0]him] , and a good reputation , when [[16]He] induced one of them to record what [[5]America] and the government of sects wanted to hide , by means of [[9]the video of the last moments , which created a historic turning point that will perhaps shape the history of [[21]the region] , and the nature of events in [[21]it] for decades to come] . Maybe [[16]God] wanted to expose the series of lies of Muwaffaq al - Rabi the National Security Advisor in the government of occupation . -LRB- Where is that security ? -RRB- , who went out to the world saying that [[0]he] , meaning [[0]President Saddam] , was weak and collapsing while [[0]he] was on [[0]his] way to meet [[16][[0]his] God] . Then [[9]the tape] comes along and shows us with sound and image that we are in front of [[0]a courageous lion , who refuses to wear the mask , just as [[0]he] refused to take the tranquilizing pills they offered [[0]him]] .


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Why [[0]the mask] , and why the pills ? [[0]The mask] is for traitors and criminals who are ashamed of [[1]their] treason or [[1]their] crimes , and the tranquilizing pills are appropriate for [[2]those who can not face history] because of [[2]their] bad deeds . [[3]The American administration] committed a fatal mistake and revealed a major foolishness to be added to [[3]its] many foolishnesses in [[10]Iraq] when [[3]it] [[5]executed] [[4]this man] , in a way for which [[3]it] will pay a hefty price in the near future . [[6][[4]His] survival] would have benefited it much more than [[5][[4]his] execution] if [[3]they] understood politics as [[3]they] should , because [[6][[4]his] survival] could have been a card to threaten [[7]the sectarians] and keep [[7]them] as servants to [[7]them] and [[7]their] schemes , just as [[6]it] could have been a bargaining chip for calming down [[8]the resistance] and the broad Iraqi sector which supports [[8]it] . But [[9]they] do not know anything except grudges , and [[9]they] do not want anything other than inflicting more degradation on the Arabs and Muslims by [[5][[4]his] execution] . Perhaps [[3]the American administration] will have succeeded in one thing only , intentionally and with planning or without it , namely , deepening the sectarian breach not only in [[10]Iraq] but in the Islamic world as a whole . It was not by coincidence that Nouri al - Maliki signed [[11]the decision] to carry out [[5]the execution] . And it was also not a matter of coincidence that the task of carrying [[11]it] out was assigned to spiteful sectarians as we have seen in the videotape . Al - Talabani hid or fled , along with all those who participated in the project of [[12]the American occupation] and gave [[12]it] a legitimate cover , from the other sect . [[5]This execution] will deal a strong blow to all the efforts of national reconciliation . [[5]It] will lead to [[13]the escalation of attacks against the American forces] and those cooperating with [[13]it] . [[5]It] will pour more oil on the fire of the civil war that has already been kindled . [[14]Those who carried out the death sentence] do not want reconciliation or to maintain [[15]a unified Iraq] . Rather , [[14]they] are working to blow [[15]it] up ; tolerance , forgiveness , and patience are basic characteristics not found in those people . [[16]Saddam] had negative traits and positive traits , but [[16]he] was not killed because of [[16]his] negative traits , but rather because of [[16]his] positive traits , which were [[16]his] belief in Arab unity , resistance to the enemies of [[10]the nation] , building an unprecedented industrial and educational foundation , and challenging [[10]America] . [[16]He] chose resistance and rejected safe and luxurious exile . The curse of [[16]Saddam] will continue to chase them , chase the Americans , and chase [[16]his] spiteful sectarian executioners . Just as [[16]Al - Qaeda] emerged from the womb of Israeli arrogance in Lebanon and American arrogance in Iraq , [[16][[16]Saddam 's] Al - Qaeda] will emerge from the womb of the degrading execution process .

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Why [[1]the mask] , and why [[0]the pills] ? [[1]The mask] is for [[3]traitors and criminals who are ashamed of [[3]their] treason or [[3]their] crimes] , and [[0]the tranquilizing pills] are appropriate for [[2]those who can not face history because of [[2]their] bad deeds] . [[4]The American administration] committed a fatal mistake and revealed a major foolishness to be added to [[4]its] many foolishnesses in [[7]Iraq] when [[4]it] [[6]executed] [[5]this man] , in a way for which [[4]it] will pay a hefty price in the near future . [[9][[5]His] survival] would have benefited [[4]it] much more than [[6][[5]his] execution] if [[4]they] understood politics as [[4]they] should , because [[9][[5]his] survival] could have been a card to threaten [[10]the sectarians] and keep [[10]them] as servants to [[4]them] and [[4]their] schemes , just as [[9]it] could have been a bargaining chip for calming down [[8]the resistance] and the broad Iraqi sector which supports [[8]it] . But [[4]they] do not know anything except grudges , and [[4]they] do not want anything other than inflicting more degradation on the Arabs and Muslims by [[6][[5]his] execution] . Perhaps [[4]the American administration] will have succeeded in one thing only , intentionally and with [[11]planning] or without [[11]it] , namely , deepening the sectarian breach not only in [[7]Iraq] but in the Islamic world as a whole . It was not by coincidence that Nouri al - Maliki signed the decision to carry out [[6]the execution] . And it was also not a matter of coincidence that the task of carrying [[6]it] out was assigned to spiteful sectarians as we have seen in the videotape . Al - Talabani hid or fled , along with all those who participated in the project of [[12]the American occupation] and gave [[12]it] a legitimate cover , from the other sect . [[6]This execution] will deal a strong blow to all the efforts of national reconciliation . [[6]It] will lead to the escalation of attacks against [[13]the American forces] and those cooperating with [[13]it] . [[6]It] will pour more oil on the fire of the civil war that has already been kindled . [[14]Those who carried out the death sentence] do not want reconciliation or to maintain a unified Iraq . Rather , [[14]they] are working to blow [[7]it] up ; tolerance , forgiveness , and patience are basic characteristics not found in [[14]those people] . [[5]Saddam] had negative traits and positive traits , but [[5]he] was not killed because of [[5]his] negative traits , but rather because of [[5]his] positive traits , which were [[5]his] belief in Arab unity , resistance to the enemies of [[7]the nation] , building an unprecedented industrial and educational foundation , and challenging [[15]America] . [[5]He] chose resistance and rejected safe and luxurious exile . The curse of [[5]Saddam] will continue to chase [[15]them] , chase [[15]the Americans] , and chase [[5]his] spiteful sectarian executioners . Just as Al - Qaeda emerged from the womb of Israeli arrogance in Lebanon and American arrogance in [[7]Iraq] , [[5]Saddam 's] Al - Qaeda will emerge from the womb of the degrading execution process .


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Pendant of Soldier in Golan Since 1967 War Found The Cold of the North Gaza - Dunya al - Watan . Students at schools of the [[2]Qisrin] settlement found the pendant of a Syrian soldier south of the occupied Syrian Golan . On [[4]the pendant] was written the name of [[0]the soldier , Mahmoud bin Ali] , and [[0]his] military serial number M 16241 . [[0]He] was a Muslim , and [[6][[0]his] blood type] was A+ . [[3][[1]The two students] , Alexander Ghuliyandrin and Oleg Darutsigh] , said that [[1]they] were on a trip last Saturday morning when [[1]they] reached a military fortification near [[2]Qisrin] . It was obvious that man 's foot had not stepped on this place for a long time ago . [[3]The two students] entered the fortification where [[3]they] found old medical equipment and a number of military helmets and a canteen , as well as a military pendant covered with mud and very dirty . [[3]The two students] took [[4]the pendant] home with [[3]them] and cleaned [[4]it] and washed [[4]it] . [[3]They] were surprised that it did not belong to an Israeli soldier because the writing on [[4]it] was in Arabic and [[3]they] did not understand anything that was written on [[4]it] . [[3]The two students] took [[4]the pendant] with [[3]them] to school on Sunday and tried to consult the teacher to find out what was written on [[4]it] . It turned out that it belonged to [[5]a Syrian soldier whose name was Mahmoud bin Ali] . [[5]His] military serial number was 16241 , and the writing also indicated that [[5]he] was a Muslim and [[6][[5]his] blood type] was A+ . A senior officer in the Israeli army who fought in [[9][[8]the Golan] during the June War] as well as in [[10]the October War] , said that from the descriptions of the place and the fortification given by [[7]the two boys] , [[7]they] go back to the war of June 1967 , because the Syrian army did not establish fortifications south of [[9][[8]the Golan] during [[10]the October War]] . The officer added that the presence of [[4]the pendant] in the place together with medicines and medical equipment indicates that [[5]the soldier] was injured , and it is probable that [[5]his] fate is still unknown to [[5]his] family and relatives and no one knows what happened to [[5]him] . The strange thing is that the Arab and Syrian media are kept oblivious of these news stories which are concerned with the prisoners and soldiers lost in [[10]that war] .

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[[0]Pendant of [[3]Soldier] in [[1]Golan] Since [[2]1967 War]] Found The Cold of the North Gaza - Dunya al - Watan . Students at schools of [[4]the Qisrin settlement] found [[0]the pendant of [[3]a Syrian soldier]] south of [[1]the occupied Syrian Golan] . On [[0]the pendant] was written the name of [[3]the soldier , Mahmoud bin Ali] , and [[5][[3]his] military serial number M 16241] . [[3]He] was a Muslim , and [[3]his] blood type was A+ . [[6]The two students , Alexander Ghuliyandrin and Oleg Darutsigh] , said that [[6]they] were on a trip last Saturday morning when [[6]they] reached [[7]a military fortification near [[4]Qisrin]] . It was obvious that man 's foot had not stepped on [[8]this place] for a long time ago . [[6]The two students] entered [[7]the fortification where [[6]they] found old medical equipment and a number of military helmets and a canteen , as well as [[0]a military pendant covered with mud and very dirty]] . [[6]The two students] took [[0]the pendant] home with [[6]them] and cleaned [[0]it] and washed [[0]it] . [[6]They] were surprised that [[0]it] did not belong to an Israeli soldier because the writing on [[0]it] was in Arabic and [[6]they] did not understand anything that was written on [[0]it] . [[6]The two students] took [[0]the pendant] with [[6]them] to school on Sunday and tried to consult the teacher to find out what was written on [[0]it] . It turned out that [[0]it] belonged to [[3]a Syrian soldier whose name was Mahmoud bin Ali] . [[5][[3]His] military serial number] was 16241 , and the writing also indicated that [[3]he] was a Muslim and [[3]his] blood type was A+ . [[9]A senior officer in the Israeli army who fought in [[1]the Golan] during [[2]the June War] as well as in [[10]the October War]] , said that from the descriptions of [[11][[8]the place] and [[7]the fortification]] given by [[6]the two boys] , [[11]they] go back to [[2]the war of June 1967] , because the Syrian army did not establish fortifications south of [[1]the Golan] during [[10]the October War] . [[9]The officer] added that the presence of [[0]the pendant] in [[8]the place] together with medicines and medical equipment indicates that [[3]the soldier] was injured , and it is probable that [[3]his] fate is still unknown to [[3]his] family and relatives and no one knows what happened to [[3]him] . The strange thing is that the Arab and Syrian media are kept oblivious of these news stories which are concerned with the prisoners and soldiers lost in [[2]that war] .


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What type of skin fits for [[3]beautification] ? Beauty Lover -- Shock treatments can easily make you hypersensitive ; for getting rid of blemishes it 's best to go to the hospital . In the public 's eyes , [[0]the beauty industry] has always been both praised and blamed : on the one hand , [[0]it] meets everybody 's demand for beauty , but on the other , after much major work on the face , many people feel that the results are limited , and in extreme cases the result is n't beauty but disfigurement . Why is [[1]this] ? In the view of [[2]clinical dermatologists] , the results at beauty salons are not obvious and there may even be problems . In fact because not only is the consumer unlucky , not choosing the right beauty salon , but to a great extent [[1]this] is determined by whether [[2]they] choose the right occasion for [[3]beautification] and understand the results . To learn more , click www.120zy.com .

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What type of skin fits for beautification ? Beauty Lover -- Shock treatments can easily make you hypersensitive ; for getting rid of blemishes it 's best to go to the hospital . In the public 's eyes , [[0]the beauty industry] has always been both praised and blamed : on the one hand , [[0]it] meets everybody 's demand for beauty , but on the other , after much major work on the face , many people feel that the results are limited , and in extreme cases the result is n't beauty but disfigurement . Why is this ? In the view of clinical dermatologists , the results at beauty salons are not obvious and there may even be problems . In fact because not only is [[1]the consumer] unlucky , not choosing the right beauty salon , but to a great extent this is determined by whether [[1]they] choose the right occasion for beautification and understand the results . To learn more , click www.120zy.com .


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Qingqing 20070107 . bill shen Cloudy , temperature approx. 2 degrees . While [[0]Qingqing] was rinsing [[1][[0]her] mouth] for the second time last night , [[0]mom] said : leaks air and leaks rain . [[0]Qingqing] was unhappy upon hearing that . [[0]She] pounded [[0]mom] with [[0]her] little fists . [[3]Dad] also scolded [[0]mom] : [[0]you] also leaked air and leaked rain while [[0]your] permanent teeth grew in [[0]your] childhood . [[0]Qingqing] looked at Mom with water in [[1]the mouth] . At last , [[0]she] said to [[0]mom] after spitting [[2]it] into the basin : [[0]I] meant to spew [[2]it] on [[0]your] head . [[3]Dad] praised [[0]Qingqing] for being thoughtful : knowing what [[0]she] should do . [[0]Qingqing] played in bed after waking up in the morning . [[3]Dad] yelled , but [[0]she] would n't get up and wanted to play a little longer . [[3]Dad] looked at [[0]Qingqing] and teased [[0]Qingqing] : how come this kid opens [[0]her] eyes while sleeping ? How come this kid sounds like " enen " while snoring ? [[0]Qingqing] told [[0]dad] : [[0]I] am just teasing [[0]you] . After [[0]she] got up and dressed , [[0]she] would n't eat the red bean buns or red sticky rice congee prepared by [[0]dad] . Instead [[0]she] asked for soaked biscuits and did drawings in the room after finishing . After a simple lunch , [[0]Qingqing] wanted to buy stickers at [[5]Jinsheng] . [[0]She] bumped into grandma on [[0]her] way and also saw a lost dog advertisement on a wire pole . Dad read to [[0]Qingqing] , and then [[4]we] arrived at Jinrunfa by shuttle bus , but could n't find the stickers that [[0]Qingqing] wanted . [[4]We] then went to [[5]Jinsheng] , where [[4]we] finally found them . [[3]Dad] bought four volumes : . One for each of [[0]her] two sisters . One to be placed at [[0]Qingqing 's] home and one at [[0]her] kindergarten . [[0]Qingqing] arranged everything very well . [[4]We] got on [[6]the bus] to dine out . [[7]Mom] asked [[0]Qingqing] to make a choice : is the back of [[6]the bus] empty or full . [[0]Qingqing] first chose " full . " When it was almost there , [[7]Mom] asked [[0]Qingqing] to choose again , and [[0]Qingqing] chose " empty . " [[0]Qingqing] said after getting off : [[0]I] won . [[7]Mom] said : [[7]I] intentionally let [[0]you] win , otherwise [[0]you] will lose . [[0]Qingqing] wanted to pee on the way , [[0]dad] had to [[8]hold] [[0]Qingqing] to pee by the tree . [[8]It] was very cold , and [[0]dad] tidied Qingqing 's pants quickly . [[0]Qingqing] wanted to play with the sticker after we arrived at the hotel . [[3]Dad] discussed conditions with [[0]Qingqing] : [[0]dad] will let [[0]you] play if [[0]you] eat well . [[0]Qingqing] agreed and began to play again . [[7]Mom] said [[7]she] wanted to swap to another place , but [[0]dad] wanted to let [[0]Qingqing] stay longer in the sun . [[0]Qingqing] was so obsessed with playing that [[7]she] would n't have dinner . [[3]Dad] had to put away [[0]Qingqing 's] sticker book and asked [[0]Qingqing] to eat well . [[0]Qingqing] said it was spicy and [[7]she] would n't eat . [[7]Mom] promised to buy [[0]Qingqing] white fungus broth later . [[0]Qingqing] became happy immediately and played on . We walked home after eating , and [[0]Qingqing] played in [[0]her] own room after dinner . [[3]Dad] said it was time to sleep , but [[0]she] would n't sleep until after [[0]she] played for a while in bed . [[0]She] told [[0]dad] that [[0]she] wanted to take one book to the kindergarten . [[0]Qingqing] said today : [[9]the teacher] said last time that [[9]she] would repay the money [[9]she] borrowed from [[0]me] the next day , but [[9]she] has not repaid yet . Oh ! [[10]Grown - ups] would n't live up to [[10]their] words either . [[3]Dad] promised to remind [[9]the teacher] for [[0]Qingqing] .

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[[0]Qingqing] 20070107 . bill shen Cloudy , temperature approx. 2 degrees . While [[0]Qingqing] was rinsing [[2][[0]her] mouth] for the second time last night , [[1]mom] said : leaks air and leaks rain . [[0]Qingqing] was unhappy upon hearing that . [[0]She] pounded [[1]mom] with [[0]her] little fists . [[3]Dad] also scolded [[1]mom] : [[1]you] also leaked air and leaked rain while [[1]your] permanent teeth grew in [[1]your] childhood . [[0]Qingqing] looked at [[1]Mom] with [[4]water in [[2]the mouth]] . At last , [[0]she] said to [[1]mom] after spitting [[4]it] into the basin : [[0]I] meant to spew [[4]it] on your head . [[3]Dad] praised [[0]Qingqing] for being thoughtful : knowing what [[0]she] should do . [[0]Qingqing] played in bed after waking up in the morning . [[3]Dad] yelled , but [[0]she] would n't get up and wanted to play a little longer . [[3]Dad] looked at [[0]Qingqing] and teased [[0]Qingqing] : how come [[0]this kid] opens [[0]her] eyes while sleeping ? How come [[0]this kid] sounds like " enen " while snoring ? [[0]Qingqing] told [[3]dad] : [[0]I] am just teasing [[3]you] . After [[0]she] got up and dressed , [[0]she] would n't eat the red bean buns or red sticky rice congee prepared by [[3]dad] . Instead [[0]she] asked for soaked biscuits and did drawings in the room after finishing . After a simple lunch , [[0]Qingqing] wanted to buy [[5]stickers] at [[6]Jinsheng] . [[0]She] bumped into grandma on [[0]her] way and also saw a lost dog advertisement on a wire pole . [[3]Dad] read to [[0]Qingqing] , and then [[7]we] arrived at Jinrunfa by shuttle bus , but could n't find [[5]the stickers that [[0]Qingqing] wanted] . [[7]We] then went to [[6]Jinsheng , where [[7]we] finally found [[5]them]] . [[3]Dad] bought four volumes : . One for each of [[0]her] two sisters . One to be placed at [[0]Qingqing 's] home and one at [[0]her] kindergarten . [[0]Qingqing] arranged everything very well . [[8]We] got on [[9]the bus] to dine out . [[1]Mom] asked [[0]Qingqing] to make a choice : is the back of [[9]the bus] empty or full . [[0]Qingqing] first chose " full . " When [[9]it] was almost there , [[1]Mom] asked [[0]Qingqing] to choose again , and [[0]Qingqing] chose " empty . " [[0]Qingqing] said after getting off : [[0]I] won . [[1]Mom] said : [[1]I] intentionally let [[0]you] win , otherwise [[0]you] will lose . [[0]Qingqing] wanted to pee on the way , [[3]dad] had to hold [[0]Qingqing] to pee by the tree . It was very cold , and [[3]dad] tidied [[0]Qingqing 's] pants quickly . [[0]Qingqing] wanted to play with the sticker after [[8]we] arrived at the hotel . [[3]Dad] discussed conditions with [[0]Qingqing] : [[3]dad] will let [[0]you] play if [[0]you] eat well . [[0]Qingqing] agreed and began to play again . [[1]Mom] said [[1]she] wanted to swap to another place , but [[3]dad] wanted to let [[0]Qingqing] stay longer in the sun . [[0]Qingqing] was so obsessed with playing that [[0]she] would n't have dinner . [[3]Dad] had to put away [[0]Qingqing 's] sticker book and asked [[0]Qingqing] to eat well . [[0]Qingqing] said it was spicy and [[0]she] would n't eat . [[1]Mom] promised to buy [[0]Qingqing] white fungus broth later . [[0]Qingqing] became happy immediately and played on . [[8]We] walked home after eating , and [[0]Qingqing] played in [[0]her] own room after dinner . [[3]Dad] said it was time to sleep , but [[0]she] would n't sleep until after [[0]she] played for a while in bed . [[0]She] told [[3]dad] that [[0]she] wanted to take one book to the kindergarten . [[0]Qingqing] said today : [[10]the teacher] said last time that [[10]she] would repay the money [[10]she] borrowed from [[0]me] the next day , but [[10]she] has not repaid yet . Oh ! [[11]Grown - ups] would n't live up to [[11]their] words either . [[3]Dad] promised to remind [[10]the teacher] for [[0]Qingqing] .


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In Commemoration of [[3]Mao Zedong 's] 113th Birthday , Large - scale Evening Gala " The Sun that Never Sets " Premieres in [[0]the Capital] ! MCOA Cui Shizhong In Commemoration of Mao Zedong 's 113th Birthday , Large - scale Evening Gala " The Sun that Never Sets " Premieres in [[0]the Capital] ! Teachers and students at colleges in the capital , in building a harmonious society , reminisce about the great man 's charisma . ------ " The Sun that Never Sets , " a Large - scale Evening Gala in Grand Commemoration of the 113th Birthday of Comrade Mao Zedong Comrade Mao Zedong was a great Marxist , a great proletarian revolutionary , strategist , and theoretician . [[1]He] is [[4]China 's] greatest patriot and national hero of recent times . [[1]He] was a great man of the times who led [[2]the Chinese people] to completely change [[2]their] own destiny and national image . [[3]Mao Zedong] is the pride of [[2]the Chinese people] and [[4]the Chinese nation] . [[3]Mao Zedong] transformed [[4]China] and influenced [[5]the world] as a great historical figure of the times . [[3]Mao Zedong 's] name , [[3]Mao Zedong 's] spirit , and [[3]Mao Zedong 's] thought will have increasing influence on [[4]China] and [[5]the world] . Just as General Secretary Hu Jintao said : " In all times and under all circumstances , we must always hold high the great banner of [[3]Mao Zedong] Thought . " " The East is red , the sun has risen . [[4]China] has brought forth [[3]Mao Zedong] . [[3]He] works for [[6]the people 's] happiness . [[3]He] is [[6]the people 's] great savior . " A melody with infinite passion and vigor exuding from the hearts of hundreds of millions of people bounced and echoed in the sky above [[5]the earth] , touching even more hearts and souls of those with different skin colors , flowing over countries with different cultures . Just as MCOA says : whoever is the first to pay attention to [[3]Chairman Mao] , whoever is the first to learn about [[3]Chairman Mao] , whoever is the first to profoundly understand the essence of [[3]Mao Zedong] Thought , whoever is the first to use [[3]Mao Zedong] Thought and [[3]Mao Zedong Spirit] to guide one 's actions and work will be the first to enjoy the benefits , the first to become strong , the first to be happy , the first to possess wealth , and the first to gain respect of the people . (www.mcoa.cn) Jointly sponsored by [[7]the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture] , " The Sun that Never Sets " national performing tour organizing committee , and the National Market for High - Technology Industry Work Committee , and coordinated exclusively by Zhengzhou State Rail Logistics Rapid Transport Co. . Ltd. , the large - scale evening gala " The Sun that Never Sets " will premiere on the evening of December 27 , 2006 at [[7]the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture] . The theme of [[8]this classic red event] is cherishing the memory of the monumental contributions of Comrade Mao Zedong , the proletarian revolutionary , carrying forward the spirit of the Red Army 's Long March , educating and inspiring the entire party and people of [[11]the country 's] various ethnic groups to unite closely around the Party Central Committee led by Comrade Hu Jintao as general secretary , adhering to a scientific approach to development , pursuing the truth and focusing on practical work in promoting initiatives and innovation , and making utmost efforts to build a socialist and harmonious society . [[8]This year 's commemorative event] marks the first time " The Sun that Never Sets " has entered a university campus , and for the first time is exclusively supported by the generosity of well - known philanthropist entrepreneur Jiang Yongzhi . From a keen sense of responsibility toward successors of the future , without expecting any reward , he supports [[9]Red Education] to recalibrate the outlook on life and values of contemporary college students , in treasuring the hard - won nature of beautiful life , and to encourage [[10]college students of [[9]the capital]] to exert [[10]themselves] for the great revival of [[11]the Chinese nation] .

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In Commemoration of [[2][[1]Mao Zedong 's] 113th Birthday] , [[3]Large - scale Evening Gala " The Sun that Never Sets "] Premieres in [[0]the Capital] ! MCOA Cui Shizhong In Commemoration of [[2][[1]Mao Zedong 's] 113th Birthday] , [[3]Large - scale Evening Gala " The Sun that Never Sets "] Premieres in [[0]the Capital] ! Teachers and students at colleges in [[0]the capital] , in building a harmonious society , reminisce about [[1]the great man 's] charisma . ------ [[3]" The Sun that Never Sets , " a Large - scale Evening Gala in Grand Commemoration of [[2]the 113th Birthday of [[1]Comrade Mao Zedong]]] [[1]Comrade Mao Zedong] was a great Marxist , a great proletarian revolutionary , strategist , and theoretician . [[1]He] is [[4]China 's] greatest patriot and national hero of recent times . [[1]He] was a great man of the times who led [[5]the Chinese people] to completely change [[5]their] own destiny and national image . [[1]Mao Zedong] is the pride of [[5]the Chinese people] and [[4]the Chinese nation] . [[1]Mao Zedong] transformed [[4]China] and influenced [[6]the world] as a great historical figure of the times . [[1]Mao Zedong 's] name , [[1]Mao Zedong 's] spirit , and [[1]Mao Zedong 's] thought will have increasing influence on [[4]China] and [[6]the world] . Just as [[7]General Secretary Hu Jintao] said : " In all times and under all circumstances , we must always hold high the great banner of [[1]Mao Zedong] Thought . " " The East is red , the sun has risen . [[4]China] has brought forth [[1]Mao Zedong] . [[1]He] works for the people 's happiness . [[1]He] is the people 's great savior . " A melody with infinite passion and vigor exuding from the hearts of hundreds of millions of people bounced and echoed in the sky above the earth , touching even more hearts and souls of those with different skin colors , flowing over countries with different cultures . Just as MCOA says : whoever is the first to pay attention to [[1]Chairman Mao] , whoever is the first to learn about [[1]Chairman Mao] , whoever is the first to profoundly understand the essence of [[8][[1]Mao Zedong] Thought] , whoever is the first to use [[8][[1]Mao Zedong] Thought] and [[1]Mao Zedong] Spirit to guide one 's actions and work will be the first to enjoy the benefits , the first to become strong , the first to be happy , the first to possess wealth , and the first to gain respect of the people . (www.mcoa.cn) Jointly sponsored by [[9]the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture] , [[10]" The Sun that Never Sets "] national performing tour organizing committee , and the National Market for High - Technology Industry Work Committee , and coordinated exclusively by Zhengzhou State Rail Logistics Rapid Transport Co. . Ltd. , [[10]the large - scale evening gala " The Sun that Never Sets "] will premiere on the evening of December 27 , 2006 at [[9]the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture] . The theme of [[10]this classic red event] is cherishing the memory of the monumental contributions of [[1]Comrade Mao Zedong , the proletarian revolutionary] , carrying forward the spirit of the Red Army 's Long March , educating and inspiring the entire party and people of [[4]the country 's] various ethnic groups to unite closely around the Party Central Committee led by [[7]Comrade Hu Jintao] as general secretary , adhering to a scientific approach to development , pursuing the truth and focusing on practical work in promoting initiatives and innovation , and making utmost efforts to build a socialist and harmonious society . [[10]This year 's commemorative event] marks the first time [[10]" The Sun that Never Sets "] has entered a university campus , and for the first time is exclusively supported by the generosity of [[11]well - known philanthropist entrepreneur Jiang Yongzhi] . From a keen sense of responsibility toward successors of the future , without expecting any reward , [[11]he] supports Red Education to recalibrate the outlook on life and values of contemporary college students , in treasuring the hard - won nature of beautiful life , and to encourage [[12]college students of the capital] to exert [[12]themselves] for the great revival of [[4]the Chinese nation] .


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[[0]ZT Han Han] : Car Knowledge and Manifestation of Life -LRB- Regarding the car accident involving that beautiful/talented Taiwanese girl -RRB- conjee Poster : conjee -LRB- conjee -RRB- , Forum : Automobile Title : [[0]ZT Han Han] : Car Knowledge and Manifestation of Life -LRB- Regarding the car accident involving that beautiful/talented Taiwanese girl -RRB- Poster 's Site : mitbbs.com BBS -LRB- Wed Jan 31 11:16:04 2007 -RRB- A few days ago , [[1]another Taiwanese star] passed away . [[1]I] had never heard of [[1]her] . [[1]I] hear [[1]she] was a talented beauty . What a great pity ! [[4]The accident] was a car crash . Much of the entertainment news denounced that [[8][[5]+her car 's] front airbag] failed to release , which caused the death . In fact , the MINI COOPER [[1]she] was riding in is not what the reports said . It is the car with the highest safety index . It is sold for 190,000 [[2]HK] dollars in Hong Kong . [[3]Polo] also sells for more than 140,000 [[2]HK] dollars . [[3]It] 's just a cute little car , preferred by girls . But safety is surely not too big of a problem . [[4]The collision] happened on the side and rear . So , [[6][[5]the side airbag] and air curtain] were fully opened . [[6]They] opened at the time of first collision with [[7]the protective fence] . The first collision was with [[7]the protective fence] only , and the impact on the people was very small . In addition , there was the protection of the air curtain . So , there would surely not be a big problem . The real fatal collision was the second one from the tailgating truck . At that time , [[5]all the airbags] were already deflated . There was no protective effect . Furthermore , the force of this one was extremely large . If [[8]the car] had been stopped at an angle , then the head of the person sitting on one side would surely have hit the glass or the B column . Meanwhile , there would not have been too much of a problem for someone on the other side . This is common knowledge . Then it came down to who had the bad luck of sitting on the side of the car that was angled out . It was perfectly correct for [[5]the front airbag] not to open , because the front of [[8]the car] was not damaged at all . None of the sensors received any signal of a collision . Just imagine , this was a rear collision . [[9]The people] went backward abruptly . [[9]Their] bodies could have been supported by the seats , but the impact on [[9]their] necks and heads was tremendous . When [[9]they] went abruptly backward , any additional misfortune of [[5]the front airbag] opening for no reason would have eliminated any chance of survival . So , of all the cars in the world , even a Rolls - Royce , [[5]the front airbag] will not open during a rear collision . If [[5]the front airbag] [[10]opened] after being tailgated , [[10]that] would be a quality problem , and would be extremely dangerous . [[11][[5]The safety airbag 's] eruption] could knock someone to death . So , infants are strictly forbidden from sitting in the front seat . That was how [[11]the whole accident] took place . The result of the accident investigation division will not be different from this . For this kind of accident , conclusions can be drawn from a single glance at the car wreckage . [[8]The car] and the car manufacturer have no fault . [[12]All of [[8]the car 's] passive safety protections] had already fully carried out [[12]their] functions . So , it is extremely ridiculous and unscientific to blame and suspect [[8]the car] and the car manufacturer for such an accident . In particular , speculation about why [[5]the front airbags] did not open was very amateurish . Only by not opening would it have been correct . If [[5]they] had opened , her assistant might still be lying in the hospital . If an accident occurs on the freeway , please get out of [[8]the car] and leave immediately if you can move . Many freeway accidents occur simply because [[13]people] stay inside [[8]the car] and sort out [[13]their] thoughts , following which there is a fatal crash from a car following behind . About death , I have always believed that [[14]they] do not leave the world . [[14]They] only leave [[15]the human world] . [[14]They] are surely sharing [[15]the same world] with us , with a different manifestation of life . -- It is in change that we find purpose . * Source : mitbbs.com BBS , http://mitbbs.com -LSB- FROM : 15656. -RSB-

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[[2]ZT Han Han] : Car Knowledge and Manifestation of Life -LRB- Regarding [[0]the car accident involving [[1]that beautiful/talented Taiwanese girl]] -RRB- [[3]conjee] [[3]Poster : conjee -LRB- conjee -RRB-] , Forum : Automobile Title : [[2]ZT Han Han] : Car Knowledge and Manifestation of Life -LRB- Regarding [[0]the car accident involving [[1]that beautiful/talented Taiwanese girl]] -RRB- [[3]Poster 's] Site : mitbbs.com BBS -LRB- Wed Jan 31 11:16:04 2007 -RRB- A few days ago , [[1]another Taiwanese star] [[4]passed] away . [[3]I] had never heard of [[1]her] . [[3]I] hear [[1]she] was a talented beauty . What a great pity ! [[0]The accident] was a car crash . Much of the entertainment news denounced that [[5][[1]+her] car 's] front airbag failed to release , which caused [[4]the death] . In fact , [[5]the MINI COOPER [[1]she] was riding in] is not what the reports said . [[6]It] is the car with the highest safety index . [[6]It] is sold for 190,000 HK dollars in Hong Kong . Polo also sells for more than 140,000 HK dollars . [[6]It] 's just a cute little car , preferred by girls . But safety is surely not too big of a problem . The collision happened on the side and rear . So , [[8]the side airbag and [[7]air curtain]] were fully opened . [[8]They] opened at the time of [[9]first collision with [[10]the protective fence]] . [[9]The first collision] was with [[10]the protective fence only] , and the impact on the people was very small . In addition , there was the protection of [[7]the air curtain] . So , there would surely not be a big problem . [[11]The real fatal collision] was the second one from the tailgating truck . At that time , all the airbags were already deflated . There was no protective effect . Furthermore , the force of [[11]this one] was extremely large . If [[5]the car] had been stopped at an angle , then the head of the person sitting on one side would surely have hit the glass or the B column . Meanwhile , there would not have been too much of a problem for someone on the other side . This is common knowledge . Then it came down to who had the bad luck of sitting on the side of [[12]the car] that was angled out . It was perfectly correct for [[13]the front airbag] not to open , because the front of [[12]the car] was not damaged at all . None of the sensors received any signal of a collision . Just imagine , this was a rear collision . [[14]The people] went backward abruptly . [[14]Their] bodies could have been supported by the seats , but the impact on [[14]their] necks and heads was tremendous . When [[14]they] went abruptly backward , any additional misfortune of [[13]the front airbag] opening for no reason would have eliminated any chance of survival . So , of all the cars in the world , even a Rolls - Royce , [[15]the front airbag] will not open during a rear collision . If [[15]the front airbag] [[16]opened] after being tailgated , [[16]that] would be a quality problem , and would be extremely dangerous . The safety airbag 's eruption could knock someone to death . So , infants are strictly forbidden from sitting in the front seat . That was how the whole accident took place . The result of the accident investigation division will not be different from this . For this kind of accident , conclusions can be drawn from a single glance at the car wreckage . [[18][[12]The car] and [[17]the car manufacturer]] have no fault . [[19]All of [[12]the car 's] passive safety protections] had already fully carried out [[19]their] functions . So , it is extremely ridiculous and unscientific to blame and suspect [[18][[12]the car] and [[17]the car manufacturer]] for such an accident . In particular , speculation about why [[20]the front airbags] did not open was very amateurish . Only by not opening would it have been correct . If [[20]they] had opened , [[1]her] assistant might still be lying in the hospital . If an accident occurs on the freeway , please get out of the car and leave immediately if you can move . Many freeway accidents occur simply because [[21]people] stay inside the car and sort out [[21]their] thoughts , following which there is a fatal crash from a car following behind . About death , [[3]I] have always believed that [[23]they] do not leave [[22]the world] . [[23]They] only leave the human world . [[23]They] are surely sharing [[22]the same world] with us , with a different manifestation of life . -- It is in change that we find purpose . * Source : mitbbs.com BBS , http://mitbbs.com -LSB- FROM : 15656. -RSB-


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The Story of Teeth -LRB- 6 -RRB- duduyuu Poster : duduyuu -LRB- Xiaobai - not the little dog of Shin - Chan 's , but a pot -RRB- , Area : Beijing . Title : The Story of Teeth -LRB- 6 -RRB- . Originating site : BBS Unknown Space -LRB- Thu Jan 25 21:38:45 2007 -RRB- . [[0]I] have kept the good habit of having [[1][[0]my] teeth] cleaned ever since [[0]I] knew it could claim [[0]my] life if [[0]I] abruptly go to clean [[1][[0]my] teeth] after years of leaving them uncleaned . After [[0]my] still upright but " left - tilting " teeth crouched in [[0]my] mouth safely and soundly for another two years , [[2]another revolution] erupted half a year after [[0]I] graduated and found a job . [[2]The revolution] could be said a rudimentary one , which made [[0]me] decide eventually to eliminate all the betrayers and heretics in one action !. The incident was caused by a molar . The location of [[3]the tooth] was just next to the broken wisdom tooth that led to [[0]my] first visit to [[5]an American dentist] . For some unknown reason , when [[0]I] was eating the other day , [[3]the tooth] suddenly ached during the meal , and [[3]it] was very painful . Unexpected [[0]I] heard a " crack " while [[0]I] was eating , and part of [[3]the tooth] fell off !. [[0]I] could not remember eating anything hard ?!. [[0]I] rushed to the dentist , who said root canal therapy upon seeing it , your dental nerve had come out !. [[0]I] did not know what root canal meant but thought [[4]the name] was quite fancy . It was after [[0]I] began to receive [[4]it] that [[0]I] found it really painful !. For example killing the nerves , and dealing with the dental crown ... [[0]I] asked [[5]the dentist] then why [[3][[0]my] tooth] broke . After examining [[0]my] 25 teeth , [[5]the dentist] told [[0]me] seriously that the teeth on the right side were somewhat " cross biting " due to the " parallel shift " of [[3][[0]my] teeth] , such that the upper and lower right teeth were always against each other . The wrong position had led to uneven abrasions , resulting in [[3]the broken tooth] . [[0]I] asked what solutions are available ? [[5]The dentist] said " correction . " Thus , three years after [[0]I] ran away from the " brigand orthodontist , " [[0]I] stepped into [[5]the orthodontist 's] office again ... -- Hard work without talent is a shame , but talent without hardwork is a tragedy ! -LRB- are you a shame or a tragedy ?? or maybe a " Shamgerdy ? " -RRB- . * Source : · BBS Unknown Space http://mitbbs.com · -LSB- FROM : 68.109. -RSB- .

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The Story of Teeth -LRB- 6 -RRB- [[0]duduyuu] [[0]Poster : duduyuu -LRB- Xiaobai - not the little dog of Shin - Chan 's , but a pot -RRB-] , Area : Beijing . Title : The Story of Teeth -LRB- 6 -RRB- . Originating site : [[1]BBS] Unknown Space -LRB- Thu Jan 25 21:38:45 2007 -RRB- . [[0]I] have kept the good habit of having [[2][[0]my] teeth] cleaned ever since [[0]I] knew it could claim [[0]my] life if [[0]I] abruptly go to clean [[2][[0]my] teeth] after years of leaving [[2]them] uncleaned . After [[0]my] still upright but " left - tilting " teeth crouched in [[0]my] mouth safely and soundly for another two years , [[3]another revolution] erupted half a year after [[0]I] graduated and found a job . [[3]The revolution] could be said a rudimentary one , which made [[0]me] decide eventually to eliminate all the betrayers and heretics in one action !. The incident was caused by [[4]a molar] . The location of [[4]the tooth] was just next to the broken wisdom tooth that led to [[0]my] first visit to an American dentist . For some unknown reason , when [[0]I] was eating the other day , [[4]the tooth] suddenly ached during the meal , and [[4]it] was very painful . Unexpected [[0]I] heard a " crack " while [[0]I] was eating , and part of [[4]the tooth] fell off !. [[0]I] could not remember eating anything hard ?!. [[0]I] rushed to [[5]the dentist , who said [[6]root canal therapy] upon seeing [[4]it] , [[0]your] dental nerve had come out] !. [[0]I] did not know what [[7]root canal] meant but thought [[7]the name] was quite fancy . It was after [[0]I] began to receive [[6]it] that [[0]I] found [[6]it] really painful !. For example killing the nerves , and dealing with the dental crown ... [[0]I] asked [[5]the dentist] then why [[4][[0]my] tooth] broke . After examining [[0]my] 25 teeth , [[5]the dentist] told [[0]me] seriously that the teeth on the right side were somewhat " cross biting " due to the " parallel shift " of [[2][[0]my] teeth] , such that the upper and lower right teeth were always against each other . The wrong position had led to uneven abrasions , resulting in [[4]the broken tooth] . [[0]I] asked what solutions are available ? [[5]The dentist] said " correction . " Thus , three years after [[0]I] ran away from the " brigand orthodontist , " [[0]I] stepped into the orthodontist 's office again ... -- Hard work without talent is a shame , but talent without hardwork is a tragedy ! -LRB- are you a shame or a tragedy ?? or maybe a " Shamgerdy ? " -RRB- . * Source : · [[1]BBS] Unknown Space http://mitbbs.com · -LSB- FROM : 68.109. -RSB- .


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[[0]Guo Kai 's Economic Notes] : [[0]Your] uncle is just [[0]your] uncle . [[0]Guo Kai 's Economic Notes] This morning [[0]I] went to the supermarket with Dad , and when it came time to check out [[0]I] discovered something that [[1]everybody] probably knows : not [[1]everybody] buys the same things . Of course [[2]this] is a no - brainer , but [[2]this] is actually a major problem faced by [[0]me] and many other people whenever we discuss economic issues or economic phenomena . Most of the time , economic policy and economic theory are not aimed at individuals . In terms of probability , if you explain the behavior of a specific individual , for example your uncle , using [[3]any economic theory] , the probability that [[3]it] will be accurate is virtually 0 . In fact , in the great majority of cases the economic theory is aimed at [[5]an entire group] , or a subgroup . In terms of averages , accuracy is the goal of many economic theories -LRB- here [[0]I] 'm being inaccurate ; [[0]I] hope the experts will not take it too literally , especially those with IO expertise -RRB- . But with regard to [[4]an ordinary person] , [[4]he] may never see [[5]the whole group] , [[4]he] sees only [[4]his] co-workers , [[4]his] relatives and [[4]his] friends , the group of people familiar to [[4]him] ; add up all the people in [[5]this group] and they may number 200 , and that is already a lot of people . Below [[0]I] am going to refer to these 200 people collectively as " [[4]his] uncle . " So whenever you discuss an economic theory with someone , the response of a perfectly ordinary person would be : [[0]My] uncle is n't like that , so this theory is baloney . In other words , everybody tends to mistake [[7][[6]the part] for [[8]the whole]] . Here , mistaking [[7][[6]the part] for [[8]the whole]] is not derogatory ; [[6]it] is a limitation of [[9]the human race [[9]itself]] ; you have [[9]it] and [[0]I] have [[9]it] . If [[10]Americans] had learned not to mistake [[7][[6]the part] for [[8]the whole]] , [[10]they] might not have made such a mess of the world . [[0]I] believe that [[10]they] made such a complete mess of the Middle East to a very large extent because [[10]they] applied [[10]their] own common sense to understanding the Middle East , which is a completely different place from the United States . On this issue , [[11]China] does not have much basis for being self - congratulatory ; [[11]China 's] rapid rise has even caused some people to have a sort of misconception - that whatever [[11]China] does is right - and this is in fact a manifestation of narrow - mindedness . Therefore [[0]I] believe it is extremely important to recognize that one 's own knowledge has limitations . [[12]We] need to maintain a sufficiently open attitude toward things that do n't correspond to [[12]our] common sense . So just because every time [[13]your uncle] goes to [[14]the supermarket [[13]he] buys hog head meat] does n't mean that we should immediately assume that any theory that does not predict people going to [[14]the supermarket] will buy hog head meat is wrong . When you feel other people are talking baloney , and what other people say does not correspond to your " common sense , " you should at the same time recognize that [[15]your uncle] is only your uncle , [[15]he] is not the whole world .

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[[1][[0]Guo Kai 's] Economic Notes] : Your uncle is just your uncle . [[1][[0]Guo Kai 's] Economic Notes] This morning [[2]I] went to the supermarket with Dad , and when it came time to check out [[2]I] discovered [[3]something that everybody probably knows : not everybody buys the same things] . Of course [[3]this] is a no - brainer , but [[3]this] is actually a major problem faced by [[4][[2]me] and many other people] whenever [[4]we] discuss economic issues or economic phenomena . Most of the time , economic policy and economic theory are not aimed at individuals . In terms of probability , if you explain the behavior of a specific individual , for example your uncle , using [[5]any economic theory] , the probability that [[5]it] will be accurate is virtually 0 . In fact , in the great majority of cases the economic theory is aimed at an entire group , or a subgroup . In terms of averages , accuracy is the goal of many economic theories -LRB- here [[2]I] 'm being inaccurate ; [[2]I] hope the experts will not take it too literally , especially those with IO expertise -RRB- . But with regard to [[6]an ordinary person] , [[6]he] may never see the whole group , [[6]he] sees [[8]only [[6]his] co-workers , [[6]his] relatives and [[6]his] friends , the group of people familiar to [[6]him]] ; add up [[7]all the people in [[8]this group]] and [[7]they] may number [[9]200] , and [[9]that] is already a lot of people . Below [[2]I] am going to refer to [[7]these 200 people] collectively as " [[6]his] uncle . " So whenever you discuss [[11]an economic theory] with someone , the response of [[10]a perfectly ordinary person] would be : [[10]My] uncle is n't like that , so [[11]this theory] is baloney . In other words , everybody tends to mistake the part for the whole . Here , [[12]mistaking] the part for the whole is not derogatory ; [[12]it] is a limitation of [[13]the human race [[13]itself]] ; you have [[12]it] and [[2]I] have [[12]it] . If [[14]Americans] had learned not to mistake the part for the whole , [[14]they] might not have made such a mess of the world . [[2]I] believe that [[14]they] made such a complete mess of [[15]the Middle East] to a very large extent because [[14]they] applied [[14]their] own common sense to understanding [[15]the Middle East , which is a completely different place from the United States] . On this issue , [[16]China] does not have much basis for being self - congratulatory ; [[16]China 's] rapid rise has even caused some people to have [[17]a sort of misconception - that whatever [[16]China] does is right -] and [[17]this] is in fact a manifestation of narrow - mindedness . Therefore [[2]I] believe it is extremely important to recognize that one 's own knowledge has limitations . We need to maintain a sufficiently open attitude toward things that do n't correspond to our common sense . So just because every time [[18]your uncle] goes to the supermarket [[18]he] buys hog head meat does n't mean that we should immediately assume that any theory that does not predict people going to the supermarket will buy hog head meat is wrong . When you feel other people are talking baloney , and what other people say does not correspond to your " common sense , " you should at the same time recognize that [[18]your uncle] is only your uncle , [[18]he] is not the whole world .


Predicted

Devastating Critique of the Arab World by One of Its Own Thanks again to my friend Nick Keck for passing this along via e-mail . It is the text of a speech given by an Arab gentleman before the advisory board of a large multi-nation corporation . It 's a long but very worthwhile read . `` A View from the Eye of the Storm '' Talk delivered by Haim Harari at a meeting of the International Advisory Board of a large multi-national corporation , April , 2004 : `` As you know , I usually provide the scientific and technological `` entertainment '' in our meetings , but , on this occasion , [[0]our Chairman] suggested that [[0]I] present [[0]my] own personal view on events in the part of the world from which [[0]I] come . [[0]I] have never been and [[0]I] will never be a Government official and [[0]I] have no privileged information . [[0]My] perspective is entirely based on what [[0]I] see , on what [[0]I] read and on the fact that [[0]my] family has lived in [[3]this region] for almost 200 years . [[1]You] may regard [[0]my] views as those of the proverbial taxi driver , which you are supposed to question , when you visit a country . [[0]I] could have shared with [[1]you] some fascinating facts and some personal thoughts about [[2]the Israeli - Arab conflict] . However , [[0]I] will touch upon [[2]it] only in passing . [[0]I] prefer to devote most of [[0]my] remarks to the broader picture of [[3]the region] and [[3]its] place in world events . [[0]I] refer to the entire area between Pakistan and Morocco , which is predominantly Arab , predominantly Moslem , but includes many non-Arab and also significant non-Moslem minorities . Why do [[0]I] put aside [[4]Israel] and [[4]its] own immediate neighborhood ? Because [[4]Israel] and any problems related to [[4]it] , in spite of what you might read or hear in the world media , is not the central issue , and has never been the central issue in the upheaval in [[3]the region] . Yes , there is [[5]a 100 year - old Israeli - Arab conflict] , but [[5]it] is not where the main show is . The millions who died in the Iran - Iraq war had nothing to do with [[4]Israel] . The mass murder happening right now in Sudan , where [[6]the Arab Moslem regime] is massacring [[6]its] black Christian citizens , has nothing to do with [[4]Israel] . The frequent reports from Algeria about the murders of hundreds of civilians in one village or another by other Algerians have nothing to do with [[4]Israel] . [[7]Saddam Hussein] did not invade Kuwait , endanger Saudi Arabia and butcher [[7]his] own people because of [[4]Israel] . Egypt did not use poison gas against Yemen in the 60's because of [[4]Israel] . Assad [[8]the Father] did not kill tens of thousands of [[8]his] own citizens in one week in El Hamma in Syria because of [[4]Israel] . The Taliban control of Afghanistan and the civil war there had nothing to do with [[4]Israel] . The Libyan blowing up of the Pan - Am flight had nothing to do with [[4]Israel] , and I could go on and on and on . The root of the trouble is that [[3]this entire Moslem region] is totally dysfunctional , by any standard of the word , and would have been so even if [[4]Israel] had joined [[9]the Arab league] and an independent Palestine had existed for 100 years . The 22 member countries of [[9]the Arab league] , from Mauritania to [[10]the Gulf States] , have a total population of 300 millions , larger than [[10]the US] and almost as large as [[11]the EU] before [[11]its] expansion . [[12]They] have a land area larger than either [[10]the US] or all of Europe . These 22 countries , with all [[12]their] oil and natural resources , have [[13]a combined GDP] smaller than that of Netherlands plus Belgium and equal to half of the GDP of California alone . Within [[13]this meager GDP] , the gaps between rich and poor are beyond belief and too [[14]many of the rich] made [[14]their] money not by succeeding in business , but by being corrupt rulers . [[15]The social status of women] is far below what [[15]it] was in the Western World 150 years ago . Human rights are below any reasonable standard , in spite of the grotesque fact that Libya was elected Chair of the UN Human Rights commission . According to a report prepared by a committee of Arab intellectuals and published under the auspices of the U.N. , the number of books translated by the entire Arab world is much smaller than what little Greece alone translates . The total number of scientific publications of 300 million Arabs is less than that of 6 million Israelis . Birth rates in [[16]the region] are very high , increasing the poverty , the social gaps and the cultural decline . And all of this is happening in [[16]a region , which only 30 years ago] , was [[18]believed] to be the next wealthy part of [[17]the world] , and in a Moslem area , which developed , at some point in history , one of the most advanced cultures in [[17]the world] . It is fair to say that [[18]this] creates an unprecedented breeding ground for cruel dictators , terror networks , fanaticism , incitement , suicide murders and general decline . It is also a fact that almost everybody in [[16]the region] blames this situation on the United States , on Israel , on Western Civilization , on Judaism and Christianity , on anyone and anything , except themselves . A word about the millions of decent , honest , [[19]good people who are either devout Moslems or] are not very religious but grew up in Moslem families : [[19]They] are double victims of an outside world , which now develops Islamophobia , and of [[19]their] own environment which breaks [[19]their] heart by being totally dysfunctional .

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Devastating Critique of [[0]the Arab World] by One of [[0]Its] Own Thanks again to my friend Nick Keck for passing [[1]this] along via e-mail . [[1]It] is the text of a speech given by an Arab gentleman before the advisory board of [[2]a large multi-nation corporation] . [[1]It] 's a long but very worthwhile read . [[1]`` A View from the Eye of the Storm ''] Talk delivered by [[4]Haim Harari] at a meeting of [[3]the International Advisory Board of [[2]a large multi-national corporation]] , April , 2004 : `` As you know , [[4]I] usually provide the scientific and technological `` entertainment '' in [[3]our] meetings , but , on this occasion , [[3]our] Chairman suggested that [[4]I] present [[4]my] own personal view on events in [[0]the part of the world from which [[4]I] come] . [[4]I] have never been and [[4]I] will never be a Government official and [[4]I] have no privileged information . [[4]My] perspective is entirely based on what [[4]I] see , on what [[4]I] read and on the fact that [[4]my] family has lived in [[0]this region] for almost 200 years . You may regard [[4]my] views as those of the proverbial taxi driver , which you are supposed to question , when you visit a country . [[4]I] could have shared with you some fascinating facts and some personal thoughts about [[5]the Israeli - Arab conflict] . However , [[4]I] will touch upon [[5]it] only in passing . [[4]I] prefer to devote most of [[4]my] remarks to the broader picture of [[0]the region] and [[0]its] place in world events . [[4]I] refer to [[0]the entire area between Pakistan and Morocco , which is predominantly Arab , predominantly Moslem , but includes many non-Arab and also significant non-Moslem minorities] . Why do [[4]I] put aside [[6]Israel] and [[6]its] own immediate neighborhood ? Because [[6]Israel] and any problems related to [[6]it] , in spite of what you might read or hear in the world media , is not the central issue , and has never been the central issue in the upheaval in [[0]the region] . Yes , there is [[5]a 100 year - old Israeli - Arab conflict] , but [[5]it] is not where the main show is . The millions who died in the Iran - Iraq war had nothing to do with [[6]Israel] . The mass murder happening right now in Sudan , where [[7]the Arab Moslem regime] is massacring [[7]its] black Christian citizens , has nothing to do with [[6]Israel] . The frequent reports from Algeria about the murders of hundreds of civilians in one village or another by other Algerians have nothing to do with [[6]Israel] . [[8]Saddam Hussein] did not invade Kuwait , endanger Saudi Arabia and butcher [[8]his] own people because of [[6]Israel] . Egypt did not use poison gas against Yemen in the 60's because of [[6]Israel] . [[9]Assad the Father] did not kill tens of thousands of [[9]his] own citizens in one week in El Hamma in Syria because of [[6]Israel] . The Taliban control of Afghanistan and the civil war there had nothing to do with [[6]Israel] . The Libyan blowing up of the Pan - Am flight had nothing to do with [[6]Israel] , and I could go on and on and on . The root of the trouble is that [[0]this entire Moslem region] is totally dysfunctional , by any standard of the word , and would have been so even if [[6]Israel] had joined [[10]the Arab league] and an independent Palestine had existed for 100 years . [[13]The 22 member countries of [[10]the Arab league] , from Mauritania to the Gulf States] , have a total population of 300 millions , larger than [[11]the US] and almost as large as [[12]the EU before [[12]its] expansion] . [[10]They] have a land area larger than either [[11]the US] or all of Europe . [[13]These 22 countries , with all their oil and natural resources] , have [[14]a combined GDP smaller than that of Netherlands plus Belgium and equal to half of the GDP of California alone] . Within [[14]this meager GDP] , the gaps between rich and poor are beyond belief and [[15]too many of the rich] made [[15]their] money not by succeeding in business , but by being corrupt rulers . [[16]The social status of women] is far below what [[16]it] was in the Western World 150 years ago . Human rights are below any reasonable standard , in spite of the grotesque fact that Libya was elected Chair of the [[17]UN] Human Rights commission . According to a report prepared by a committee of Arab intellectuals and published under the auspices of [[17]the U.N.] , the number of books translated by [[0]the entire Arab world] is much smaller than what little Greece alone translates . The total number of scientific publications of 300 million Arabs is less than that of 6 million Israelis . Birth rates in [[0]the region] are very high , increasing the poverty , the social gaps and the cultural decline . And all of this is happening in [[0]a region , which only 30 years ago , was believed to be the next wealthy part of [[18]the world]] , and in [[0]a Moslem area , which developed , at some point in history , one of the most advanced cultures in [[18]the world]] . It is fair to say that this creates [[19]an unprecedented breeding ground for cruel dictators , terror networks , fanaticism , incitement , suicide murders and general decline] . It is also a fact that [[20]almost everybody in [[0]the region]] blames [[19]this situation] on [[11]the United States] , on [[6]Israel] , on Western Civilization , on Judaism and Christianity , on anyone and anything , except [[20]themselves] . A word about [[21]the millions of decent , honest , good people who are either devout Moslems or are not very religious but grew up in Moslem families] : [[21]They] are double victims of an outside world , which now develops Islamophobia , and of [[21]their] own environment which breaks [[21]their] heart by being totally dysfunctional .


Predicted

The problem is that the vast silent majority of [[0]these Moslems] are not part of the terror and the incitement , but [[0]they] also do not stand up political leaders , intellectuals , business people and many others . [[1]Many of them] can certainly tell right from wrong , but are afraid to express [[1]their] views . The events of the last few years have amplified four issues , which have always existed , but have never been as rampant as in the present upheaval in the region . A few more years may pass before everybody acknowledges that [[2]it] is a World War , but we are already well into [[2]it] . [[3]These] are the four main pillars of the current World Conflict , or perhaps we should already refer to [[2]it] as `` the undeclared World War III '' : against [[2]it] . [[3]They] become accomplices , by omission , and this applies to *1 . [[4]Suicide murders] are not a new invention but [[4]they] have been made popular , if I may use this expression , only lately . Even after September 11 , it seems that most of [[8]the Western World] does not yet understand [[5]this weapon] . [[5]It] is a very potent psychological weapon . [[5]Its] real direct impact is relatively minor . The total number of casualties from hundreds of suicide murders within Israel in the last three years is much smaller than those due to car accidents . September 11 was quantitatively much less lethal than many earthquakes More people die from AIDS in one day in Africa than all the Russians who died in the hands of Chechnya - based Moslem suicide murderers since that conflict started . Saddam killed every month more people than all those who died from suicide murders since the Coalition occupation of Iraq . So what is all the fuss about suicide [[6]killings] ? [[6]It] creates headlines . [[6]It] is spectacular . [[6]It] is frightening . [[6]It] is a very cruel death with bodies dismembered and horrible severe lifelong injuries to many of the wounded . It is always shown on television in great detail . One such murder , with the help of hysterical media coverage , can destroy the tourism industry of [[7]a country] for quite a while , as [[7]it] did in Bali and in Turkey . But the real fear comes from the undisputed fact that no defense and no preventive measures can succeed against a determined suicide murderer . This has not yet penetrated the thinking of [[8]the Western World] . [[9]The U.S. and Europe] are constantly improving [[9]their] defense against the last murder , not the next one . We may arrange for the best airport security in the world . But if you want to murder by suicide , you do not have to board a plane in order to explode yourself and kill many people . Who could stop a suicide murder in the midst of the crowded line waiting to be checked by the airport metal detector ? How about the lines to the check - in counters in a busy travel period ? Put a metal detector in front of every train station in Spain and the terrorists will get [[10]the buses] . Protect [[10]the buses] and [[10]they] will explode in movie theaters , concert halls , supermarkets , shopping malls , schools and hospitals . Put guards in front of every concert hall and there will always be a line of people to be checked by [[11]the guards] and this line will be [[12]the target] , not to speak of killing [[11]the guards [[11]themselves]] . You can somewhat reduce your vulnerability by preventive and defensive measures and by strict border controls but not eliminate [[12]it] and definitely not win [[13]the war] in a defensive way . And [[13]it] is a war ! What is behind the suicide murders ? Money is , money and power and cold - blooded murderous incitement , nothing else . It has nothing to do with true fanatic religious beliefs . No [[14]Moslem preacher] has ever [[15]blown] [[14]himself] up . No son of an Arab politician or religious leader has ever blown [[14]himself] up . No relative of anyone influential has done [[15]it] . Would n't you expect [[16]some of the religious leaders] to do [[17]it] [[16]themselves] , or to talk [[16]their] sons into doing [[17]it] , if this is truly a supreme act of religious fervor ? Are n't [[16]they] interested in the benefits of going to Heaven ? Instead , [[16]they] send outcast women , naive children , retarded people and young incited hotheads . [[16]They] promise [[16]them] the delights , mostly sexual , of the next world , and pay [[16]their] families handsomely after the supreme act is performed and enough innocent people are dead . Suicide murders also have nothing to do with poverty and despair . The poorest region in [[18]the world] , by far , is Africa . It never happens there . There are numerous desperate people in [[18]the world] , in different cultures , countries and continents . Desperation does not provide anyone with explosives , reconnaissance and transportation . There was certainly more despair in Saddam 's Iraq than in Paul Bremmer 's Iraq , and no one exploded himself . A suicide murder is simply a horrible , vicious weapon of cruel , inhuman , cynical , well - funded terrorists , with no regard to human life , including the life of [[19]their] fellow countrymen , but with very high regard to [[19]their] own affluent well - being and [[19]their] hunger for power . The only way to fight this new `` popular '' weapon is identical to the only way in which you fight organized crime or pirates on the high seas : the offensive way .

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The problem is that [[0]the vast silent majority of these Moslems] are not part of the terror and the incitement , but [[0]they] also do not stand up political leaders , intellectuals , business people and many others . [[1]Many of [[0]them]] can certainly tell right from wrong , but are afraid to express [[1]their] views . The events of the last few years have amplified [[2]four issues , which have always existed , but have never been as rampant as in the present upheaval in the region] . A few more years may pass before everybody acknowledges that [[3]it] is a World War , but we are already well into [[3]it] . [[2]These] are the four main pillars of [[3]the current World Conflict] , or perhaps we should already refer to [[3]it] as `` the undeclared World War III '' : against it . [[0]They] [[4]become] accomplices , by omission , and [[4]this] applies to *1 . [[5]Suicide murders] are not a new invention but [[5]they] have been made popular , if I may use this expression , only lately . Even after [[7]September 11] , it seems that most of [[6]the Western World] does not yet understand [[5]this weapon] . [[5]It] is a very potent psychological weapon . [[5]Its] real direct impact is relatively minor . The total number of casualties from hundreds of suicide murders within Israel in the last three years is much smaller than those due to car accidents . [[7]September 11] was quantitatively much less lethal than many earthquakes More people die from AIDS in one day in Africa than all the Russians who died in the hands of Chechnya - based Moslem suicide murderers since that conflict started . Saddam killed every month more people than all those who died from suicide murders since the Coalition occupation of Iraq . So what is all the fuss about [[8]suicide killings] ? [[8]It] creates headlines . [[8]It] is spectacular . [[8]It] is frightening . [[8]It] is a very cruel death with bodies dismembered and horrible severe lifelong injuries to many of the wounded . [[8]It] is always shown on television in great detail . [[9]One such murder] , with the help of hysterical media coverage , can destroy the tourism industry of a country for quite a while , as [[9]it] did in Bali and in Turkey . But the real fear comes from [[10]the undisputed fact that no defense and no preventive measures can succeed against a determined suicide murderer] . [[10]This] has not yet penetrated the thinking of [[6]the Western World] . [[11]The U.S. and Europe] are constantly improving [[11]their] defense against the last murder , not the next one . We may arrange for the best airport security in the world . But if you want to murder by suicide , you do not have to board a plane in order to explode yourself and kill many people . Who could stop a suicide murder in the midst of the crowded line waiting to be checked by the airport metal detector ? How about the lines to the check - in counters in a busy travel period ? Put a metal detector in front of every train station in Spain and [[12]the terrorists] will get the buses . Protect the buses and [[12]they] will explode in movie theaters , concert halls , supermarkets , shopping malls , schools and hospitals . Put guards in front of every concert hall and there will always be a line of people to be checked by the guards and this line will be the target , not to speak of killing [[13]the guards [[13]themselves]] . You can somewhat reduce [[14]your vulnerability] by preventive and defensive measures and by strict border controls but not eliminate [[14]it] and definitely not win the war in a defensive way . And it is a war ! What is behind [[15]the suicide murders] ? Money is , money and power and cold - blooded murderous incitement , nothing else . [[15]It] has nothing to do with true fanatic religious beliefs . [[16]No Moslem preacher] has ever blown [[16]himself] up . [[17]No son of an Arab politician or religious leader] has ever blown [[17]himself] up . No relative of anyone influential has done [[15]it] . Would n't you expect [[18]some of the religious leaders] to do [[15]it] [[18]themselves] , or to talk [[18]their] sons into doing [[15]it] , if [[15]this] is truly a supreme act of religious fervor ? Are n't [[18]they] interested in the benefits of going to Heaven ? Instead , [[18]they] send [[19]outcast women , naive children , retarded people and young incited hotheads] . [[18]They] promise [[19]them] the delights , mostly sexual , of the next world , and pay [[19]their] families handsomely after the supreme act is performed and enough innocent people are dead . [[20]Suicide murders] also have nothing to do with poverty and despair . The poorest region in the world , by far , is Africa . [[20]It] never happens there . There are numerous desperate people in the world , in different cultures , countries and continents . Desperation does not provide anyone with explosives , reconnaissance and transportation . There was certainly more despair in Saddam 's Iraq than in Paul Bremmer 's Iraq , and no one exploded himself . [[22]A suicide murder] is simply a horrible , vicious weapon of [[21]cruel , inhuman , cynical , well - funded terrorists , with no regard to human life , including the life of [[21]their] fellow countrymen , but with very high regard to [[21]their] own affluent well - being and [[21]their] hunger for power] . The only way to fight [[22]this new `` popular '' weapon] is identical to the only way in which you fight organized crime or pirates on the high seas : the offensive way .


Predicted

Like in the case of organized crime , it is crucial that the forces on the offensive be united and it is crucial to reach the top of [[0]the crime pyramid] . You can not eliminate organized crime by arresting the little drug dealer on the street corner . You must go after the head of [[0]the `` Family ''] . If part of the public supports [[0]it] , others tolerate [[0]it] , many are afraid of [[0]it] and some try to explain [[0]it] away by poverty or by a miserable childhood , organized crime will thrive and so will terrorism . The United States understands this now , after September 11 . Russia is beginning to understand [[0]it] . Turkey understands [[0]it] well . [[2]I] am very much afraid that most of [[1]Europe] still does not understand [[0]it] . Unfortunately , it seems that [[1]Europe] will understand [[0]it] only after suicide murders arrive in [[1]Europe] in a big way . In [[2]my] humble opinion , this will definitely happen . The Spanish trains and the Istanbul bombings are only the beginning . The unity of the Civilized World in fighting this horror is absolutely indispensable . Until Europe wakes up , this unity will not be achieved . *2 . [[3]Words] can be lethal . [[3]They] kill people . It is often said that politicians , diplomats and perhaps also [[4]lawyers and business people] must sometimes lie , as part of [[4]their] professional life . But the norms of politics and diplomacy are childish , in comparison with the level of incitement and total absolute deliberate fabrications , which have reached new heights in the region we are talking about . An incredible number of people in the Arab world believe that September 11 never happened , or was an American provocation or , even better , a Jewish plot . You all remember the Iraqi Minister of Information , [[5]Mr. Mouhamad Said al-Sahaf] and [[5]his] press conferences when the US forces were already inside [[6]Baghdad] . Disinformation at time of war is an accepted tactic . But to stand , day after day , and to make such preposterous statements , known to everybody to be lies , without even being ridiculed in your own milieu , can only happen in [[6]this region] . [[8]Mr. Sahaf] eventually [[7]became] a popular icon as a court jester , but [[7]this] did not stop some allegedly respectable newspapers from giving [[8]him] equal time . [[7]It] also does not prevent the Western press from giving credence , every day , even now , to similar liars . After all , if you want to be an anti-Semite , there are subtle ways of doing it . You do not have to claim that the holocaust never happened , and that the Jewish temple in Jerusalem never existed . But [[9]millions of Moslems] are told by [[10][[9]their] leaders] that this is the case . When [[10]these same leaders] make other statements , the Western media report [[10]them] as if [[10]they] could be true . It is a daily occurrence that the same people who finance , arm and dispatch suicide murderers , condemn the act in [[12]English] in front of western TV cameras , talking to a world audience , which even partly believes [[10]them] . It is a daily routine to hear [[11]the same leader] making opposite statements in [[14]Arabic] to [[11]his] people and in [[12]English] to the rest of the world . Incitement by Arab TV , accompanied by horror pictures of mutilated bodies , has become a powerful weapon of those who lie , distort and want to destroy everything . Little children are raised on deep hatred and on admiration of so - called martyrs , and [[13]the Western World] does not notice [[13]it] because [[13]its] own TV sets are mostly tuned to soap operas and game shows . I recommend to [[15]you] , even though most of you do not understand [[14]Arabic] , to watch Al Jazeera , from time to time . [[15]You] will not believe your own eyes . But words also work in other ways , more subtle . A demonstration in Berlin , carrying banners supporting Saddam 's regime and featuring three - year old babies dressed as suicide murderers , is defined by the press and by political leaders as a `` peace demonstration '' . You may support or oppose the Iraq war , but to refer to fans of Saddam , Arafat or Bin Laden as peace activists is a bit too much . [[16]A woman] walks into [[17]an Israeli restaurant] in mid-day , eats , observes families with old people and children eating their lunch in the adjacent tables and pays the bill . [[16]She] then blows [[16]herself] up , killing 20 people , including many children , with heads and arms rolling around in [[17]the restaurant] . [[16]She] is called `` martyr '' by several Arab leaders and `` activist '' by the European press . Dignitaries condemn the act but visit [[16]her] bereaved family and the money flows . There is a new game in town : The actual murderer is called `` the military wing '' , the one who pays [[18]him] , equips [[18]him] and sends [[18]him] is now called `` the political wing '' and the head of the operation is called the `` spiritual leader '' . There are numerous other examples of such Orwellian nomenclature , used every day not only by terror chiefs but also by Western media . [[19]These words] are much more dangerous than many people realize . [[19]They] provide an emotional infrastructure for atrocities . It was Joseph Goebbels who said that if you repeat [[20]a lie often enough] , people will believe [[20]it] . [[21]He] is now being outperformed by [[21]his] successors . *3 .

Gold

Like in the case of organized crime , it is crucial that the forces on the offensive be united and it is crucial to reach the top of the crime pyramid . You can not eliminate [[0]organized crime] by arresting the little drug dealer on the street corner . You must go after the head of the `` Family '' . If part of the public supports [[0]it] , others tolerate [[0]it] , many are afraid of [[0]it] and some try to explain [[0]it] away by poverty or by a miserable childhood , organized crime will thrive and so will terrorism . The United States understands [[1]this] now , after [[2]September 11] . Russia is beginning to understand [[1]it] . Turkey understands [[1]it] well . [[3]I] am very much afraid that most of [[4]Europe] still does not understand [[1]it] . Unfortunately , it seems that [[4]Europe] will understand [[1]it] only after suicide murders [[5]arrive] in [[4]Europe] in a big way . In [[3]my] humble opinion , [[5]this] will definitely happen . The Spanish trains and the Istanbul bombings are only the beginning . [[6]The unity of the Civilized World in fighting this horror] is absolutely indispensable . Until [[4]Europe] wakes up , [[6]this unity] will not be achieved . *2 . [[7]Words] can be lethal . [[7]They] kill people . It is often said that [[8]politicians , diplomats and perhaps also lawyers and business people] must sometimes lie , as part of [[8]their] professional life . But the norms of politics and diplomacy are childish , in comparison with the level of incitement and total absolute deliberate fabrications , which have reached new heights in [[9]the region we are talking about] . An incredible number of people in [[9]the Arab world] believe that [[2]September 11] never happened , or was an American provocation or , even better , a Jewish plot . You all remember [[10]the Iraqi Minister of Information , Mr. Mouhamad Said al-Sahaf] and [[10]his] press conferences when the US forces were already inside Baghdad . Disinformation at time of war is an accepted tactic . But to stand , day after day , and to make such preposterous statements , known to everybody to be lies , without even being ridiculed in your own milieu , can only happen in [[9]this region] . [[10]Mr. Sahaf] eventually [[11]became] a popular icon as a court jester , but [[11]this] did not stop some allegedly respectable newspapers from giving [[10]him] equal time . [[11]It] also does not prevent the Western press from giving credence , every day , even now , to similar liars . After all , if you want to [[12]be] an anti-Semite , there are subtle ways of doing [[12]it] . You do not have to claim that the holocaust never happened , and that the Jewish temple in Jerusalem never existed . But [[14]millions of Moslems] are told by [[14][[13]their] leaders] that this is the case . When [[13]these same leaders] make [[15]other statements] , the Western media report [[15]them] as if [[15]they] could be true . It is a daily occurrence that [[17]the same people who finance , arm and dispatch suicide murderers] , condemn the act in [[16]English] in front of western TV cameras , talking to a world audience , which even partly believes [[17]them] . It is a daily routine to hear [[18]the same leader] making opposite statements in [[19]Arabic] to [[18]his] people and in [[16]English] to the rest of the world . Incitement by Arab TV , accompanied by horror pictures of mutilated bodies , has become a powerful weapon of those who lie , distort and want to destroy everything . Little children are [[20]raised] on deep hatred and on admiration of so - called martyrs , and [[21]the Western World] does not notice [[20]it] because [[21]its] own TV sets are mostly tuned to soap operas and game shows . I recommend to you , even though most of you do not understand [[19]Arabic] , to watch Al Jazeera , from time to time . [[22]You] will not believe [[22]your] own eyes . But words also work in other ways , more subtle . A demonstration in Berlin , carrying banners supporting [[23]Saddam] 's regime and featuring three - year old babies dressed as suicide murderers , is defined by the press and by political leaders as a `` peace demonstration '' . You may support or oppose the Iraq war , but to refer to fans of [[23]Saddam] , Arafat or Bin Laden as peace activists is a bit too much . [[26]A woman] walks into [[25]an Israeli restaurant] in mid-day , eats , observes [[24]families with old people and children] eating [[24]their] lunch in the adjacent tables and pays the bill . [[26]She] then [[27]blows] [[26]herself] up , killing 20 people , including many children , with heads and arms rolling around in [[25]the restaurant] . [[26]She] is called `` martyr '' by several Arab leaders and `` activist '' by the European press . Dignitaries condemn [[27]the act] but visit [[26]her] bereaved family and the money flows . There is a new game in town : [[28]The actual murderer] is called `` the military wing '' , the one who pays [[28]him] , equips [[28]him] and sends [[28]him] is now called `` the political wing '' and the head of the operation is called the `` spiritual leader '' . There are numerous other examples of such Orwellian nomenclature , used every day not only by terror chiefs but also by Western media . [[29]These words] are much more dangerous than many people realize . [[29]They] provide an emotional infrastructure for atrocities . It was [[30]Joseph Goebbels] who said that if you repeat [[31]a lie] often enough , people will believe [[31]it] . [[30]He] is now being outperformed by [[30]his] successors . *3 .


Predicted

Huge amounts of money , which could have solved many social problems in this dysfunctional part of [[2]the world] , are channeled into three concentric spheres supporting death and murder . In [[3]the inner circle] are [[0]the terrorists [[0]themselves]] . The money funds [[0]their] travel , explosives , hideouts and permanent search for soft vulnerable targets . The inner circles are primarily financed by [[1]terrorist states like Iran and Syria] , until recently also by Iraq and Libya and earlier also by some of the Communist regimes . [[1]These states] , as well as the Palestinian Authority , are the safe havens of the wholesale murder vendors . [[1]They] are surrounded by a second wider circle of direct supporters , planners , commanders , preachers , all of whom make a living , usually a very comfortable living , by serving as terror infrastructure . Finally , we find the third circle of so - called religious , educational and welfare organizations , which actually do some good , feed the hungry and provide some schooling , but brainwash a new generation with hatred , lies and ignorance . This circle operates mostly through mosques , madrasas and other religious establishments but also through inciting electronic and printed media . It is this circle that makes sure that women remain inferior , that democracy is unthinkable and that exposure to the outside world is minimal . It is also that circle that leads the way in blaming everybody outside [[2]the Moslem world] , for the miseries of the region . [[3]The outer circle] is largely financed by Saudi Arabia , but also by donations from certain Moslem communities in the United States and [[8]Europe] and , to a smaller extent , by donations of European Governments to various NGO's and by certain United Nations organizations , [[4]whose goals] may be noble , but [[4]they] are infested and exploited by agents of [[3]the outer circle] . The Saudi regime , of course , will be the next victim of [[5]major terror] , when [[3]the inner circle] will explode into [[3]the outer circle] . [[6]The Saudis] are beginning to understand [[5]it] , but [[6]they] fight [[3]the inner circles] , while still financing the infrastructure at [[3]the outer circle] . Figuratively speaking , [[3]this outer circle] is the guardian , which makes sure that the people look and listen inwards to the inner circle of terror and incitement , rather than to the world outside . Some parts of [[3]this same outer circle] actually operate as a result of fear from , or blackmail by , [[3]the inner circles] . The horrifying added factor is the high birth rate . Half of the population of the Arab world is under the age of 20 , the most receptive age to incitement , guaranteeing two more generations of blind hatred . [[7]Some of the leaders of [[3]these various circles]] live very comfortably on [[7]their] loot . You meet [[7]their] children in the best private schools in [[8]Europe] , not in the training camps of suicide murderers . The Jihad `` soldiers '' join packaged death tours to Iraq and other hotspots , while some of their leaders ski in Switzerland . Mrs. Arafat , who lives in Paris with her daughter , receives tens of thousands of dollars per month from the allegedly bankrupt Palestinian Authority , while a typical local ringleader of the Al-Aksa brigade , reporting to Arafat , receives only a cash payment of a couple of hundred dollars , for performing murders at the retail level . *4 . The civilized world believes in democracy , the rule of law , including international law , human rights , free speech and free press , among other liberties . There are naive old - fashioned habits such as respecting religious sites and symbols , not using ambulances and hospitals for acts of war , avoiding the mutilation of dead bodies and not using children as human shields or human bombs . Never in history , not even in the Nazi period , was there such total disregard of all of the above as we observe now . Every student of political science debates how you prevent an anti-democratic force from winning a democratic election and abolishing democracy . Other aspects of a civilized society must also have limitations . Can [[9]a policeman] open fire on someone trying to kill [[9]him] ? Can a government listen to phone conversations of terrorists and drug dealers ? Does free speech protect you when you shout `` fire '' in a crowded theater ? Should there be death penalty , for deliberate multiple murders ? These are the old - fashioned dilemmas . But now we have an entire new set . Do [[10]you] raid a mosque , which serves as a terrorist ammunition storage ? Do [[10]you] return fire , if [[10]you] are attacked from a hospital ? Do [[10]you] storm a church taken over by terrorists who took the priests hostages ? Do [[10]you] search every ambulance after a few suicide murderers use ambulances to reach their targets ? Do [[10]you] strip [[11]every woman] because one pretended to be pregnant and carried a suicide bomb on [[11]her] belly ? Do [[10]you] shoot back at someone trying to kill [[10]you] , standing deliberately behind a group of children ? Do [[10]you] raid terrorist headquarters , hidden in a mental hospital ? Do [[10]you] shoot an arch-murderer who deliberately moves from one location to another , always surrounded by children ? All of these happen daily in Iraq and in the Palestinian areas . What do [[10]you] do ? Well , you do not want to face the dilemma . But it can not be avoided .

Gold

Huge amounts of money , which could have solved many social problems in this dysfunctional part of the world , are channeled into three concentric spheres supporting death and murder . In [[0]the inner circle] are [[1]the terrorists [[1]themselves]] . The money funds [[1]their] travel , explosives , hideouts and permanent search for soft vulnerable targets . [[0]The inner circles] are primarily financed by [[2]terrorist states like Iran and Syria] , until recently also by Iraq and Libya and earlier also by some of the Communist regimes . [[3][[2]These states] , as well as the Palestinian Authority] , are the safe havens of the wholesale murder vendors . [[3]They] are surrounded by a second wider circle of direct supporters , planners , commanders , preachers , all of whom make a living , usually a very comfortable living , by serving as terror infrastructure . Finally , we find [[4]the third circle of so - called religious , educational and welfare organizations , which actually do some good , feed the hungry and provide some schooling , but brainwash a new generation with hatred , lies and ignorance] . [[4]This circle] operates mostly through mosques , madrasas and other religious establishments but also through inciting electronic and printed media . It is [[4]this circle] that makes sure that women remain inferior , that democracy is unthinkable and that exposure to [[5]the outside world] is minimal . It is also [[4]that circle] that leads the way in blaming everybody outside the Moslem world , for the miseries of the region . [[4]The outer circle] is largely financed by [[8]Saudi Arabia] , but also by donations from certain Moslem communities in the United States and [[6]Europe] and , to a smaller extent , by donations of European Governments to various NGO's and by [[7]certain United Nations organizations , whose goals may be noble , but [[7]they] are infested and exploited by agents of [[4]the outer circle]] . [[8]The Saudi regime] , of course , will [[9]be] the next victim of major terror , when [[0]the inner circle] will explode into [[4]the outer circle] . [[8]The Saudis] are beginning to understand [[9]it] , but [[8]they] fight [[0]the inner circles] , while still financing the infrastructure at [[4]the outer circle] . Figuratively speaking , [[4]this outer circle] is the guardian , which makes sure that the people look and listen inwards to [[0]the inner circle of terror and incitement] , rather than to [[5]the world outside] . Some parts of [[4]this same outer circle] actually operate as a result of fear from , or blackmail by , [[0]the inner circles] . The horrifying added factor is the high birth rate . Half of the population of the Arab world is under the age of 20 , the most receptive age to incitement , guaranteeing two more generations of blind hatred . [[10]Some of the leaders of these various circles] live very comfortably on [[10]their] loot . You meet [[10]their] children in the best private schools in [[6]Europe] , not in the training camps of suicide murderers . [[11]The Jihad `` soldiers ''] join packaged death tours to [[12]Iraq] and other hotspots , while some of [[11]their] leaders ski in Switzerland . [[13]Mrs. Arafat , who lives in Paris with [[13]her] daughter] , receives tens of thousands of dollars per month from the allegedly bankrupt Palestinian Authority , while a typical local ringleader of the Al-Aksa brigade , reporting to Arafat , receives only a cash payment of a couple of hundred dollars , for performing murders at the retail level . *4 . The civilized world believes in democracy , the rule of law , including international law , human rights , free speech and free press , among other liberties . There are naive old - fashioned habits such as respecting religious sites and symbols , not using ambulances and hospitals for acts of war , avoiding the mutilation of dead bodies and not using children as human shields or human bombs . Never in history , not even in the Nazi period , was there such total disregard of all of the above as we observe now . Every student of political science debates how you prevent an anti-democratic force from winning a democratic election and abolishing democracy . Other aspects of a civilized society must also have limitations . Can [[14]a policeman] open fire on someone trying to kill [[14]him] ? Can a government listen to phone conversations of terrorists and drug dealers ? Does free speech protect you when you shout `` fire '' in a crowded theater ? Should there be death penalty , for deliberate multiple murders ? These are the old - fashioned dilemmas . But now we have an entire new set . Do you raid a mosque , which serves as a terrorist ammunition storage ? Do you return fire , if you are attacked from a hospital ? Do you storm a church taken over by terrorists who took the priests hostages ? Do you search every ambulance after [[15]a few suicide murderers] use ambulances to reach [[15]their] targets ? Do you strip every woman because [[16]one] pretended to be pregnant and carried a suicide bomb on [[16]her] belly ? Do you shoot back at someone trying to kill you , standing deliberately behind a group of children ? Do you raid terrorist headquarters , hidden in a mental hospital ? Do you shoot an arch-murderer who deliberately moves from one location to another , always surrounded by children ? All of these happen daily in [[12]Iraq] and in the Palestinian areas . What do you do ? Well , you do not want to [[17]face] the dilemma . But [[17]it] can not be avoided .


Predicted

Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that someone would openly stay in a well - known address in Teheran , hosted by the Iranian Government and financed by it , executing one atrocity after another in [[1]Spain] or in [[2]France] , killing hundreds of innocent people , accepting responsibility for the crimes , promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same , while the Government of Iran issues public condemnations of [[0]his] acts but continues to host [[0]him] , invite [[0]him] to official functions and treat [[0]him] as a great dignitary . I leave it to you as homework to figur out what [[1]Spain] or [[2]France] would have done , in such a situation . The problem is that the civilized world is still having illusions about the rule of law in a totally lawless environment . It is trying to play ice hockey by sending a ballerina ice - skater into the ring or to knock out a heavyweight boxer by a chess player . In the same way that [[3]no country] has a law against cannibals eating [[3]its] prime minister , because such an act is unthinkable , international law does not address killers shooting from hospitals , mosques and ambulances , while being protected by their Government or society . [[5]International law] does not know how to handle someone who sends [[4]children] to throw stones , stands behind [[4]them] and shoots with immunity and can not be arrested because [[6]he] is sheltered by a Government . [[5]International law] does not know how to deal with a leader of murderers who is royally and comfortably hosted by a country , which pretends to condemn [[6]his] acts or just claims to be too weak to arrest [[6]him] . The amazing thing is that all of these crooks demand protection under international law , and define all those who attack them as `` war criminals , '' with some Western media repeating the allegations . The good news is that all of this is temporary , because the evolution of [[7]international law] has always adapted [[7]itself] to reality . The punishment for suicide murder should be death or arrest before the murder , not during and not after . After every world war , the rules of international law have changed , and the same will happen after the present one . But during the twilight zone , a lot of harm can be done . The picture [[10]I] described here is not pretty . What can we do about it ? In the short run , only fight and win . In the long run , only educate [[8]the next generation] and open [[8]it] to [[9]the world] . The inner circles can and must be destroyed by force . The outer circle can not be eliminated by force . Here we need financial starvation of the organizing elite , more power to women , more education , counter-propaganda , boycott whenever feasible and access to Western media , internet and the international scene . Above all , we need a total absolute unity and determination of [[9]the civilized world] against all three circles of evil . Allow [[10]me] , for a moment , to depart from [[10]my] alleged role as a taxi driver and return to science . When you have [[12]a malignant tumor] , you may remove [[11]the tumor [[11]itself]] surgically . You may also starve [[12]it] by preventing new blood from reaching [[12]it] from other parts of the body , thereby preventing new `` supplies '' from expanding [[12]the tumor] . If you want to be sure , it is best to do both . But before you fight and win , by force or otherwise , you have to realize that you are in a war , and this may take Europe a few more years . In order to win , it is necessary to first eliminate the terrorist regimes , so that no Government in [[9]the world] will serve as a safe haven for these people . [[10]I] do not want to comment here on whether the American - led attack on [[13]Iraq] was justified from the point of view of weapons of mass destruction or any other pre-war argument , but [[10]I] can look at the post-war map of Western Asia . Now that [[14]Afghanistan] , [[13]Iraq] and Libya are out , [[15]two and a half terrorist states] remain : [[16]Iran] , [[17]Syria] and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony . Perhaps Sudan should be added to the list . As a result of the conquest of [[14]Afghanistan] and [[13]Iraq] , [[15]both [[16]Iran] and [[17]Syria]] are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to [[15]them] . [[16]Iran] is encircled by [[14]Afghanistan] , by the Gulf States , [[13]Iraq] and the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union . [[17]Syria] is surrounded by Turkey , [[13]Iraq] , Jordan and Israel . [[18]This] is a significant strategic change and [[18]it] applies strong pressure on the terrorist countries . It is not surprising that [[16]Iran] is so active in trying to incite a Shiite uprising in [[13]Iraq] . [[10]I] do not know if the American plan was actually to [[19]encircle] [[15]both [[16]Iran] and [[17]Syria]] , but [[19]that] is the resulting situation . In [[10]my] humble opinion , the number one danger to the world today is [[16]Iran] and [[16]its] regime . [[16]It] definitely has ambitions to rule vast areas and to expand in all directions . [[16]It] has an ideology which claims supremacy over Western culture . [[16]It] is ruthless . [[16]It] has proven that [[16]it] can execute elaborate terrorist acts without leaving too many traces , using Iranian Embassies . [[20]It] is clearly trying to develop nuclear weapons . [[20]Its] so - called moderates and [[21]conservatives] play [[21]their] own virtuoso version of the `` good - cop versus bad - cop '' game .

Gold

Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that [[0]someone] would openly stay in a well - known address in Teheran , hosted by [[1]the Iranian Government] and financed by [[1]it] , executing one atrocity after another in [[4]Spain] or in [[2]France] , killing hundreds of innocent people , accepting responsibility for [[3]the crimes] , promising in public TV interviews to do more of [[3]the same] , while [[1]the Government of [[1]Iran]] issues public condemnations of [[0]his] acts but continues to host [[0]him] , invite [[0]him] to official functions and treat [[0]him] as a great dignitary . [[5]I] leave it to you as homework to figur out what [[4]Spain] or [[2]France] would have done , in such a situation . The problem is that [[6]the civilized world] is still having illusions about the rule of law in a totally lawless environment . [[6]It] is trying to play ice hockey by sending a ballerina ice - skater into the ring or to knock out a heavyweight boxer by a chess player . In the same way that [[8]no country] has a law against cannibals eating [[8]its] prime minister , because such an act is unthinkable , [[7]international law] does not address [[9]killers shooting from hospitals , mosques and ambulances , while being protected by [[9]their] Government or society] . [[7]International law] does not know how to handle [[11]someone who sends [[10]children] to throw stones , stands behind [[10]them] and shoots with immunity and can not be arrested because [[11]he] is sheltered by a Government] . [[7]International law] does not know how to deal with [[12]a leader of murderers who is royally and comfortably hosted by a country , which pretends to condemn [[12]his] acts or just claims to be too weak to arrest [[12]him]] . The amazing thing is that [[13]all of these crooks] demand protection under [[7]international law] , and define all those who attack [[13]them] as `` war criminals , '' with some Western media repeating the allegations . The good news is that all of this is temporary , because the evolution of [[7]international law] has always adapted [[7]itself] to reality . The punishment for suicide murder should be death or arrest before the murder , not during and not after . After every world war , the rules of [[7]international law] have [[14]changed] , and [[14]the same] will happen after the present one . But during the twilight zone , a lot of harm can be done . [[15]The picture [[5]I] described here] is not pretty . What can we do about [[15]it] ? In the short run , only fight and win . In the long run , only educate [[16]the next generation] and open [[16]it] to the world . The inner circles can and must be destroyed by force . The outer circle can not be eliminated by force . Here we need financial starvation of the organizing elite , more power to women , more education , counter-propaganda , boycott whenever feasible and access to Western media , internet and the international scene . Above all , we need a total absolute unity and determination of the civilized world against all three circles of evil . Allow [[17]me] , for a moment , to depart from [[17]my] alleged role as a taxi driver and return to science . When you have [[18]a malignant tumor] , you may remove [[18]the tumor [[18]itself]] surgically . You may also starve [[18]it] by preventing new blood from reaching [[18]it] from other parts of the body , thereby preventing new `` supplies '' from expanding [[18]the tumor] . If you want to be sure , it is best to do both . But before you fight and win , by force or otherwise , you have to [[19]realize] that you are in a war , and [[19]this] may take Europe a few more years . In order to win , it is necessary to first eliminate the terrorist regimes , so that no Government in [[20]the world] will serve as a safe haven for these people . [[17]I] do not want to comment here on whether the American - led attack on [[21]Iraq] was justified from the point of view of weapons of mass destruction or any other pre-war argument , but [[17]I] can look at the post-war map of Western Asia . Now that [[25]Afghanistan] , [[21]Iraq] and Libya are out , [[23]two and a half terrorist states] remain : [[1]Iran] , [[24]Syria] and [[22]Lebanon] , [[22]the latter] being a Syrian colony . Perhaps Sudan should be added to the list . As a result of the conquest of [[25]Afghanistan] and [[21]Iraq] , [[26]both [[1]Iran] and [[24]Syria]] are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to [[26]them] . [[1]Iran] is encircled by [[25]Afghanistan] , by the Gulf States , [[21]Iraq] and the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union . [[24]Syria] is surrounded by Turkey , [[21]Iraq] , Jordan and Israel . [[27]This] is a significant strategic change and [[27]it] applies strong pressure on [[23]the terrorist countries] . It is not surprising that [[1]Iran] is so active in trying to incite a Shiite uprising in [[21]Iraq] . [[17]I] do not know if the American plan was actually to [[28]encircle] [[26]both [[1]Iran] and [[24]Syria]] , but [[28]that] is the resulting situation . In [[17]my] humble opinion , the number one danger to [[20]the world] today is [[1]Iran and [[1]its] regime] . [[1]It] definitely has ambitions to rule vast areas and to expand in all directions . [[1]It] has an ideology which claims supremacy over Western culture . [[1]It] is ruthless . [[1]It] has proven that [[1]it] can execute elaborate terrorist acts without leaving too many traces , using Iranian Embassies . [[1]It] is clearly trying to develop nuclear weapons . [[29][[1]Its] so - called moderates and conservatives] play [[29]their] own virtuoso version of the `` good - cop versus bad - cop '' game .


Predicted

[[3]Iran] sponsors Syrian terrorism , [[0]it] is certainly behind much of the action in [[2]Iraq] , [[0]it] is fully funding [[1]the Hezbollah] and , through [[1]it] , the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad ; [[0]it] performed acts of terror at least in Europe and in South America and probably also in Uzbekistan and [[5]Saudi Arabia] and [[0]it] truly leads a multi-national terror consortium , which includes , as minor players , Syria , Lebanon and certain Shiite elements in [[2]Iraq] . Nevertheless , [[4]most European countries] still trade with [[3]Iran] , try to appease [[3]it] and refuse to read the clear signals . In order to win the war it is also necessary to dry the financial resources of [[3]the terror conglomerate] . It is pointless to try to understand the subtle differences between the Sunni terror of Al Qaeda and Hamas and the Shiite terror of Hezbollah , Sadr and other Iranian - inspired enterprises . When [[0]it] serves [[4]their] business needs , all of [[4]them] collaborate beautifully . It is crucial to stop [[5]Saudi] and other financial support of the outer circle , which is the fertile breeding ground of terror . It is important to monitor all donations from the Western World to Islamic organizations , to monitor the finances of international relief organizations and to react with forceful economic measures to any small sign of financial aid to any of the three circles of terrorism . It is also important to [[6]act] decisively against the campaign of lies and fabrications and to monitor those Western media who collaborate with [[6]it] out of naivety , financial interests or ignorance . Above all , never surrender to terror . No one will ever know whether the recent elections in [[8]Spain] would have yielded a different result , if not for the train bombings a few days earlier . But it really does not matter . What matters is that [[7]the terrorists] believe that [[7]they] caused the result and that [[7]they] won by driving [[8]Spain] out of [[9]Iraq] . The Spanish story will surely end up being extremely costly to other European countries , including France , who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to [[9]Iraq] . In the long run , [[8]Spain [[8]itself]] will pay even more . Is the solution a democratic Arab world ? If by democracy we mean free elections but also free press , free speech , a functioning judicial system , civil liberties , equality to women , free international travel , exposure to international media and ideas , laws against racial incitement and against defamation , and avoidance of lawless behavior regarding hospitals , places of worship and children , then yes , democracy is the solution . If [[10]democracy] is just free elections , it is likely that the most fanatic regime will be elected , the one whose incitement and fabrications are the most inflammatory . We have seen [[10]it] already in Algeria and , to a certain extent , in Turkey . [[10]It] will happen again , if the ground is not prepared very carefully . On the other hand , a certain transition democracy , as in Jordan , may be a better temporary solution , paving the way for the real thing , perhaps in the same way that an immediate sudden democracy did not work in Russia and would not have worked in China . I have no doubt that the civilized world will prevail . But the longer it takes us to understand the new landscape of this war , the more costly and painful the victory will be . Its understandable recoil from wars , following the horrors of World War II , may cost thousands of additional innocent lives , before the tide will turn .

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[[0]Iran] sponsors Syrian terrorism , [[0]it] is certainly behind much of the action in [[1]Iraq] , [[0]it] is fully funding [[3]the Hezbollah] and , through [[3]it] , the [[2]Palestinian Hamas] and Islamic Jihad ; [[0]it] performed acts of terror at least in Europe and in South America and probably also in Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia and [[0]it] truly leads a multi-national terror consortium , which includes , as minor players , Syria , Lebanon and certain Shiite elements in [[1]Iraq] . Nevertheless , most European countries still trade with [[0]Iran] , try to appease [[0]it] and refuse to read the clear signals . In order to win the war it is also necessary to dry the financial resources of the terror conglomerate . It is pointless to try to understand the subtle differences between [[4]the Sunni terror of Al Qaeda and [[2]Hamas] and the Shiite terror of [[3]Hezbollah] , Sadr and other Iranian - inspired enterprises] . When it serves [[4]their] business needs , [[4]all of them] collaborate beautifully . It is crucial to stop Saudi and other financial support of the outer circle , which is the fertile breeding ground of terror . It is important to monitor all donations from the Western World to Islamic organizations , to monitor the finances of international relief organizations and to react with forceful economic measures to any small sign of financial aid to any of the three circles of terrorism . It is also important to act decisively against the campaign of lies and fabrications and to monitor those Western media who collaborate with [[4]it] out of naivety , financial interests or ignorance . Above all , never surrender to terror . No one will ever know whether the recent elections in Spain would have yielded a different result , if not for the train bombings a few days earlier . But it really does not matter . What matters is that [[5]the terrorists] believe that [[5]they] caused the result and that [[5]they] won by driving [[6]Spain] out of [[1]Iraq] . The Spanish story will surely end up being extremely costly to other European countries , including France , who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to [[1]Iraq] . In the long run , [[6]Spain [[6]itself]] will pay even more . Is the solution a democratic Arab world ? If by democracy we mean free elections but also free press , free speech , a functioning judicial system , civil liberties , equality to women , free international travel , exposure to international media and ideas , laws against racial incitement and against defamation , and avoidance of lawless behavior regarding hospitals , places of worship and children , then yes , democracy is the solution . If democracy is just free elections , it is likely that the most fanatic regime will be [[7]elected] , the one whose incitement and fabrications are the most inflammatory . We have seen [[7]it] already in Algeria and , to a certain extent , in Turkey . [[7]It] will happen again , if the ground is not prepared very carefully . On the other hand , a certain transition democracy , as in Jordan , may be a better temporary solution , paving the way for the real thing , perhaps in the same way that an immediate sudden democracy did not work in Russia and would not have worked in China . I have no doubt that [[8]the civilized world] will prevail . But the longer it takes us to understand the new landscape of this war , the more costly and painful the victory will be . [[8]Its] understandable recoil from wars , following the horrors of World War II , may cost thousands of additional innocent lives , before the tide will turn .


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[[0]I] 'm leaving , [[0]Captain] , [[0]I] must go There 's blood upon [[0]your] hand But tell [[0]me] , [[0]Captain] , if [[0]you] know Of a decent place to stand - Leonard Cohen Only time right now for some quick thoughts on [[1]Haditha] . Or rather , [[1]Haditha 's] elevation as [[6]Iraq 's] official , bad apple atrocity . Even for those who try to pay attention to what filters through the fog of war crimes , these things tend to run together . [[1]Haditha] is n't [[3]Abu Sifa] where , according to Iraqi police , US forces '' on a rampage '' executed a family of 11 , then bombed [[2]their] house , burned [[2]their] cars and slaughtered [[2]their] animals . What more will we hear of [[3]Abu Sifa] , now [[1]Haditha] has become the representative and inevitable example of honour 's exception ? Because along with [[1]Haditha] comes [[7]Jesse Macbeth] , allegedly a former Army Ranger and Iraq war veteran , whose claims that [[4]massacre] was method rather than madness rapidly went viral on the Net . [[5][[4]His] story] was unsubstantiated and exteme , yet plausible because [[5]it] was extreme , and provided a template to the pattern of force on exhibit in [[6]Iraq] . A pattern rarely admitted by the West 's institutional media . But [[7]Macbeth] , it now appears , is [[8]the Pentagon 's] timely strawman to buttress [[8]its] case for [[1]Haditha 's] exceptionalism , and to discredit influential anti-war voices such as Iraq Veterans Against the War . Whether unaware or not of [[4]his] status as a COINTELPRO asset , it does n't matter , because regardless , [[7]Macbeth] became a lucky charm for those who refuse to believe the program of horror in which US troops are engaged , and there are many . Similar stories may now be said to have been `` debunked , '' without examination or a straining of battlefield ethics . [[9]It] was a scandal 20 years ago when Ronald Reagan - the Bush family 's post-Hinkley Zombie - in - Chief - honoured the SS dead at Bitburg , and by turn paid homage to the old fascist `` anti-communist '' front of the Republican Heritage Groups Council . [[9]It] was , perhaps , merely a prefigurement of the Nazi stain in America 's own blood cult , and what should be a crisis of conscience on Memorial Day . On supposedly progressive forums [[10]I] 've seen many apologies for [[1]Haditha] , and for the other Hadithas still cloaked in denial . Do n't judge the troops too quickly , or too harshly , some write , because `` Hell is full of heroes . '' Heaven , meanwhile , fills with children . There is no decent place to stand , not in a massacre . [[11]Sorry Jeff] [[10]I] have posted to [[11]you] before about this and [[10]I] really do not care one iota . There are too many people in the world , resources are limited under current economic models and [[12]this] has always gone on . It 's all about real estate and [[12]this] is just foreplay , [[13]the fucking] starts with [[18]China] , deal with [[13]it] . As war has become more technologically advanced more civilians have died , look at Goya for god 's sake . [[14]It] 's not right , [[14]it] 's not wrong , [[14]it] just is .... Grow up and quit bitchin .... Forward over the fallen and quit moaning over the downsides of Globalisation . Try reading Philip Caputos ' A Rumour of War . Anonymous 2:52 , if someone would kill [[15]your] family - would [[15]you] also say [[16]it] 's not right , [[16]it] 's not wrong , it just is ? With attitudes like that , there truly is no hope for this planet anymore . We might as well push the reboot button right now . `` [[17]hell] is full of heroes '' what the fuck does [[17]that] mean ? Is this a good thing ? Is slaughtering people a good thing ? And what 's anonymous on about ? `` Grow up and quit bitchin '' ? Do we roll over and say this sort of thing is okay just because the ' current economic models ' say so ? Anonymouth . A - non - entity . [[19]I] think for most Americans the sanctity of the god - fearing soldier going out and making the world right is too near and dear a concept . `` Support the troops , not the regime '' That 's a noble idea until you 're supporting the weight of an armoured vehicle on your chest . The disallusionment of [[18]this country] is progressing apace and [[19]I] sense [[20]the growing desperation] as people realize that just believing [[18]we] 're on the right side might not necessarily make [[20]it] so . The first `` anonymous '' poster here is certainly [[21]a fellow with [[21]his] own] screwed up head stick up [[21]his] own disgusting ass . [[19]I] also think [[21]his] own understanding of the artistic works [[21]he] references - Francisco Goya 's Disasters of War and Caputo 's book -- is also supremely naive . [[19]I] suggest [[21]he] take an elementary course in art appreciation at [[21]his] local university or community college . `` [[22]It] 's not right , [[22]it] 's not wrong , [[22]it] just is ... '' i am so glad some anonymous fuck posted [[23]this] -- [[23]it] only proves jeff 's point -LRB- made implicitly and explicitly throughout this entire blog -RRB- that there is a cancer in this country that continues to eat at [[23]it] : a cancerous heritage linked to nazism and fascism and slavery and holocaust and slaughter ... anonymousfuck proves it , america ! kudos to [[21]him] for standing up for the ' convictions ' of [[21]his] national socialist fathers .

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[[1]I] 'm leaving , [[0]Captain] , [[1]I] must go There 's blood upon [[0]your] hand But tell [[1]me] , [[0]Captain] , if [[0]you] know Of a decent place to stand - Leonard Cohen Only time right now for some quick thoughts on [[2]Haditha] . Or rather , [[2]Haditha 's] elevation as [[3]Iraq 's] official , bad apple atrocity . Even for those who try to pay attention to what filters through the fog of war crimes , these things tend to run together . [[2]Haditha] is n't [[5]Abu Sifa where , according to Iraqi police , US forces '' on a rampage '' executed [[4]a family of 11] , then bombed [[4]their] house , burned [[4]their] cars and slaughtered [[4]their] animals] . What more will we hear of [[5]Abu Sifa] , now [[2]Haditha] has become the representative and inevitable example of honour 's exception ? Because along with [[2]Haditha] comes [[6]Jesse Macbeth , allegedly a former Army Ranger and [[3]Iraq] war veteran , whose claims that massacre was method rather than madness rapidly went viral on the Net] . [[7][[6]His] story] was unsubstantiated and exteme , yet plausible because [[7]it] was extreme , and provided a template to the pattern of force on exhibit in [[3]Iraq] . A pattern rarely admitted by the West 's institutional media . But [[6]Macbeth] , it now appears , is [[8]the Pentagon 's] timely strawman to buttress [[8]its] case for [[2]Haditha 's] exceptionalism , and to discredit influential anti-war voices such as Iraq Veterans Against the War . Whether unaware or not of [[6]his] status as a COINTELPRO asset , it does n't matter , because regardless , [[6]Macbeth] became a lucky charm for those who refuse to believe the program of horror in which US troops are engaged , and there are many . Similar stories may now be said to have been `` debunked , '' without examination or a straining of battlefield ethics . It was a scandal 20 years ago when Ronald Reagan - the Bush family 's post-Hinkley Zombie - in - Chief - honoured the SS dead at Bitburg , and by turn paid homage to the old fascist `` anti-communist '' front of the Republican Heritage Groups Council . It was , perhaps , merely a prefigurement of the Nazi stain in [[9]America 's] own blood cult , and what should be a crisis of conscience on Memorial Day . On supposedly progressive forums [[10]I] 've seen many apologies for [[2]Haditha] , and for the other Hadithas still cloaked in denial . Do n't judge the troops too quickly , or too harshly , some write , because `` Hell is full of heroes . '' Heaven , meanwhile , fills with children . There is no decent place to stand , not in a massacre . Sorry [[10]Jeff] [[11]I] have posted to [[10]you] before about this and [[11]I] really do not care one iota . There are too many people in the world , resources are limited under current economic models and this has always gone on . It 's all about real estate and this is just foreplay , the fucking starts with China , deal with it . As war has become more technologically advanced more civilians have died , look at [[12]Goya] for god 's sake . It 's not right , it 's not wrong , it just is .... Grow up and quit bitchin .... Forward over the fallen and quit moaning over the downsides of Globalisation . Try reading [[14][[13]Philip Caputos '] A Rumour of War] . [[11]Anonymous 2:52] , if someone would kill [[11]your] family - would [[11]you] also say it 's not right , it 's not wrong , it just is ? With attitudes like that , there truly is no hope for this planet anymore . We might as well push the reboot button right now . `` hell is full of heroes '' what the fuck does [[15]that] mean ? Is [[15]this] a good thing ? Is slaughtering people a good thing ? And what 's [[11]anonymous] on about ? `` Grow up and quit bitchin '' ? Do we roll over and say this sort of thing is okay just because the ' current economic models ' say so ? Anonymouth . A - non - entity . [[16]I] think for most Americans the sanctity of the god - fearing soldier going out and making the world right is too near and dear a concept . `` [[17]Support] the troops , not the regime '' [[17]That] 's a noble idea until you 're supporting the weight of an armoured vehicle on your chest . The disallusionment of [[9]this country] is progressing apace and [[16]I] sense the growing desperation as people realize that just believing we 're on the right side might not necessarily make it so . [[11]The first `` anonymous '' poster here] is certainly a fellow with [[11]his] own screwed up head stick up [[11]his] own disgusting ass . [[18]I] also think [[11]his] own understanding of the artistic works [[11]he] references - [[12]Francisco Goya 's] Disasters of War and [[14][[13]Caputo 's] book] -- is also supremely naive . [[18]I] suggest [[11]he] take an elementary course in art appreciation at [[11]his] local university or community college . `` It 's not right , it 's not wrong , it just is ... '' i am so glad [[11]some anonymous fuck] posted this -- it only proves jeff 's point -LRB- made implicitly and explicitly throughout this entire blog -RRB- that there is a cancer in [[9]this country] that continues to eat at [[9]it] : a cancerous heritage linked to nazism and fascism and slavery and holocaust and slaughter ... [[11]anonymousfuck] proves it , [[9]america] ! kudos to [[11]him] for standing up for the ' convictions ' of [[11]his] national socialist fathers .


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when [[3]the police state] crushes HIS family , we 'll all just laugh a say , `` well , fucker , it just IS ... '' In the fields the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning [[0]their] brainwashed minds Politicians hide [[0]themselves] away [[0]They] only started the way Why do n't the go out to fight ? [[0]They] leave that up to the poor Time will tell on [[0]their] power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait till [[0]their] Judgement Day comes Now in darkness world stops turning Ashes where the bodies burning No more War Pigs have the power Hand of [[1]God] has struck the hour Day of Judgement , [[1]God] is calling On [[2]their] knees the War Pigs crawling Begging mercy for [[2]their] sins Satan laughing spreads [[1]his] wings Happy Mammonorial Day The Anonymous at 2:52 PM , albeit lobotomized by the iron triangle 's propaganda , hit upon a major point we should all be aware of . Iraq , or Iran for that matter , are just foreplay . The real act occurs when the Empire takes on [[3]China] . The only way [[4]an industrial power] can take on another with ten times [[4]its] population base is by using what [[4]it] thinks is [[4]its] overwhelming advantage . That would be a massive nuclear strike , incincerating all opposition before [[4]it] could mobilize , and using [[4]its] new warfighter technology to mop up everything else . In the long run , it may be that the Middle Eastern conflagrations are designed to harden the American people to the inevitability of genocide . Not that it really is inevitable : but it would make ruling a whole lot easier for a government controlled by the military front of the world 's largest private equity firm . '' .. when the police state crushes HIS family , .. '' The problem with that catchy idea is that [[5]the participants of empire] are mostly assured [[5]they] have a safe haven *when* the bottom falls out or assume [[5]they] do more so than smuks like me or you . Let 's face it : Money buys some security ; [[6]a lot of money] buys a lot of security , and those that have access to [[6]it] KNOW what 's going on and have made plans accordingly . Unfortunately anon 2:52 is n't that far off in Twilight Zone kind of way - although [[8]I] do not agree with h / hr ethic morality , there are too many people on earth RIGHT NOW , that is , if they [[7]ALL WANT] to have a car and drive to the mall - and a lot of them are waking up to that idea , which , as it stands now , is impossible . [[7]His] nonchelant benign God force mannerism is appalling and is apparent in the Neo-Con World of the Project for a New American Century , which if [[8]I] 'm not mistaken , did address the issues of exactly what is being said here . [[9]Anotherwords] : [[9]You] are either with [[10]us] or against [[10]us] . Even if you 're with us you might die a horrible death , but you still have a chance albeit a minor one . To paraphrase : `` They who hold the gold , makes the rules . Those who hold the gold AND the guns make the reality . '' From LRC blog : A Breakdown in Thinking Posted by Butler Shaffer at 12:53 PM News reports inform us that [[11]American military officials] are now convinced that a unit of Marines killed some 24 unarmed Iraqis , including women and six children . Some of the victims had been shot `` execution style . '' One government official stated that this atrocity showed `` a total breakdown in morality . '' What on earth do [[11]these officials] think all war is , if not a `` breakdown in morality ? '' If the systematic slaughter of tens or hundreds of thousands of human beings does n't represent a `` breakdown in morality , '' what does ? Do we have to wait for some major offense , such as illicit sex in the oval office ? [[12]I] would go even further than this : `` war is the mobilization of immorality . '' Would these apologists for such killings have been satisfied if the same deaths to the same innocents had been brought about by aerial bombs ? [[12]I] am reminded of a distinction one of [[12]my] students tried making a few years ago in contrasting suicide bombers with militarily disciplined killing : `` at least we have the decency to drop bombs from airplanes , '' he declared . [[12]I] wonder what kind of spin [[13]the twits at Faux News] are putting on this for [[13]their] audience of the bloodthirsty ! On [[16]this Memorial Day weekend] , it would be worthwhile for [[14]Americans - whose government] is running this abattoir - to recognize the immorality of [[14]their] support for such madness . [[15]Those who wave [[15]their] flags] , or emblazon [[15]their] cars with `` support the troops '' messages , are as much to blame for this so - called `` breakdown in morality '' as anyone else . Out of a sense of moral decency , [[16]this weekend] might be an appropriate occasion to remove [[17]such symbols] from [[17]their] cars , homes , and - better yet - [[17]their] minds ! Question : did U.S. troops in WW2 shoot [[18]children] while [[18]their] mothers tried to shield [[18]them] , screaming for mercy ? Remember Maggot , the Telly Savalas rapist - character from `` The Dirty Dozen ? '' Jim Brown machine - gunned him for messing with a German woman in a simple act of field justice . That sort of moral action seemed fairly unremarkable to people back then .

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when the police state crushes [[1][[0]HIS] family] , we 'll all just laugh a say , `` well , [[0]fucker] , it just IS ... '' In the fields the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to [[2]mankind] Poisoning [[2]their] brainwashed minds [[3]Politicians] hide [[3]themselves] away [[3]They] only started the way Why do n't [[3]the] go out to [[4]fight] ? [[3]They] leave [[4]that] up to the poor Time will tell on [[3]their] power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait till [[3]their] Judgement Day comes Now in darkness world stops turning Ashes where the bodies burning No more War Pigs have the power Hand of [[5]God] has struck the hour Day of Judgement , [[5]God] is calling On [[6]their] knees [[6]the War Pigs] crawling Begging mercy for [[6]their] sins [[7]Satan] laughing spreads [[7]his] wings Happy Mammonorial Day [[0]The Anonymous at 2:52 PM] , albeit lobotomized by the iron triangle 's propaganda , hit upon a major point we should all be aware of . Iraq , or Iran for that matter , are just foreplay . The real act occurs when the Empire takes on China . The only way [[8]an industrial power] can take on another with ten times [[8]its] population base is by using what [[8]it] thinks is [[9][[8]its] overwhelming advantage] . [[9]That] would be a massive nuclear strike , incincerating [[10]all opposition] before [[10]it] could mobilize , and using [[8]its] new warfighter technology to mop up everything else . In the long run , it may be that the Middle Eastern conflagrations are designed to harden the American people to the inevitability of [[11]genocide] . Not that [[11]it] really is inevitable : but [[11]it] would make ruling a whole lot easier for a government controlled by the military front of the world 's largest private equity firm . '' .. when the police state [[12]crushes] [[1][[0]HIS] family] , .. '' The problem with [[12]that catchy idea] is that [[13]the participants of empire] are mostly assured [[13]they] have a safe haven *when* the bottom falls out or assume [[13]they] do more so than smuks like [[14]me] or you . Let 's face it : [[15]Money] buys some security ; a lot of money buys a lot of security , and those that have access to [[15]it] KNOW what 's going on and have made plans accordingly . Unfortunately [[0]anon 2:52] is n't that far off in Twilight Zone kind of way - although [[14]I] do not agree with [[0]h / hr] ethic morality , there are [[16]too many people on earth RIGHT NOW] , that is , if [[16]they [[16]ALL]] WANT to have a car and drive to the mall - and a lot of [[16]them] are waking up to that idea , which , as it stands now , is impossible . His nonchelant benign God force mannerism is appalling and is apparent in the Neo-Con World of the Project for a New American Century , which if [[14]I] 'm not mistaken , did address the issues of exactly what is being said here . Anotherwords : You are either with us or against us . Even if you 're with us you might die a horrible death , but you still have a chance albeit a minor one . To paraphrase : `` They who hold the gold , makes the rules . Those who hold the gold AND the guns make the reality . '' From LRC blog : A Breakdown in Thinking Posted by [[17]Butler Shaffer] at 12:53 PM News reports inform us that [[18]American military officials] are now convinced that a unit of Marines [[19]killed] [[20]some 24 unarmed Iraqis , including women and six children] . Some of [[20]the victims] had been shot `` execution style . '' One government official stated that [[19]this atrocity] showed `` a total breakdown in morality . '' What on earth do [[18]these officials] think all war is , if not a `` breakdown in morality ? '' If the systematic slaughter of tens or hundreds of thousands of human beings does n't represent a `` breakdown in morality , '' what does ? Do we have to wait for some major offense , such as illicit sex in the oval office ? [[17]I] would go even further than this : `` war is the mobilization of immorality . '' Would these apologists for such killings have been satisfied if the same deaths to [[20]the same innocents] had been brought about by aerial bombs ? [[17]I] am reminded of a distinction [[21]one of [[17]my] students] tried making a few years ago in contrasting suicide bombers with militarily disciplined killing : `` at least we have the decency to drop bombs from airplanes , '' [[21]he] declared . [[17]I] wonder what kind of spin [[22]the twits at Faux News] are putting on this for [[22]their] audience of the bloodthirsty ! On this Memorial Day weekend , it would be worthwhile for [[23]Americans - whose government is running this abattoir -] to recognize the immorality of [[23]their] support for such madness . [[24]Those who wave [[24]their] flags , or emblazon [[24]their] cars with `` support the troops '' messages] , are as much to blame for this so - called `` breakdown in morality '' as anyone else . Out of a sense of moral decency , this weekend might be an appropriate occasion to remove such symbols from [[24]their] cars , homes , and - better yet - [[24]their] minds ! Question : did U.S. troops in WW2 shoot [[25]children] while [[25]their] mothers tried to shield [[25]them] , screaming for mercy ? Remember [[26]Maggot , the Telly Savalas rapist - character from `` The Dirty Dozen] ? '' Jim Brown machine - gunned [[26]him] for messing with a German woman in a simple act of field justice . That sort of moral action seemed fairly unremarkable to people back then .


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Fast - forward to today 's GI : innured to violence by a lifetime of ultra-violent `` Kill Bill '' movies , ultra-violent FPS video games , [[0]he] has become the thing an earlier generation was taught was most detestable : a nazi storm trooper , a self - appointed SS death 's - head executioner . Bereft of any sense of the sacred , [[0]he] shoots little girls without compunction . [[0]He] is , quite literally , insane , a `` Natural Born Killer . '' [[1]These atavistic carrion - birds] surely will come home to roost , and one thing seems undeniable : it 's not going to be pretty when [[1]they] do . [[2]I] do n't just mean the troops returning from [[3]Iraq] : [[2]I] mean the whole malevolent Culture of Death . Go for a drive in any U.S. city and witness the seething hatred Americans have for each other . `` Your streets will be smeared with blood , '' as the prophecy has it . A society built on lies , where respect for human life is absent , where every media outlet mirrors the bloodlust , is a society doomed . `` And what rough beast , its hour come round at last ? '' [[3]Iraq] has been a training ground . Sane people come home scarred for life from such a place . The real psychopaths graduate to high paying private security contractor jobs and are destined to become the Praetorian Guard for the New World Order . On that last video game piece , [[2]I] just posted [[4]a comment , referring to a serial killer toy set] . And [[5]an article about [[4]it]] . [[5]the article] was written 17 years ago about [[6]a kid who was not yet near puberty] . Kind of Bart or Lisa 's age back in the days of the original simpsons . [[6]The kid who bought that toy] would be in [[6]their] mid to late 20s right now , possibly with a tour or two of [[3]Iraq] under [[6]their] belts . It 's not the `` Kill Bills '' or the video games that cause this bullshit , not even serial killer toys . It 's the lack of true culture and connection to anything that really fucks things up . It 's not the movies ... or the games . That is it . After all , ALL life is sacred . Or none . there is no middle ground . -LRB- PS [[2]I] am a carnivore , things die for [[2]me] to live . The life they had is sacred too . -RRB- To all of you who have never been in [[9]a war] .... there is no morality in war . '' [[2]I] heard a WW2 vet say this tonight . Could n't agree more . It 's one good reason why wars should be last resorts instead of the cool graphics embellished infotainment spectacles that they are . It 's also why the ultimate responsibility for this lies at [[7]Washington 's] doorstep . & , ultimately , at our doorsteps . [[7]Washington] sold us a bill of goods & we were too damn lazy to uncover the bill of goods . Hell , [[2]I] bet more Americans do more research to buy [[8]a f*cking clothes] dryer than [[8]they] did before [[8]they] bought [[9]this war] , hook line & sinker . Of course , [[10]a lot of Americans] have flip flopped over to the against column . [[2]I] just hope [[10]they] do n't try to scapegoat [[11]these boys] for acting badly in reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaal goddamn bad situation that [[12]WE] sent [[11]them] into . & [[2]I] do mean [[12]WE] . [[2]I] thought [[13]this] was a bad idea from the start , but what did [[2]I] do to stop [[13]it] ? Wrote [[2]my] representatives & garnered a collection of condescending form `` You just do n't understand the situation '' letters in return , signed a couple of petitions marched in a march ....... woo - fucking - woo . In other words , [[2]I] did n't do shit . But then , neither did anyone else . You do n't have to be drunk to cause a car accident . When Roman soldiers asked [[15][[14]John] the baptist] how should [[14]they] prepare [[14]themselves] for this Messiah in the book of Luke , [[15]John] responded , '' Do not terrify men with a view to extortion , neither accuse anyone falsely ; and be content with your wages . For an excellent exposure of Chinese Communism go to www.ninecommentaries.com The following four paragraphs are taken from this website . For the Chinese Communists killing is also necessary for practical reasons . [[17]The Communist Party] began as a group of thugs and scoundrels who killed to obtain power . Once this precedent was set , there was no going back . Constant terror was needed to intimidate [[16]people] and force [[16]them] to accept , out of fear , the absolute rule of [[17]the Chinese Communist Party] . In a normal society , people show care and love for one another , hold life in awe and veneration and give thanks to God . In the East , people say , `` Do not impose on others what you would not want do to yourself . '' In the West , people say , `` Love thy neighbor as thyself . '' Conversely , [[18]the CCP] holds that `` The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles . '' In order to keep alive the `` struggles '' within society , hatred must be generated . Not only does [[18]the CCP] take lives , [[18]it] encourages people to kill each other . [[18]It] strives to desensitize people towards [[19]others '] suffering by surrounding [[19]them] with constant killing . [[18]It] wants [[19]them] to become numb from frequent exposure to inhumane brutality , and develop the mentality that `` the best you can hope for is to avoid being persecuted . ''

Gold

Fast - forward to [[0]today 's GI] : innured to violence by a lifetime of ultra-violent `` Kill Bill '' movies , ultra-violent FPS video games , [[0]he] has become the thing an earlier generation was taught was most detestable : a nazi storm trooper , a self - appointed SS death 's - head executioner . Bereft of any sense of the sacred , [[0]he] shoots little girls without compunction . [[0]He] is , quite literally , insane , a `` Natural Born Killer . '' [[1]These atavistic carrion - birds] surely will come home to roost , and one thing seems undeniable : it 's not going to be pretty when [[1]they] do . [[3]I] do n't just mean the troops returning from [[2]Iraq] : [[3]I] mean the whole malevolent Culture of Death . Go for a drive in any [[4]U.S.] city and witness the seething hatred Americans have for each other . `` Your streets will be smeared with blood , '' as the prophecy has it . A society built on lies , where respect for human life is absent , where every media outlet mirrors the bloodlust , is a society doomed . `` And [[5]what rough beast] , [[5]its] hour come round at last ? '' [[2]Iraq] has been a training ground . Sane people come home scarred for life from such a place . The real psychopaths graduate to high paying private security contractor jobs and are destined to become the Praetorian Guard for the New World Order . On that last video game piece , [[6]I] just posted a comment , referring to [[7]a serial killer toy set] . And [[8]an article about [[7]it]] . [[8]the article] was written 17 years ago about a kid who was not yet near puberty . Kind of Bart or Lisa 's age back in the days of the original simpsons . [[9]The kid who bought [[7]that toy]] would be in [[9]their] mid to late 20s right now , possibly with a tour or two of [[2]Iraq] under [[9]their] belts . It 's not the `` Kill Bills '' or the video games that cause this bullshit , not even serial killer toys . It 's [[10]the lack of true culture and connection to anything] that really fucks things up . It 's not the movies ... or the games . [[10]That] is it . After all , ALL life is sacred . Or none . there is no middle ground . -LRB- PS [[6]I] am a carnivore , [[11]things] die for [[6]me] to live . The life [[11]they] had is sacred too . -RRB- To all of you who have never been in a war .... there is no morality in war . '' [[12]I] heard a WW2 vet say this tonight . Could n't agree more . It 's one good reason why [[13]wars] should be last resorts instead of the cool graphics embellished infotainment spectacles that [[13]they] are . It 's also why the ultimate responsibility for this lies at [[4]Washington 's] doorstep . & , ultimately , at our doorsteps . [[4]Washington] sold us a bill of goods & we were too damn lazy to uncover the bill of goods . Hell , [[12]I] bet [[14]more Americans] do more research to buy a f*cking clothes dryer than [[14]they] did before [[14]they] bought [[15]this war] , hook line & sinker . Of course , [[16]a lot of Americans] have flip flopped over to the against column . [[12]I] just hope [[16]they] do n't try to scapegoat [[17]these boys] for acting badly in reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaal goddamn bad situation that WE sent [[17]them] into . & [[12]I] do mean WE . [[12]I] thought [[15]this] was a bad idea from the start , but what did [[12]I] do to stop [[15]it] ? Wrote [[12]my] representatives & garnered a collection of condescending form `` You just do n't understand the situation '' letters in return , signed a couple of petitions marched in a march ....... woo - fucking - woo . In other words , [[12]I] did n't do shit . But then , neither did anyone else . You do n't have to be drunk to cause a car accident . When [[19]Roman soldiers] asked [[18]John the baptist] how should [[19]they] prepare [[19]themselves] for this Messiah in the book of Luke , [[18]John] responded , '' Do not terrify men with a view to extortion , neither accuse anyone falsely ; and be content with [[19]your] wages . For an excellent exposure of Chinese Communism go to [[20]www.ninecommentaries.com] The following four paragraphs are taken from [[20]this website] . For the Chinese Communists killing is also necessary for practical reasons . [[21]The Communist Party] began as a group of thugs and scoundrels who [[22]killed] to obtain power . Once [[22]this precedent] was set , there was no going back . Constant terror was needed to intimidate [[23]people] and force [[23]them] to accept , out of fear , the absolute rule of [[21]the Chinese Communist Party] . In a normal society , people show care and love for one another , hold life in awe and veneration and give thanks to God . In the East , people say , `` Do not impose on others what you would not want do to yourself . '' In the West , people say , `` Love thy neighbor as thyself . '' Conversely , [[21]the CCP] holds that `` The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles . '' In order to keep alive the `` struggles '' within society , hatred must be generated . Not only does [[21]the CCP] take lives , [[21]it] encourages people to kill each other . [[21]It] strives to desensitize [[24]people] towards others ' suffering by surrounding [[24]them] with constant killing . [[21]It] wants [[24]them] to become numb from frequent exposure to inhumane brutality , and develop the mentality that `` the best you can hope for is to avoid being persecuted . ''


Predicted

All these lessons taught by brutal suppression enable [[0]the CCP] to maintain [[0]its] rule . In addition to the destruction of countless lives , [[0]the CCP] also destroyed the soul of the Chinese people . [[1]A great many people] have become conditioned to react to [[0]the CCP 's] threats by entirely surrendering [[1]their] reason and [[1]their] principles . In a sense , [[1]these people 's] souls have died - something more frightening than physical death . Back in 1903 , [[5]Yale Divinity School] established a number of schools and hospitals throughout [[2]China] that were collectively known as ' Yale in [[2]China] . ' One of ' Yale in [[2]China 's] ' most important students was Mao Zedong . During World War II , ' Yale in [[2]China '] was a primary instrument used by [[3]the U.S. Establishment] and [[3]its] Office of Strategic Services -LRB- OSS -RRB- to install [[4]the Maoists] into power . ' Yale in [[2][[2]China] '] was run by OSS operative Reuben Holden , the husband of Bush 's cousin , and also a member of the Skull and Bones . `` Yale in [[2]China] '' was also closely associated with the New York - based Union Theological Seminary , which has been a center for U.S. subversion of Asia . `` [[4]The Maoists] made [[2]China] into the world 's largest opium producer . '' According to Kathy Griggs , [[5]this revolutionary terrorist group] is controlling the Marines and Army . [[6]They all] operate together . [[6]They] actually promoted communists in the OSS , which was started by William Donovan . So [[6]they] promote and use communists , who actually want to get rid of the form of U.S. government as a stepping stone to world domination . So [[5]this group] , now , in the Army and Marine Corp. has communists at the very top . One example of this truth is the goings on at Abu Ghraib U.S. Military Prison , which is located twenty miles west of Baghdad . A large percent of prisoners there have not commited any criminal acts [[8]agaisnt] [[9]the coalition] . The military has a policy of `` random sweeps '' whenever the base is under attack . [[7]They] gather all men in the area between the ages 17 for questioning to [[12]Abu Ghraib Prison] . After finding out the men 's innocence [[7]they] are slated for release . But because of military bureaucracy this can be as long as one year . General Kapinski states in the `` Taguba Report '' Section 24 -LRB- U -RRB- that as many as 60 percent of [[10]Abu Ghraib prisoners] are not guilty of any crimes committed [[8]agaisnt] [[9]the coalition] . The release of [[10]these innocent prisoners] was denied by General Majowski 2nd in command in [[11]Iraq] . On the internet type [[11]Iraq] : Beyond Abu Ghraib : Detention and torture in [[11]Iraq] . This is the Amnesty International Report . Also the February 2004 International Red Cross Report Section 7 which states that 70 to 90 percent of all prisoners held at [[12]Abu Ghraib] were innocent . To announce that there must be no criticism of [[13]the president] , or that we are to stand by [[13]the president] right or wrong , is not only unpatriotic , and servile , but is morally treasonable to the American public . - Theodore Roosevelt - Perhaps the whole reason [[14]Mao] did [[14]his] thing was because [[14]he] was against what [[14]he] learnt from `` Yale in China '' . Perhaps [[14]he] was trying to destroy the influence of a group [[14]he] felt were trying to rule the world . Just a thought . Probably wrong , but maybe not . One practical result of [[14]Mao] was the cultural revolution . This probably severed the Chinese zeitgeist from [[14]its] cultural and spiritual base . [[14]Its] 's easier to commit atrocities in the name of power in this way IMO , well easier to motivate others to do it for you . Disconnection from the source . Yet again . `` [[15]A pattern] rarely admitted by the West 's institutional media . '' Rarely admitted that we follow [[15]that pattern] too . [[14]Its 's] always others elsewhere that do that evil stuff . There seems to be a trend of this sort . This guy -LRB- Macbeth , great name -RRB- and [[18]911] show a similar pattern . There is -LRB- potentially -RRB- an ugly truth , either US military violence against civilians , or US admin complicity or responsibility for violence against its own and foreign civilians -LRB- in [[16]the WTC] , Pentagon and various aircraft -RRB- . Extreme sensationalist claims surface that may be true -LRB- No jews died in [[16]the WTC] -RRB- others events that are confirmed , like the van full of Israelis , are shown to be true and suddenly [[17]the claim] seems even more plausible . [[17]That claim] is then exposed as crap , and particularly offensive crap at that , -LRB- especially if you are related to some of the dead Jewish paople from [[16]the WTC] -RRB- . Other amazing , hard to credit claims follow , the planes were holograms , or were n't there or whatever . And the money trail , or the stupidities , like the finding of a highjacker 's passport in the rubble within 12 hours of the event , or the reports of the Seattle Mayor being warned not to fly to the east coast on [[18]911] , or the Bin ladens ' charter flight out of the US during the `` no fly '' period ; all that disappears under the weight of scorn flung at the claims that are wrong . Here we will show you the truth , but only in a form you can not possibly believe . Very clever . So instead of thousands of US soldiers snapping and killing the odd Iraqi civillian , or five . We have [[19]claims] that many or all US soldiers are murdering Iraqis by the hundreds . If [[19]that] was the case there would be fuck all people left in Iraq .

Gold

All these lessons taught by brutal suppression enable [[0]the CCP] to maintain [[0]its] rule . In addition to the destruction of countless lives , [[0]the CCP] also destroyed the soul of the Chinese people . [[1]A great many people] have become conditioned to react to [[0]the CCP 's] threats by entirely surrendering [[1]their] reason and [[1]their] principles . In a sense , [[1]these people 's] souls have died - something more frightening than physical death . Back in 1903 , [[2]Yale] Divinity School established [[4]a number of schools and hospitals throughout [[3]China] that were collectively known as ' [[2]Yale] in [[3]China]] . ' One of ' [[4][[2]Yale] in [[3]China] 's] ' most important students was [[5]Mao Zedong] . During World War II , ' [[4][[2]Yale] in [[3]China]] ' was a primary instrument used by [[8]the U.S. Establishment] and [[8][[6]its] Office of Strategic Services -LRB- OSS -RRB-] to install [[7]the Maoists] into power . [[4]' [[2]Yale] in [[3]China] '] was run by [[6]OSS] operative Reuben Holden , the husband of Bush 's cousin , and also a member of the Skull and Bones . `` [[4][[2]Yale] in [[3]China]] '' was also closely associated with the New York - based Union Theological Seminary , which has been a center for [[8]U.S.] subversion of Asia . `` [[7]The Maoists] made [[3]China] into the world 's largest opium producer . '' According to Kathy Griggs , [[7]this revolutionary terrorist group] is controlling [[9]the Marines and Army] . They all operate together . They actually promoted communists in [[6]the OSS , which was started by William Donovan] . So they promote and use communists , who actually want to get rid of the form of [[8]U.S. government] as a stepping stone to world domination . So [[7]this group] , now , in [[9]the Army and Marine Corp.] has communists at the very top . One example of this truth is the goings on at [[10]Abu Ghraib [[8]U.S.] Military Prison , which is located twenty miles west of Baghdad] . A large percent of prisoners there have not commited any criminal acts agaisnt [[11]the coalition] . [[12]The military] has a policy of `` random sweeps '' whenever the base is under attack . [[12]They] gather all men in the area between the ages 17 for questioning to [[10]Abu Ghraib Prison] . After finding out [[13]the men 's] innocence [[13]they] are slated for release . But because of military bureaucracy this can be as long as one year . General Kapinski states in the `` Taguba Report '' Section 24 -LRB- U -RRB- that [[14]as many as 60 percent of [[10]Abu Ghraib] prisoners] are not guilty of any crimes committed agaisnt [[11]the coalition] . The release of [[14]these innocent prisoners] was denied by General Majowski 2nd in command in [[15]Iraq] . On the internet type [[15]Iraq] : Beyond [[10]Abu Ghraib] : Detention and torture in [[15]Iraq] . This is the Amnesty International Report . Also the February 2004 International Red Cross Report Section 7 which states that 70 to 90 percent of all prisoners held at [[10]Abu Ghraib] were innocent . To announce that there must be no criticism of [[16]the president] , or that we are to stand by [[16]the president] right or wrong , is not only unpatriotic , and servile , but is morally treasonable to the American public . - Theodore Roosevelt - Perhaps the whole reason [[5]Mao] did [[5]his] thing was because [[5]he] was against what [[5]he] learnt from `` [[4]Yale in China] '' . Perhaps [[5]he] was trying to destroy the influence of a group [[5]he] felt were trying to rule the world . Just a thought . Probably wrong , but maybe not . One practical result of [[5]Mao] was [[17]the cultural revolution] . [[17]This] probably severed [[18]the Chinese zeitgeist] from [[18]its] cultural and spiritual base . Its 's easier to [[19]commit] atrocities in the name of power in this way IMO , well easier to motivate others to do [[19]it] for you . Disconnection from the source . Yet again . `` [[20]A pattern] rarely admitted by the West 's institutional media . '' Rarely admitted that we follow [[20]that pattern] too . Its 's always others elsewhere that do that evil stuff . There seems to be a trend of this sort . This guy -LRB- Macbeth , great name -RRB- and [[21]911] show a similar pattern . There is -LRB- potentially -RRB- an ugly truth , either [[8]US] military violence against civilians , or [[8]US] admin complicity or responsibility for violence against [[8]its] own and foreign civilians -LRB- in the [[22]WTC] , Pentagon and various aircraft -RRB- . Extreme sensationalist claims surface that may be true -LRB- No jews died in [[22]the WTC] -RRB- others events that are confirmed , like the van full of Israelis , are shown to be true and suddenly [[23]the claim] seems even more plausible . [[23]That claim] is then exposed as crap , and particularly offensive crap at that , -LRB- especially if you are related to some of the dead Jewish paople from [[22]the WTC] -RRB- . Other amazing , hard to credit claims follow , the planes were holograms , or were n't there or whatever . And [[24]the money trail , or the stupidities , like the finding of a highjacker 's passport in the rubble within 12 hours of the event , or the reports of the Seattle Mayor being warned not to fly to the east coast on [[21]911] , or the Bin ladens ' charter flight out of [[8]the US] during the `` no fly '' period] ; [[24]all that] disappears under the weight of scorn flung at the claims that are wrong . Here we will show you the truth , but only in a form you can not possibly believe . Very clever . So instead of thousands of [[8]US] soldiers snapping and killing the odd Iraqi civillian , or five . We have claims that many or all [[8]US] soldiers [[25]are] murdering Iraqis by the hundreds . If [[25]that] was the case there would be fuck all people left in Iraq .


Predicted

Obviously crap , spoken by a nutter , anything he says or anything that comes from a similar place belongs in the same file `` batshit crazy rubbish designed to discredit us '' . Truth is [[0]soldiers] do horrible things in war . things [[0]they] would probably have never thought [[0]themselves] capable of . Most western armies probably do try to moderate this , just for PR reasons and political ones . But [[3]I] bet such concerns are far from the minds of military leaders who can not be bothered to equip or supply their own troops properly . If [[1]the army] is disciplined and honourable [[1]it] is designed to prevent such excesses , designed to produce fearsome perfect warriors who will kill you in a million different ways , but only if you are evil and fight [[2]them] . Pity [[2]those armies] only exist in niave children 's imaginations , or fantasy novels set in mythical worlds . All this babbling here will remedy nothing . Ask [[10]God 's] forgiveness . Get out while you can . Revelation 18 : 18:1 And after these things [[3]I] saw [[4]another angel] come down from [[7]heaven] , having great power ; and [[5]the earth] was lightened with [[4]his] glory . 18:2 And [[4]he] cried mightily with a strong voice , saying , Babylon the great is fallen , is fallen , and is become the habitation of devils , and the hold of every foul spirit , and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird . 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of [[6]her] fornication , and the kings of [[5]the earth] have committed fornication with [[6]her] , and the merchants of [[5]the earth] are waxed rich through the abundance of [[6]her] delicacies . 18:4 And [[3]I] heard another voice from [[7]heaven] , saying , Come out of [[6]her] , [[3]my] people , [[8]that ye] be not partakers of [[9][[6]her] sins] , and [[8]that ye] receive not of [[6]her] plagues . 18:5 For [[9][[6]her] sins] have reached unto [[7]heaven] , and [[10]God] hath remembered [[6]her] iniquities . Here [[11]we] go again ... Remember : there is no conspiracy . Let 's go over this article slowly , shall [[11]we] ? First of all , [[12]every war] has [[12]its] share of atrocities and massacres , on both sides . To think otherwise is to be totally naive and uninformed . Wait , that is a good definition of the American public in general -- but that 's another story . A few examples of this . The Boer war : first case of concentration camps , run by the British to exterminate rebels fighting against the British Empire . WWI saw regular massacres of unarmed German soldiers who had surrendered to the allies . WWII saw the bombing of Dresden , a target with very little military importance , and home to thousands of refugees . Berlin was sacked and thousands of German women raped by the Red Army in 1945 . Korea witnessed several civilian massacres . Vietnam had [[3]My] Lai , and the Tiger Force . So , today , there are massacres in [[16]Iraq] ? The cynic in [[3]me] just replies : `` And this is ... news ? '' . Repeat after [[3]me] , people : if [[13]dumb - as - bricks Americans] did not want [[13]their] precious military to be sullied by civilian massacres , [[13]they] should not have given President `` W '' Bush the right to invade . Except very few American citizens had the courage to stand and protest . And , you mean , the army is now trying to hide the horrible , horrible fact that dozens , maybe hundreds of civilians were murdered in cold blood by US soldiers ? And this is a conspiracy ? Wake up , people ! Ever since war exists -LRB- meaning : the dawn of time -RRB- , civilians have been brutalized , [[14]raped] , tortured and murdered , and the higher - ups have covered [[14]this] by saying drivel and b*llshit such as : `` We do n't torture people in America . '' -LRB- actual Presidential quote -RRB- . Please , [[15]people] , there is no conspiracy here : just a bunch of morons , realizing [[15]they] have unleashed horror on innocents and trying to cover [[15]their] asses . Why do [[3]you] think only lowly soldiers and no generals have been convicted ? Because generals have the power , that 's why ! So , [[17]one soldier] stood up and talked about some razed shithole in [[16]Iraq] ? Maybe [[17]he] is going overboard and creating a fancy tale of horror ? So what ? That 's not a cover - up , that 's just some dumb -- and scarred for life -- white trash making shit up . Of course , the US military is going to jump at the chance to sweep the real skeletons under the carpet , so to speak . Business as usual , and war is good business . Nothing to see here , people , move along . This is the result of more than 60 years of military conditioning . In WWII , most of the soldiers refused to shoot at people , and shot either in the air or -- at least -- above the heads of enemy soldiers . In [[16]Iraq] , well - conditioned army psychopaths are going to shoot at everything that moves . You do n't like it ? Too bad , you voted for the moron . Twice . One last time : repugnant ? Yes . Disgusting ? Yes . Obvious ? Yes . Conspiracy ? No . It 's just the normal m.o. of the biggest military machine ever created on Earth . Yay , USA ! Home of the psychos and Land of the militaro - industrial complex !

Gold

Obviously crap , spoken by [[0]a nutter] , anything [[0]he] says or anything that comes from a similar place belongs in the same file `` batshit crazy rubbish designed to discredit us '' . Truth is [[1]soldiers] [[2]do] horrible things in war . things [[1]they] would probably have never thought [[1]themselves] capable of . Most western armies probably do try to moderate [[2]this] , just for PR reasons and political ones . But I bet such concerns are far from the minds of [[3]military leaders who can not be bothered to equip or supply [[3]their] own troops properly] . If [[4]the army] is disciplined and honourable [[4]it] is designed to prevent such excesses , designed to produce [[5]fearsome perfect warriors who will kill you in a million different ways , but only if you are evil and fight [[5]them]] . Pity those armies only exist in niave children 's imaginations , or fantasy novels set in mythical worlds . All this babbling here will remedy nothing . Ask God 's forgiveness . Get out while you can . Revelation 18 : 18:1 And after these things [[7]I] saw [[6]another angel] come down from heaven , having great power ; and [[8]the earth] was lightened with [[6]his] glory . 18:2 And [[6]he] cried mightily with a strong voice , saying , [[9]Babylon the great] is fallen , is fallen , and is become the habitation of devils , and the hold of every foul spirit , and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird . 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of [[9]her] fornication , and the kings of [[8]the earth] have committed fornication with [[9]her] , and the merchants of [[8]the earth] are waxed rich through the abundance of [[9]her] delicacies . 18:4 And [[7]I] heard another voice from heaven , saying , Come out of [[9]her] , [[10]my people] , that [[10]ye] be not partakers of [[9]her] sins , and that [[10]ye] receive not of [[9]her] plagues . 18:5 For [[9]her] sins have reached unto heaven , and God hath remembered [[9]her] iniquities . Here we go again ... Remember : there is no conspiracy . Let 's go over this article slowly , shall we ? First of all , [[11]every war] has [[11]its] share of atrocities and massacres , on both sides . To think otherwise is to [[12]be] totally naive and uninformed . Wait , [[12]that] is a good definition of the American public in general -- but that 's another story . A few examples of this . The Boer war : first case of concentration camps , run by the British to exterminate rebels fighting against the British Empire . WWI saw regular massacres of unarmed German soldiers who had surrendered to the allies . WWII saw the bombing of Dresden , a target with very little military importance , and home to thousands of refugees . Berlin was sacked and thousands of German women raped by the Red Army in 1945 . Korea witnessed several civilian massacres . Vietnam had My Lai , and the Tiger Force . So , today , there are massacres in [[13]Iraq] ? The cynic in [[14]me] just replies : `` And this is ... news ? '' . Repeat after [[14]me] , people : if [[16]dumb - as - bricks Americans] did not want [[16]their] precious military to be sullied by civilian massacres , [[16]they] should not have given [[15]President `` W '' Bush] the right to invade . Except very few American citizens had the courage to stand and protest . And , you mean , the army is now trying to hide the horrible , horrible fact that dozens , maybe hundreds of civilians were murdered in cold blood by [[17]US] soldiers ? And this is a conspiracy ? Wake up , people ! Ever since war exists -LRB- meaning : the dawn of time -RRB- , civilians have been brutalized , raped , tortured and murdered , and the higher - ups have covered this by saying drivel and b*llshit such as : `` We do n't torture people in [[17]America] . '' -LRB- actual Presidential quote -RRB- . Please , people , there is no conspiracy here : [[18]just a bunch of morons , realizing [[18]they] have unleashed horror on innocents and trying to cover [[18]their] asses] . Why do you think only lowly soldiers and no generals have been convicted ? Because generals have the power , that 's why ! So , [[19]one soldier] stood up and talked about some razed shithole in [[13]Iraq] ? Maybe [[19]he] is going overboard and creating a fancy tale of horror ? So what ? [[20]That] 's not a cover - up , [[20]that] 's just some dumb -- and scarred for life -- white trash making shit up . Of course , [[21]the [[17]US] military] is going to jump at the chance to sweep the real skeletons under the carpet , so to speak . Business as usual , and war is good business . Nothing to see here , people , move along . This is the result of more than 60 years of military conditioning . In WWII , most of the soldiers refused to shoot at people , and shot either in the air or -- at least -- above the heads of enemy soldiers . In [[13]Iraq] , well - conditioned army psychopaths are going to [[22]shoot] at everything that moves . You do n't like [[22]it] ? Too bad , you voted for [[15]the moron] . Twice . One last time : repugnant ? Yes . Disgusting ? Yes . Obvious ? Yes . Conspiracy ? No . It 's just the normal m.o. of [[21]the biggest military machine ever created on Earth] . Yay , [[17]USA] ! [[17]Home of the psychos and Land of the militaro - industrial complex !]


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All praise [[1]God] , and pass the ammo , [[0]we] are going to smoke [[0]ourselves] some Iraqis ! All in the name of [[1]God] , and freedom , and democracy , and justice , and a foetus ! -LRB- as Bill Hicks would say -RRB- 40 years from now , more horrors , more massacres are going to be unearthed ... No conspiracy here , people , Probably just in time for [[2]the next senseless war] . the dumbs leading the sheeps is more like [[2]it] . [[3]Some mapmakers] draw [[3]their] conclusions on time and space with civil holidays spread out neatly across the spectrum . There is no `` now '' in Remembrance Day or Groundhog Day or [[5]Memorial Day] or any other ICON of [[4]DAYS] . Now is not the reason why we have the ICON of [[4]DAYS] . Now is silent and the landscaape is mindscape is timescape is sanctified . Sure you can [[6]protest] [[5]Rembembrance Day] . Just do n't wear a poppy . Now [[6]that] 's making a statement . DA : speaking of `` razed shitholes in [[7]Iraq] '' is employing the language of dehumanization , yes ? Is a razed shithole in [[7]Iraq] terribly different from a razed shithole in , say , Waco , Texas ? Please do n't forget that [[9]the Iraqis] never did anything to [[8]us] 'ns . [[8]We] 're the bully in [[9]their] yard , and might makes right in the doublespeak of the fascisti . `` Profits , not people , '' dude . In [[10]your] little history lesson -LRB- why not go back to the Romans who slaughtered everyone in Carthage , or , for that matter , the Israelites in the OT , commanded by Yawheh to slaughter man , women , and child ? -RRB- , [[10]you] mention the bombing of Dresden . [[14]I] 'll toss in [[11]Hiroshima and Nagasaki] , but [[11]those pilot - murderers] were at one remove from the slaughter [[11]they] were , uh , enabling : [[11]they] did n't have to look at [[12]the mother] trying to shield [[12]her] kids before pulling the trigger . Obviously , [[11]the pilots] did n't think too much about what was happening on the ground , or [[11]they] would lose [[11]their] minds -LRB- [[11]their] souls had already been [[13]burned] away , whether [[11]they] knew [[13]it] or not -RRB- . [[14]I] 'm sure there were GIs shooting innocents in WW2 , but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of Vietnam , and Fallujah and Abu Graib and Hadifa will be emblamatic of Iraq . Denying the effects of violent culture is denying the effects of operant conditioning . Yes , at the root of our monstrous age is the loss of any sense of the sacred , or , more specifically , the acute sense that humans are created in the image of [[15]God] and that [[15]God] is very much real and keeping notes , but surely one step towards rediscovering human dignity is acknowledging that culture matters . No one `` turns off the tv '' before first realizing that tv is unhealthy -LRB- Jerry Mander 's book is brilliant in this regard -RRB- , just as no one will `` avert their eyes from the Imperium '' without realizing that Empire - worship is nothing but Moloch - worship . Moloch ? Indeed . As [[20]Mother Teresa] put it , `` If [[17]we] accept that [[16]a mother] can kill even [[16]her] own child , how can [[17]we] tell people not to kill one another ? Any country that accepts [[18]abortion] , is not teaching [[18]its] people to love , but to use any violence to get what [[18]it] wants . '' Ouch ! Religiosity ! But most certainly [[19]the U.S.] is `` using any violence to get what [[19]it] wants , '' and has been for a long time . Hey , the undead like Cal Thomas say , `` it 's the cost of freedom . '' Freedom to do what -- obey ? [[20]I] like Edward Abbey 's quote -LRB- and we miss [[21]you] , [[21]Ed] -RRB- : `` freedom begins between your ears . '' 'nuff said . [[22]Anonymous] said ... 2:52 PM Jackass . Show us [[22]your] credentials and citations , other than gun ownership and watching WWII glory documentaries , that lead you to conclude that resources and current social state of the world are only resolved through warfare . [[21]Your] conclusion is just plain wrong . [[23]Stan Goff] on them `` rogue apples '' : `` [[23]I] 'll tell [[22]you] what the rogue aspect of this was . Someone got the pictures . Just like Abu Ghraib . Anyone who thinks this was a single instance of the intentional killing of civilians , [[23]I] have beachfront property to sell you in Odessa , Texas . '' *** Oh , and today we have US military convoys running down crowds in Kabul . `` Failed brakes , '' [[24]they] say . And then shooting at [[24]them] in concert with [[24]their] frightened Afghan stooge `` army . '' Watch Afghanistan break apart next . Bad orchard [[25]we] have here . `` Forward over the fallen . '' You know -- like cockroaches . Can [[25]we] stop with [[26]the God shit] , already ? Please ? What kind of [[26]God] sits idly by while [[26]its] progeny suffers miserably and needlessly ? Step back and think how cruel this son of a bitch must be , if you believe in such a thing . God , the concept , may play a part in this , but only insofar as it is used to justify the killing . But please do n't insult [[27]our] intelligence by claiming all of this could be mitigated if [[27]we] just worshipped some [[26]God] more frequently and properly .

Gold

All praise [[0]God] , and pass the ammo , we are going to smoke ourselves some Iraqis ! All in the name of [[0]God] , and freedom , and democracy , and justice , and a foetus ! -LRB- as Bill Hicks would say -RRB- 40 years from now , more horrors , more massacres are going to be unearthed ... No conspiracy here , people , Probably just in time for the next senseless war . the dumbs leading the sheeps is more like it . [[1]Some mapmakers] draw [[1]their] conclusions on time and space with civil holidays spread out neatly across the spectrum . There is no `` now '' in [[2]Remembrance Day] or Groundhog Day or Memorial Day or any other ICON of DAYS . Now is not the reason why we have the ICON of DAYS . Now is silent and the landscaape is mindscape is timescape is sanctified . Sure you can protest [[2]Rembembrance Day] . Just do n't [[3]wear] a poppy . Now [[3]that] 's making a statement . DA : speaking of `` razed shitholes in [[4]Iraq] '' is employing the language of dehumanization , yes ? Is a razed shithole in [[4]Iraq] terribly different from a razed shithole in , say , Waco , Texas ? Please do n't forget that [[5]the Iraqis] never did anything to us 'ns . We 're the bully in [[5]their] yard , and might makes right in the doublespeak of the fascisti . `` Profits , not people , '' dude . In your little history lesson -LRB- why not go back to the Romans who slaughtered everyone in Carthage , or , for that matter , the Israelites in the OT , commanded by Yawheh to slaughter man , women , and child ? -RRB- , you mention the bombing of Dresden . [[6]I] 'll toss in Hiroshima and Nagasaki , but [[7]those pilot - murderers] were at one remove from the slaughter [[7]they] were , uh , enabling : [[7]they] did n't have to look at [[8]the mother trying to shield [[8]her] kids] before pulling the trigger . Obviously , [[7]the pilots] did n't think too much about what was happening on the ground , or [[7]they] would lose [[7]their] minds -LRB- [[7]their] souls had already been [[9]burned] away , whether [[7]they] knew [[9]it] or not -RRB- . [[6]I] 'm sure there were GIs shooting innocents in [[10]WW2] , but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of [[10]the war] , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of Vietnam , and Fallujah and [[11]Abu Graib] and Hadifa will be emblamatic of [[4]Iraq] . Denying the effects of violent culture is denying the effects of operant conditioning . Yes , at the root of our monstrous age is the loss of any sense of the sacred , or , more specifically , the acute sense that humans are created in the image of [[0]God] and that [[0]God] is very much real and keeping notes , but surely one step towards rediscovering human dignity is acknowledging that culture matters . No one `` turns off the tv '' before first realizing that tv is unhealthy -LRB- Jerry Mander 's book is brilliant in this regard -RRB- , just as no one will `` avert their eyes from the Imperium '' without realizing that Empire - worship is nothing but [[12]Moloch] - worship . [[12]Moloch] ? Indeed . As Mother Teresa put it , `` If we accept that [[13]a mother] can kill even [[13]her] own child , how can we tell people not to kill one another ? [[14]Any country that accepts abortion] , is not teaching [[14]its] people to love , but to use any violence to get what [[14]it] wants . '' Ouch ! Religiosity ! But most certainly [[15]the U.S.] is `` using any violence to get what [[15]it] wants , '' and has been for a long time . Hey , the undead like Cal Thomas say , `` it 's the cost of freedom . '' Freedom to do what -- obey ? [[6]I] like [[16]Edward Abbey 's] quote -LRB- and we miss you , [[16]Ed] -RRB- : `` freedom begins between your ears . '' 'nuff said . [[6]Anonymous] said ... 2:52 PM Jackass . Show us [[17]your] credentials and citations , other than gun ownership and watching WWII glory documentaries , that lead [[17]you] to conclude that resources and current social state of the world are only resolved through warfare . [[17]Your] conclusion is just plain wrong . [[18]Stan Goff] on them `` rogue apples '' : `` [[18]I] 'll tell you what [[19]the rogue aspect of this] was . Someone [[19]got] the pictures . Just like [[11]Abu Ghraib] . Anyone who thinks this was a single instance of the intentional killing of civilians , [[18]I] have beachfront property to sell you in Odessa , Texas . '' *** Oh , and today we have [[20][[15]US] military convoys running down [[21]crowds] in Kabul] . `` Failed brakes , '' they say . And then shooting at [[21]them] in concert with [[20]their] frightened Afghan stooge `` army . '' Watch Afghanistan break apart next . Bad orchard we have here . `` Forward over the fallen . '' You know -- like cockroaches . Can we stop with the [[0]God] shit , already ? Please ? What kind of [[0]God] sits idly by while [[0]its] progeny suffers miserably and needlessly ? Step back and think how cruel [[0]this son of a bitch] must be , if you believe in such a thing . [[22]God , the concept] , may play a part in this , but only insofar as [[22]it] is used to justify the killing . But please do n't insult our intelligence by claiming all of this could be mitigated if we just worshipped some [[0]God] more frequently and properly .


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A couple of years prior , [[5]one of the neighbor 's kids] was Trick or Treat 'n dressed as Bible Man ..... yeah , that 's right , you heard it ... Bible Man . Bible Man , Bible Man Spin Me A Verse As Fast As You Can His Reward No Reward Saving Souls Is His Only Reward Oh Yeah Here Comes The Bible Man , Now Here Comes The Bible Man `` They hate [[0]us] because of [[0]our] freedoms . '' Good one . [[1]Richard] , [[1]you] are so full of shit . [[3]Heaven] is filled with [[2]children] ... and the people who were not afraid to protect [[2]them] at any cost . `` Out damned spot ! Out [[1]I] say ! '' http://yooha.meepzorp.com/out-spot/index_files/out-spot.jpg Anonymous 3:10pm said [[3]Heaven] is filled with [[4]children] ... and the people who were not afraid to protect [[4]them] at any cost . So , by definition , [[1]your] precious God is not there with [[4]them] in [[3]Heaven] , since [[3]he] failed to protect [[4]them] at all costs , or any cost , for that matter . Is cost even relevant to [[5]this God of [[1]yours]] ? Either way , [[5][[1]your] God] is disqualified by [[1]your] qualifications for entrance into [[6]heaven] . [[1]I] have a couple of questions . Is Harry Truman in [[6]heaven] ? Was [[7]Pat Benatar] incorrect when [[7]she] said `` Hell Is For Children ? '' HEAR , HEAR . Start making the connections , people , between http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html [[8]this] and http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg [[8]this] : that 's what ' intuition ' is all about ... Dude . [[7]Pat Benatar] ? [[9]Hell] is paved with the skulls of crapazoid musicians like [[9]her] . Question for you . Was the OT formulation ' what is hateful to you do not do to others ' a fairly rad concept for humans in 1000 BC ? Or do you think it normal for that time and place ? And why did [[10]the Israelites] embrace and defend [[10]their] silly silly little Torah for lo those many centuries , beset as [[10]they] were on all sides by truly blood - thirsty pagans ? How did [[10]they] do [[11]it] ? Was [[11]it] the yoghurt ? Was [[11]it] dumb luck ? Why defend as a paramount rule what amounts to rather remarkable Humanism ? Explain the evolutionary biology behind that one , please , and , since you 've set the terms of [[12]the debate] , leave [[5]God] out of [[12]it] . Good luck . As for [[13]me] , [[13]I] think if [[14]people] and [[14]their] governors were enlightened enough to follow that one tenet of Judaism -LRB- or the Christian or Buddhist formulation -RRB- , we 'd all be a lot better off . oh stop with blaming [[5]God] for the shithole humanity has made of this world -- all of you who 'd like to bash [[5]God] or demons or angels or aliens need to look into the mirror to find out why the ground you walk on is cursed . `` [[5]God] '' never did shit to you that you know of , but you 're quick to blame [[5]him] for your fucked up life . real brave of you , shrub . sorry 'bout that .. there IS a connection between http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html and http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg @#^% & *$ &# ! Last try : There IS a connection between this and this Moloch , indeed ... this It 's Memorial Day ! Wall - to - wall war movies ! [[13]I] just saw again that quaint little scene in ' Bridge Over the River Kwai ' where [[16]Alec Guinness] tries to read the Geneva Convention to [[15]the fanatic Japanese commander] . [[15]The Japanese] throws the book down and slaps [[16]Alec Guinness] in the face . Imagine a prisoner at Abu Graib or Gitmo trying to [[17]read] the G.C. to [[15]his] American interrogator . Actually , on second thought , do n't try to imagine [[17]that] . Anonymous Cocksucker said at 2:52 : Then put your money where your mouth is and kill [[18]some of your neighbors] . [[18]They] 're taking your stuff . `` Deal with it , '' apparently means `` cheerleadng from the bleachers . '' If right and wrong actually exist , then it 's wrong . At least a soldier on a battlefield has the excuse that [[19]he] was following orders , or that in a free - fire zone [[19]he] could n't tell the guys in the black hats from the guys in the white hat , because accidents fucking happen . You do n't . You see it happening , and tacitly approve . You 're not merely wrong , not merely insane , you 're actively fucking evil . If someone close to you dies in one silly - ass war for the juice to run your SUV , or you find yourself sitting in a homeless shelter , or standing on a streetcorner and panhandling for change from strangers who could n't give two shits for you , because the fat slobs who run your company decided to outsource your job to people who will work twice as long and hard as you do for a tenth the pay , your credit rating is in negative numbers and your new address is `` [[21]No Fixed Address] , '' then [[20]I] pray that [[20]I] 'm there when someone repeats those exact same words to [[21]you] . [[20]I] 'm sworn to oppose [[21]you] and people like [[21]you] with every fiber of [[20]my] being . [[20]I] will build [[20]my] home out of [[22][[21]your] bones] , [[21]your] blood will be [[20]my] mortar , and [[20]I] will build a pillar made of [[22][[21]your] skulls] on [[20]my] yard . Thanks for shaking [[20]me] to [[20]my] senses . Of course , you 're right . Allahu Akbar !!!! For the record , how can [[20]I] blame something if [[20]I] do n't acknowledge its existence . [[20]I] believe there is something more than [[20]me] , or us , but what that something constitutes is pure conjecture .

Gold

A couple of years prior , one of the neighbor 's kids was Trick or Treat 'n dressed as [[0]Bible Man] ..... yeah , that 's right , you heard it ... [[0]Bible Man .] [[0]Bible Man] , [[0]Bible Man] Spin Me A Verse As Fast As [[0]You] Can [[0]His] Reward No Reward Saving Souls Is [[0]His] Only Reward Oh Yeah Here Comes [[0]The Bible Man] , Now Here Comes [[0]The Bible Man] `` They hate [[1]us] because of [[1]our] freedoms . '' Good one . Richard , you are so full of shit . [[3]Heaven] is filled with [[2]children] ... and the people who were not afraid to protect [[2]them] at any cost . `` Out damned spot ! Out I say ! '' http://yooha.meepzorp.com/out-spot/index_files/out-spot.jpg [[4]Anonymous 3:10pm] said [[3]Heaven] is filled with [[5]children] ... and the people who were not afraid to protect [[5]them] at any cost . So , by definition , [[6][[4]your] precious God] is not there with [[5]them] in [[3]Heaven] , since [[6]he] failed to protect [[5]them] at all costs , or any cost , for that matter . Is cost even relevant to [[6]this God of [[4]yours]] ? Either way , [[6][[4]your] God] is disqualified by [[4]your] qualifications for entrance into [[3]heaven] . [[7]I] have a couple of questions . Is Harry Truman in [[3]heaven] ? Was [[9]Pat Benatar] incorrect when [[9]she] said `` [[8]Hell] Is For Children ? '' HEAR , HEAR . Start making the connections , people , between http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html this and http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg this : that 's what ' intuition ' is all about ... Dude . [[9]Pat Benatar ?] [[8]Hell] is paved with the skulls of crapazoid musicians like [[9]her] . Question for [[7]you] . Was [[10]the OT formulation ' what is hateful to you do not do to others '] a fairly rad concept for humans in [[11]1000 BC] ? Or do [[7]you] think [[10]it] normal for that [[11]time] and place ? And why did [[12]the Israelites] embrace and defend [[12]their] silly silly little Torah for lo those many centuries , beset as [[12]they] were on all sides by truly blood - thirsty pagans ? How did [[12]they] do it ? Was it the yoghurt ? Was it dumb luck ? Why defend as a paramount rule what amounts to rather remarkable Humanism ? Explain the evolutionary biology behind that one , please , and , since [[7]you] 've set the terms of [[13]the debate] , leave [[6]God] out of [[13]it] . Good luck . As for [[14]me] , [[14]I] think if [[15]people] and [[15]their] governors were enlightened enough to follow that one tenet of Judaism -LRB- or the Christian or Buddhist formulation -RRB- , we 'd all be a lot better off . oh stop with blaming [[6]God] for the shithole humanity has made of this world -- all of you who 'd like to bash [[6]God] or demons or angels or aliens need to look into the mirror to find out why the ground you walk on is cursed . `` [[6]God] '' never did shit to [[7]you] that [[7]you] know of , but [[7]you] 're quick to blame [[6]him] for [[7]your] fucked up life . real brave of [[7]you] , [[7]shrub] . sorry 'bout that .. there IS a connection between http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html and http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg @#^% & *$ &# ! Last try : There IS a connection between this and this Moloch , indeed ... this It 's Memorial Day ! Wall - to - wall war movies ! [[18]I] just saw again that quaint little scene in ' Bridge Over the River Kwai ' where [[19]Alec Guinness] tries to read [[17]the Geneva Convention] to [[16]the fanatic Japanese commander] . [[16]The Japanese] throws the book down and slaps [[19]Alec Guinness] in the face . Imagine [[20]a prisoner at Abu Graib or Gitmo] [[21]trying] to read [[17]the G.C.] to [[20]his] American interrogator . Actually , on second thought , do n't try to imagine [[21]that] . [[22]Anonymous Cocksucker] said at 2:52 : Then put [[22]your] money where [[22]your] mouth is and kill [[23]some of [[22]your] neighbors] . [[23]They] 're taking [[22]your] stuff . `` Deal with it , '' apparently means `` cheerleadng from the bleachers . '' If right and wrong actually exist , then it 's wrong . At least [[24]a soldier on a battlefield] has the excuse that [[24]he] was following orders , or that in a free - fire zone [[24]he] could n't tell the guys in the black hats from the guys in the white hat , because accidents fucking happen . [[22]You] do n't . [[22]You] see it happening , and tacitly approve . [[22]You] 're not merely wrong , not merely insane , [[22]you] 're actively fucking evil . If someone close to [[22]you] dies in one silly - ass war for the juice to run [[22]your] SUV , or [[22]you] find [[22]yourself] sitting in a homeless shelter , or standing on a streetcorner and panhandling for change from strangers who could n't give two shits for [[22]you] , because the fat slobs who run [[22]your] company decided to outsource [[22]your] job to people who will work twice as long and hard as [[22]you] do for a tenth the pay , [[22]your] credit rating is in negative numbers and [[22]your] new address is `` No Fixed Address , '' then [[18]I] pray that [[18]I] 'm there when someone repeats those exact same words to [[22]you] . [[18]I] 'm sworn to oppose [[22]you] and people like [[22]you] with every fiber of [[18]my] being . [[18]I] will build [[18]my] home out of [[22]your] bones , [[22]your] blood will be [[18]my] mortar , and [[18]I] will build a pillar made of [[22]your] skulls on [[18]my] yard . Thanks for shaking [[7]me] to [[7]my] senses . Of course , you 're right . Allahu Akbar !!!! For the record , how can [[7]I] blame [[25]something] if [[7]I] do n't acknowledge [[25]its] existence . [[7]I] believe there is something more than [[7]me] , or us , but what that something constitutes is pure conjecture .


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The concept of [[1]God] made in man 's image is a conspiracy , plain and simple . A time - honored strategy to control the masses . David Koresh may very well be the next Christ figure several hundred years from now , and if [[0]we] could be there then , [[0]we] would tell the orthodoxy created around [[1]his] legend that they are insane fools ...... and [[0]we] would promptly be burned at the stake . Now , as for the psalms , and [[2]other enlightening anecdotes] , I dig [[2]them] , baby , wholeheartedly , so long as everybody 's embraced it completely . If [[2]they] have n't , and only some have , then the some are lambs to the slaughter . Hit Me With Your Best Shot . Fire Away . [[6]I] 'm waiting for an answer on [[3]Truman] . Is [[3]he] in heaven ? [[4]We all] knew that [[4]we] were letting loose [[5]the dogs of war] . It 's going to be hard , but not impossible , for society to put [[5]the dogs of war] back in [[5]their] cages . [[6]You] 're both right . No , [[6]EricS] , shrubmegiddo is simply full of shit . `` How can [[6]I] blame something if [[6]I] do n't acknowledge it ? '' How wise . Que profundo . Well , d'uh , that 's just called DENIAL , moron . Like what the Foxsies and oil co. shills do re Global Warming . What a complete dumshit .

Gold

The concept of God made in man 's image is a conspiracy , plain and simple . A time - honored strategy to control the masses . [[0]David Koresh] may very well be the next Christ figure several hundred years from now , and if we could be there then , we would tell [[1]the orthodoxy created around [[0]his] legend] that [[1]they] are insane fools ...... and we would promptly be burned at the stake . Now , as for [[2]the psalms , and other enlightening anecdotes] , [[3]I] dig [[2]them] , baby , wholeheartedly , so long as [[4]everybody] 's embraced [[2]it] completely . If [[4]they] have n't , and [[5]only some] have , then [[5]the some] are lambs to the slaughter . Hit Me With Your Best Shot . Fire Away . [[3]I] 'm waiting for an answer on [[6]Truman] . Is [[6]he] in heaven ? We all knew that we were letting loose the dogs of war . It 's going to be hard , but not impossible , for society to put [[7]the dogs of war] back in [[7]their] cages . You 're both right . No , [[8]EricS] , [[3]shrubmegiddo] is simply full of shit . `` How can [[3]I] blame [[9]something] if [[3]I] do n't acknowledge [[9]it] ? '' How wise . Que profundo . Well , d'uh , that 's just called DENIAL , [[8]moron] . Like what the Foxsies and oil co. shills do re Global Warming . What a complete dumshit .